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David Bennett Cohen

Although David Bennett Cohen is best know for his innovative keyboard playing as a member of the ‘60s rock band, Country Joe and the Fish, he is an equally accomplished guitar player who has been involved in numerous music scenes throughout his long and varied career. He has played and/or recorded with many top artists, including The Blues Project, Mick Taylor, The Luther Tucker Blues Band, Elvin Bishop, Hubert Sumlin, Melvin Van Peebles, Happy and Artie Traum, Eric Andersen, Tim Hardin, Norton Buffalo, Jerry Miller, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Buddy Miles, John Cippolina, Huey Lewis, Michael Bloomfield, Bob Weir, John Kahn, Johnnie Johnson, Jimmy Vivino, Johnny B. Gayden, Sandra Feva and others.

David has played on Broadway in the hit show, “Rent,” and his distinctive piano style is featured on the Bill Perry Blues Band CD, “Crazy Kind of Life.” He is the author of numerous piano instruction books and videos for Homespun. In 2004 he toured nationally and overseas with Country Joe McDonald and other former members of his original hit band. David’s latest CD, "Cookin' with Cohen," is available on his web site, www.davidbennettcohen.com.

Blues and Rock Techniques for Hammond Organ

David Bennett Cohen

The Hammond organ, especially the B-3 combined with the Leslie speaker, has long been an integral part of modern popular music. David Cohen starts with the basics, detailing all the parts of the Hammond B-3 and showing how to get the unique sounds associated with this instrument using presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal and other devices. Then ... Read More

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Blues Piano Explorations 1

David Bennett Cohen

Lesson One: Playing in Minor Keys

David Bennett Cohen, a master of rock and blues piano, brings his extensive musical knowledge and experience to intermediate-level players. This first of a two-part video series concentrates on playing blues in minor keys. It’s packed with essential music instruction and it features blues scales, chord progressions, riffs, runs and solos that will build on any piano student’s ... Read More

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Blues Piano Explorations 2

David Bennett Cohen

Lesson Two: Playing in Major Keys

In this second lesson in his “Blues Piano Explorations” series, David Bennett Cohen looks at intermediate-level tunes and improvisations in a variety of major keys. Both back-up accompanists and soloists will learn powerful piano moves that will increase your rhythmic and harmonic development and help you shine at the keyboard. David starts his lesson with a strong shuffle rhythm in ... Read More

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Blues Piano Explorations, Two-Lesson Set

David Bennett Cohen

Minor and Major Blues

The first lesson of this two-part video series concentrates on playing blues in minor keys. It’s packed with essential music instruction and it features blues scales, chord progressions, riffs, runs and solos that will build on any piano student’s skills and musical technique. David covers a wide range of blues styles and feels: a guitar-derived “half-clave” calypso-like rhythm ... Read More

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Blues Rock Piano - 6-CD Set

David Bennett Cohen

If you play a little piano and are ready to get into blues, barrelhouse, boogie-woogie or rock playing, then these lessons are for you! This complete six-hour course takes you from the most basic level into the heart of real blues and rock playing. Starting with fairly simple left hand rhythm patterns, David Cohen quickly expands into solo playing. He ... Read More

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David Bennett Cohen Teaches Blues Piano

David Bennett Cohen

A Hands on Course in Traditional Blues Piano

Sit down at the piano and start to boogie! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have never played blues piano before. David Cohen (The Blues Project, Country Joe and the Fish, etc.) starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand chord progressions and ... Read More

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David Cohen Teaches Rock 'n' Roll Piano

David Bennett Cohen

A Hands-on Beginner's Course in Traditional Rock Styles

Sit down at the piano and start to rock! This easy play-along course will have you rockin' and rollin' in no time -- even if you have never played this kind of piano before. David Cohen starts you at the beginning, quickly getting you into the elementary theory needed to understand the chord progressions, rhythm grooves and bluesy licks that became ... Read More

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Great Piano Lessons

Johnnie Johnson; David Bennett Cohen; Dr. John; Ethel Caffie-Austin; Tim Alexander; Bob Hoban

Blues, Gospel and Country Styles

Start rocking and rolling with some of the best keyboard stylists in the country. The powerful lessons on this DVD, compiled from the Homespun archives, represent piano instruction at its very best. Each segment is taught by a legendary master of the keys and has been chosen to give you a slightly different application of keyboard technique. These veteran performers ... Read More

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Learn to Play Blues Piano - DVD 1

David Bennett Cohen

A Beginner's Guide to Improvisation

Get started playing authentic blues piano by ear! No music reading or previous piano experience is necessary. Within minutes you'll be playing a shuffle rhythm on the bass notes with your left hand and riffing on the treble notes with your right. David Cohen is an expert player and teacher, and his step-by-step method is logically and carefully conceived ... Read More

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Learn to Play Blues Piano - DVD 2

David Bennett Cohen

A Beginner's Guide to Improvisation

David Cohen continues his expert instruction in blues piano, taking you beyond the beginner's level and firmly into intermediate territory. Again, the heart and soul of this lesson is in your ability to improvise, and David gives you all the tools you'll need to make up your own solos, completely by ear. Starting his lesson with various kinds ... Read More

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Learn to Play Blues Piano - DVD 3

David Bennett Cohen

Boogie-Woogie and Slow Blues

David Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the colorful flavors, foot-stomping syncopations and old-time funky feeling of the real blues style. The emphasis is on helping you achieve solid technique and improvisational ideas for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie styles. David covers a wide range of musical concepts that will bring your ... Read More

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Learn to Play Blues Piano - DVD 4

David Bennett Cohen

New Orleans Style

Sit down with piano master David Bennett Cohen for an essential lesson on New Orleans piano styles. Like a great Southern chef, David shows you the exact recipe for combining blues, gospel, country and boogie-woogie to achieve a rich musical gumbo of sounds. David shows dozens of ideas you can use for soloing, improvising and exploring the keyboard: Bass lines ... Read More

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