Paul Cornish Trio

Paul Cornish is a Los Angeles-based pianist and composer who has performed around the world with some of today's most prominent artists across various genres, such as Joshua Redman, KNOWER, Snoh Aalegra, HAIM, Kanye West, and Terrace Martin, with whom he composed music for the 2024 Grammy-nominated EP by legendary singer-songwriter, James Fauntleroy, “NOVA.” Hailing from Houston, Texas where he attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), which is known for producing the likes of Robert Glasper, Jason Moran, Chris Dave, and many others, Cornish went on to be one of seven jazz prodigies worldwide selected to be awarded a full fellowship to the esteemed Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA. He was one of three finalists in the 2023 Herbie Hancock International Jazz Piano Competition, and a finalist in American Pianists Association’s Jazz Competition. Cornish’s recent “powerfully lyrical” trio debut on Blue Note, You’re Exaggerating!, which features bassist Joshua Crumbly and drummer Jonathan Pinson, was described as “a thoroughly compelling listen that ranks among Blue Note’s most auspicious debuts.” Accompanying Cornish tonight are Jermaine Paul, bass; and Jonathan Pinson, drums.