Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
Invitation

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Emmet Cohen opens the solo section with three choruses of piano on Bronislaw Kaper's "Invitation," taken at approximately 190 BPM on this Live From Emmet's Place performance. The demanding 48-bar ABA' form in C minor provides a rich harmonic framework, and Cohen navigates it with the authority and harmonic depth that define his approach to the jazz standard repertoire. As the first of three soloists, his three-chorus statement establishes the performance's energy and musical direction, setting the stage for subsequent solos by Randy Brecker and Chad Lefkowitz-Brown.

Emmet Cohen was 30 to 31 years old at the time.