Jon Cowherd

Jon Cowherd is an American pianist, composer, arranger, and record producer born to a trombone player (father) and classically trained violinist (mother), both of whom were also educators.[1] Jon began piano lessons at the age of five and trumpet and violin lessons at ten years of age.[1]

Jon Cowherd
BornKentucky, United States
GenresJazz, post-bop, pop, rock
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer, arranger, producer
Instrument(s)Piano
Websitejoncowherd.com

Cowherd is most well known for his partnership with jazz drummer Brian Blade, with whom he co-founded the Brian Blade Fellowship.[2] When not recording and touring with the Fellowship, Cowherd works extensively with a broad array of players and singers from the jazz, pop and rock worlds.[3][4]

Biography

Cowherd was born and raised in Kentucky.[2] Being a son of musicians (and music educators), Cowherd began music at an early age singing, playing the piano, French horn and violin.[2] He moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola University, where he studied jazz piano and improvisation under Ellis Marsalis, John Mahoney, and Steve Masakowski.[2]

The Brian Blade Fellowship album Season of Changes was released around 2008.[5] Cowherd also worked with Brian Blade in his debut singer-songwriter album Mama Rosa, which was released in 2009 on Verve Records.[6]

As a producer, Cowherd has overseen albums by Lizz Wright, Alyssa Graham and The Local NYC.[2]

Cowherd's debut album as a leader, Mercy, was released in 2013 on ArtistShare.[7] It features Brian Blade, John Patitucci, and Bill Frisell.[7] Reviewing the album for allaboutjazz, John Kelman wrote: "With music this well-conceived and a band so telepathically connected, it may have taken Cowherd a long time to release an album under his own name, but with Mercy as the result, it's been well worth the wait; hopefully there won't be such a long one for the follow-up."[7]

Discography

As leader

As a co-leader

With Brian Blade Fellowship

As sideman

References
  1. "From the Jazzblog archives: The Jon Cowherd interview".
  2. "Jon Cowherd". dogandponyindustries.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013.
  3. Jon Cowherd, Bio: Jon Cowherd, Jon Cowherd, Referenced November 2013.
  4. ArtistShare, ArtistShare FeaturedArtists ArtistShare.com, Retrieved November 2013.
  5. Chinen, Nate Critics' Choice-New CDs Review, NYTimes, May 12, 2008.
  6. Kelman, John Brian Blade: Mama Rosa AllAboutJazz.com, April 21, 2009.
  7. "Jon Cowherd: Mercy". Allaboutjazz.com. July 11, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  8. "The Jon Cowherd Trio "Pride & Joy"". Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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