Emmet Cohen found a defining expression to his core belief — that jazz is fundamentally about communication and connection — when he created “Live from Emmet’s Place” as an intimate weekly livestream from his Harlem apartment during the 2020 lockdown. Now with over 100 million views, the series has grown into an ongoing cultural ecosystem, one that reflects his vision of jazz as a living, participatory art form. Cohen performs with his trio and vocalist Ekep Nkwelle, who in her 20s, has already been called upon by jazz titans Wynton Marsalis and Cyrus Chestnut, making appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and beyond.
