7/29/09 with Jimmy Buffett and Ilo Ferreira @ Stephen Talk House, Amagansett, NY
6-19-09 with Liz Longley @ Chaplins, PA
12/2/08 Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble Drums AND Vocals
2/5/08 Nini & Ben @ Berklee Performance Center
12/2/08 Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble
David Cousins-Photograph
12/12/08 David Cousins Band @ All Asia "Photograph" (Jamie Cullum Cover)
Influences
Steely Dan, Tower Of Power, Queen Radiohead, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Yes, Jaco Pastorius, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, John Mayer, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Billy Cobham, Funky Butter, Meshell Ndegeocello, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Jeff Buckley, Bill Withers, Fiona Apple, Damien Rice, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Little Feat, Dave Matthews Band, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade, Bill Stewart, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, The Police, Aretha Franklin, Derek Trucks Band, Lettuce, and too many more to name.
Albums I've been listening to Recently:
Grizzly Bear-Veckatimest
"A professional is someone who gets the job done. An artist is someone who gets the job done with style."
-Nnenna Freelon
Jake Cohen is a 7th semester student at Berklee College of Music, majoring in Performance. Growing up in Philadelphia, PA, in a house full of music, Jake Cohen began playing drums at age 4 on a 1967 Rogers Blue Sparkle Holiday Kit – the same drum set he uses today. His father introduced him to many artists, ranging from fusion greats like Billy Cobham, Lenny White, and Dennis Chambers, to celebrated rockers Mitch Mitchell and John Bonham, and his later to be mentor, funk giant David Garibaldi.
In the fall of 2008, Jake enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since then, he's skyrocketed to the top of the drumming community. He was invited to join the prestigious Tower of Power Ensemble under the direction of Wayne Naus, is gigging regularly with various Singer/Songwriters and Jazz Groups, touring around the U.S. with new Cape Verdean sensation Ilo Ferreira, and is studying with Jazz/Fusion great/Longtime drummer for Lou Reed Tony "Thunder" Smith.
Jake enjoys working with lots of people rather than just being in one band. Despite growing up on mostly Funk and Fusion, Jake likes to mix it up, playing anything from Pop/Rock to Jazz and everything in between. After graduation he plans to relocate to New York City and work with as many different artists in as many different genres as he can – recording, touring, and gigging. He feels the training he is receiving at Berklee will help him develop not only his musical skills, but solid professional habits such as the ability to come up with parts quickly and consistently, how to interact with music professionals, and – perhaps most important – how to get the gig.
jake awesome. you're schedule is too big for my computer's window. dude, if you're around tomorrow, come get cashed at the middle east! supervolcano and cashed fools.
Yo the snakefarmers are forming this tuesday to rock domes. You should come down and jam with us in our antebellum plantation home in alabama (Snakefarm 2). MC Squibs. kickin you in yo ribs with ad libs and shivs in yo kids
Thank you for the friendship!!!I am happy to be your fiend on my space !!!Beautiful playing and good feeling!!!All the best for 2009!!!Peace !!Daniel DD
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