A Radio Station recently called a concert with Jill Cohn “an evening of Folk Americana Bliss”. Her Soul-Stirring Voice in combination with lush arrangements, toe tapping road stories and heart-string tugging ballads had the Los Feliz Journal (Los Angeles, CA) naming her 2012 album, “Beautiful I Love You” a top 10 indie pick.
Spring 2014 finds Miss Cohn on a 72 day tour with her new single, “Yellow Rose” which has been charting for several weeks on Americana Radio. The song has received numerous positive reviews from radio programers and promoters nation wide, with some stating that this may be “Cohn’s most important release to date”.
On April 19th, 2014 the entire “Yellow Rose” project will be released. The project was produced and recorded by Grammy Award Winning Producer Malcolm Burn who has credits with Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois and is best known for his production on “Red Dirt Girl”, by EmmyLou Harris.
After receiving a live version of Jill’s song, “Yellow Rose” which is about the struggles of the common man against corporate America, Burns invited the Seattle Songstress to record with him in his studio in upstate New York late last year. This collaboration has resulted in a stunning new collection of deeply personal songs with a universal message of hope. Burns created a one of a kind musical soundscape for these songs and while he is credited for backing vocals, guitars, piano, bass, the way his sonic layers embrace the masterful drumming of Manuel Quintana and Cohn’s emotive vocals, can only be summed up as, Art, Produced by Malcolm Burn.
There is a reason why “Yellow Rose” has arrived on the heals of the singer’s late 2013 Cinematic Remix Retrospective, CINEMA which covers fan favorites from Cohn’s enduring 15 year career. While on tour in support of her 2012 Self-produced release,“Beautiful I Love You“, the Song, “Yellow Rose” came to Cohn after a chance meeting with a family at a truck stop. “They were migrating to the West Coast in search of work”, says Cohn, “and their story became one that I had to tell as there are so many people like them, who simply haven’t ‘recovered’ their lives since the downturn in 2008”. Deeply touched by the response from audiences who heard the “Yellow Rose” song live, and consequently shared their own stories with Cohn, the songstress realized that she herself should step out of her own economic insecurities and reach a little further by seeking the right setting for the song to be recorded. Through Cohn’s earlier work with Engineer-Producer, Jim Watts (Window To the Wise 2000, Traveling Companion 2005, Mexico City 2008, Beautiful I Love you 2012), a connection was made with Burns and the song was sent out for the possibility of a collaboration.
The “Yellow Rose” project is not for the faint of heart, as it observes some of life’s unpleasant truths, yet somehow through it’s journey with Cohn’s soothing voice leading the way, the listener is left with a sense of hope that even in the worst of times there is music and light that penetrates all dark corners.
Cohn’s songs pay homage to artists like Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLachlan and the Counting Crows, with tunes ranging from personal reflections to musical contemplations of domestic violence and vanishing rain forests. Raised in a small town in Eastern Washington, Cohn started singing before she started talking, and music has always been an integral part of her journey. A full-time musician since 1999, Cohn has released nine critically-acclaimed independent releases, has gained notoriety with her songs placed in popular TV shows and continues making her live shows the centerpiece of her musical endeavors. In addition to being an endorsee of Taylor Guitars and Elixir Strings since 2001, she was a top five finalist in the Lilith Fair Talent Search and has opened for many artists including Jewel, Dave Matthews at an old growth forest ralley in Seattle, at the prestigious Aladdin Theatre and the Triple Door for New England folk-great, Cheryl Wheeler, and most recently for two Sold out Concerts in California opening for the “Godfather of Americana Music”- David Bromberg.
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