Paul Cornish Trio

($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Come check out the fantastic up and coming pianist Paul Cornish as he makes his Century Room debut! Known for his work with such varied artists as Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Louis Cole an Kanye West, Cornish brings an incredible set of music to the stage. This time he is joined by Jonathan Pinson and Jermaine Paul, who both performed with Christian Sands the last time he was here.

**Paul Cornish**

Los Angeles-based pianist and composer Paul Cornish strives to inspire freedom and collaboration in his music and community. Hailing from Houston where he was a student at the prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cornish was one of seven jazz prodigies worldwide selected to be awarded a full fellowship to attend the esteemed Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA. Here, he completed his Master’s degree, studied, and performed with such renowned artists as Herbie Hancock, Billy Childs, Robert Hurst, Chris Potter, and Walter Smith III. Cornish was recently a finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Awards. In 2021, he won first prize in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and received 18th Street Arts Center’s Make Jazz Fellowship.