Jill Cohn

Infobox musical artist


Name = Jill Cohn
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = Eastern Washington
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Origin = Seattle, WA / Mexico City,D.F.
Instrument = Piano, Acoustic Guitar
Genre = Singer-Songwriter, Modern Folk, Folky Pop
Occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
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URL = [http://jillcohn.com JillCohn.com]
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Jill Cohn is an American pianist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter. Previously based in Seattle, Washington, she now makes her home in Mexico City, D.F., when she's not touring in the United States. [Jill Cohn's MySpace Profile: http://myspace.com/jillcohn]

Cohn's influences include Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan, and Counting Crows. [Jill Cohn Press Kit: http://jillcohn.com]

Biography

Seattle-based singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist Jill Cohn's songs pay homage to artists like Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan and the Counting Crows, with tunes ranging from personal reflections to musical contemplations of domestic violence and vanishing rain forests.

Raised in a small town in Eastern Washington, Cohn started singing before she started talking, and music has always been an integral part of her journey. A full-time musician since 1996, Cohn has released six critically-acclaimed independent releases and has engaged in seven years of nonstop touring.

Almost immediately after Cohn embarked on the tour to promote her 2002 release, Window to the Wise, new songs began to pour out, and she realized quickly that yet another album was soon to be born. She called on the talents of Seattle producer Martin Feveyear, [Martin Feveyear's Web Site: http://martinfeveyear.com/] whom she had met while recording at his studio. During the Window to the Wise sessions, producer Ethan Allen [ArtistDirect credits for Ethan Allen: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/links/0,,589733,00.html] had mentioned that if Cohn were to record again, that she might want to work with Martin. After Feveyear played some tracks from the yet unreleased Rosie Thomas album he was producing at the time, the seed was planted.

It began to blossom when Feveyear guested on a track from Window to the Wise, and came into full fruit when Cohn began writing the new album. She called Feveyear, who enthusiastically invited her back to Jupiter [Jupiter Studios: http://www.jupiterstudios.com/] to begin recording Seven Year Surrender. Cohn says, "we took our time recording these songs, and I got a portable hard drive so I could record in different cities while keeping up with my tour schedule."

The Window to the Wise tour brought Cohn full circle on many personal fronts. She recognized early on, that in addition to having fresh experiences to draw upon for songs, that these tours were bringing about an opportunity for personal healing and resolution of unfinished business. While wading through the sometimes murky water of trying to right her wrongs, Cohn realized that these new songs were somehow the completion of a cycle begun with Window to the Wise. Where Window introduced longings, Seven Year Surrender takes a deeper look at the actual purpose of why certain situations persist, and how seeking their remedy unfolds a person in new ways.

Seven Year Surrender marks several milestones for Cohn. The first is a reunion with Andrew Bush, [Reference needed for Andrew Bush] and recording at Grandma's Warehouse [Studio does not appear to have a web site.] in Los Angeles, the studio where Cohn cut her first release, 13September6. In addition to working with her Seattle band mates, Cohn also called on the guitar talents of Val McCallum [Verve Music Group - Val McCallum: http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=6909] (Vonda Shepard, Jackson Browne), and rekindled a connection with designer Matt Buckmaster [Reference needed for Matt Buckmaster.] (who worked on Cohn's 2000 release, The Absence of Moving). Grammy-award winning engineer Jim Watts also produces the track, "Guarantee of Grace", which Cohn wrote about her longing for family life.

"Over the years of touring, I have become friends with some of the venue owners, I've gotten to see their children grow, and somehow, I've gotten to have my family through them. On this night, I was feeling a bit melancholy yet grateful about what I do have. It was funny, but those words just came to me, and I kept singing them to myself for weeks during that tour, and finally, when I got back home, I finished the song."

