Jon Cowherd Trio – ‘Pride and Joy’ (2022)
With ‘Pride & Joy,’ piano ace Jon Cowherd leads a top-shelf trio with two very special guests to make high-quality jazz richly inspired by personal experiences.
With ‘Pride & Joy,’ piano ace Jon Cowherd leads a top-shelf trio with two very special guests to make high-quality jazz richly inspired by personal experiences.
All that hype surrounding a child who plays a sophisticated music form like an old veteran is real, but now that Joey Alexander is no longer child and finding his own identity, the hype feels even more real than before with the all-originals ‘Origin.’
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