Live Music – Polson, McCoy & Cohoon Jazz Trio

POLSON, MCCOY & COHOON JAZZ TRIO
After working in the Twin Cities jazz scene for many years, Thor Polson relocated to Ashland in 2010 in order to study classical piano with Dr. Alexander Tutunov at SOU. Thor plays gigs regularly throughout the Valley, including tributes to such historic jazzers as Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter. His recordings can be heard on Pandora Radio and Jango Radio, and his most recent album “Northern Lights” received high praise from Jazz Police critic Andrea Canter.

Theresa McCoy has been timpanist and principal percussionist with several orchestras in the Los Angeles area, worked as a studio musician on several movie soundtracks, performed in a wide variety of genres, and been featured on many recordings. Though her formal training was in classical percussion, she is an experienced set drummer and hand percussionist, performing locally with Salsa Brava, Sonido Alegre, the Rogue Valley Symphony, Opus 3, and the Britt Festival Orchestra.

Joe Cohoon on acoustic bass worked for many years in the Portland area performing in various rock and blues groups. In addition to working with several Rogue Valley Jazz ensembles, Joe also performs with the Beatles Tribute Band, The Nowhere Men.