During Cohn's tours, she has gained many new fans and concert opportunities, most recently as a national finalist in Jewel's Soul City Café contest. Her performances encompass a wide spectrum of venues and charitable events, ranging from coffee houses in rural towns to her most moving appearance to date, where she performed her song "Instead of the Innocent" in front of 8,000 people in Seattle's Volunteer Park. Cohn was also picked as an opener for the Girls Room tour, was a top-five finalist in the Lilith Fair Talent Search and has opened concerts for many national artists, including; Jewel, Stacy Earl, Loudon Wainwright III, and Dave Matthews.

Seven Year Surrender also marks Cohn stepping back into a larger production role, and it also features several songs in which she is the principal instrumentalist. Surrender, as one discovers over the course of the album's song cycle, is not so much about giving up as it is about opening up, as it joyously probes into a deeper understanding of resolution, compassion and understanding.

Discography

Discography list
Name = 13September6
Released = November 1995
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
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Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "Song For Terry"
# "The Trees Are Melting"
# "We Know"
# "Thought I Heard The Rain"
# "Man On My Radio"
# "Girl Named Kate"
# "The Time Is Now"Discography list
Name = The Laughing Universe
Released = January 1997
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = live
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn3
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "Untitled"
# "True Love"
# "Easter"
# "Anymore"
# "Heavy Footed Girl"
# "Promising Rainbows"
# "We Know"
# "Pink Sheets"Discography list
Name = Stories From The Blue Bus
Released = January 1998
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn1
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "Hollywood"
# "Another Day"
# "My Sister's Garage"
# "The Scared Song"
# "Easter"
# "Sorrow House"
# "1st Day In June"
# "How's Texas?"
# "Beautiful"
# "Gina Wants"
# "Better Landscapes"Discography list
Name = The Absence Of Moving
Released = January 2000
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn2
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "The Truth"
# "Louisiana Lover"
# "Happy"
# "Kayenta"
# "Shore"
# "Wind Chimes"
# "Not Afraid"
# "Love Would Be Enough"
# "Map"
# "All About Fear"
# "Instead Of The Innocent"
# "Astrological Forecast"Discography list
Name = Window To The Wise
Released = April 2002
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn4
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "Calm"
# "Oneness"
# "Ask Me To Stay"
# "Truthful Road"
# "Standing Still"
# "Never Ending Side"
# "Do Or Die"
# "Kerosene"
# "Colorado"
# "Twenty More Days"
# "Longing"Discography list
Name = Seven Year Surrender
Released = July 2003
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn5
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "Pass A Little Hope Around"
# "Doormat"
# "Never Going Back"
# "Different This Time"
# "Come On Home"
# "Sailor"
# "Dreambar Time"
# "L.A. Ballad"
# "Guarantee Of Grace"
# "Blind Date"
# "Good Citizen"
# "Pass A Little Hope Around (Acoustic Live)"Discography list
Name = Travelling Companion
Released = September 2005
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Album
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn6
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "20 More Days [Live] "
# "Bartender [Live] "
# "Beautiful Love [Live] "
# "Not Afraid [Live] "
# "Shore [Live] "
# "Jump [Live] "
# "Dreambar Time [Live] "
# "Find Your Heart [Live] "
# "Never Going Back [Live] "
# "Good Citizen [Live] "
# "Happy [Live] "
# "Do Or Die [Live] "
# "Oneness [Live] "
# "Ask Me To Stay [Live] "
# "Hollywood [Live] "
# "Windchimes [Live] "Discography list
Name = Every Street Inside Of You ~ Mexico City
Released = January 2008
Label = Box O' Beanies Music
Type = Live
ChartPosition =
Sales = http://cdbaby.com/cd/jillcohn7
Certification = BMI
Tracks = #
# "My Sky"
# "Blessing Moon"
# "Good Man"
# "Mexico City"
# "Marshmallow Chairs"
# "What You've Won"
# "Israel"
# "Rescue Dog"
# "Seven Year Surrender"
# "Miss The Mountains"
# "All I Want"
# "See Me Again"

References

External links

* [http://www.jillcohn.com/ JillCohn.com - Jill Cohn Official Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jillcohn Jill Cohn's MySpace Page]
* [http://cdbaby.com/group/jillcohn Jill Cohn's CD's on cdbaby]

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