Sat Sep 6
Paul Cornish • New Album "You're Exaggerating!"
7PM / $20 - $40 | $3.50 Fees Get Tickets
Paul Cornish
7P SHOW | DOORS @ 5P
9:30P SHOW | DOORS @ 9P
“The Blue Note tradition began 86 years ago with great jazz pianists and Paul is the next purveyor of that hallowed legacy.” - Don Was (Blue Note Records President)
2023 American Piano Awards finalist Paul Cornish celebrates the release of his highly anticipated debut album, You're Exaggerating!, on Blue Note Records. This stunning and powerfully lyrical trio album showcases Cornish's unique blend of contemporary jazz, drawing from a rich heritage while carving out his own innovative path. Don't miss the chance to experience the captivating artistry of one of jazz's most exciting young voices.
Every artist who records for Blue Note is part of a grand legacy. But pianist Paul Cornish is a torchbearer for several remarkable Blue Note legacies, all at once. Which makes You’re Exaggerating!, his powerfully lyrical trio debut for the label, a mission statement for Blue Note’s next generation.
To begin, Cornish is part of a great heritage of jazz piano that has unfolded at the label, from Blue Note’s first 78-rpm releases by Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons through Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Don Pullen, Geri Allen, Jacky Terrasson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Renee Rosnes, Aaron Parks, Gerald Clayton and beyond.
Paul Cornish hails from Houston, Texas, where he was a student at the prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, whose alum also include jazz luminaries such as Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Eric Harland, Kendrick Scott, Chris Dave, Walter Smith III, James Francies, and others. Cornish was one of seven jazz prodigies worldwide selected to be awarded a full fellowship to attend the esteemed Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA where he completed his master’s degree. He was a finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Herbie Hancock International Jazz Piano Competition. Cornish has performed extensively across the globe with such notable artists as Joshua Redman, Louis Cole, Mark Guiliana, HAIM, Snoh Aalegra, Terrace Martin, Kanye West, and many more. He strives to inspire freedom and collaboration in his music and community.
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