This week at Roxy Bar located in the Roxy Hotel New York, we’re proud to feature the acclaimed pianist David Cook, known for his work with Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris and many others.

 

Get to know more about David here.

 

Make sure to stay-tuned each Thursday for a new installment of The Roxy Soundcheck!

 

Musically Yours,

The Roxy Bar Team

 

NAME: David Cook

 

HOMETOWN: NYC (originally from Columbus, OH)

 

MUSICAL TRAINING: My mother is a piano teacher and started me on lessons when I was three. I was classically trained, and then I went to the University of Michigan School of Music to study jazz with Ellen Rowe, Barton Polot, Donald Walden, Gerald Cleaver, Andrew Bishop and many more.

 

FIRST GIGS: A coffee shop in Worthington, OH when I was in middle school. I lugged my dad’s Wurlitzer 112 electric piano and played a bunch of Beatles tunes. It was really great.

 

MY MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Herbie Hancock, Fred Hersch, Kenny Kirkland.

 

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW: Chopin Ballades and ‘90s Hip-hop

 

LATEST MUSICAL PROJECTS: Ex-Vitamins, Alan Ferber Big Band and Nonet, a new trio with Michael Blanco and Tomas Fujiwara, and a new David Cook Quintet record set for a Fall 2022 release

 

IN 2022 I HOPE TO: keep making music with my favorite people.

 

WHY I LOVE PERFORMING AT THE ROXY BAR: Their commitment to bringing in quality performers always makes it an honor to play there. And you never know who might show up.