Wednesday, January 28, 2026
7:30 PM
*AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY*
The winter series continues Wednesday, January 28, at the Athenaeum with another local debut by the Paul Cornish Trio, featuring Cornish on piano, Jermaine Paul on bass, and Jonathan Pinson on drums. The Los Angeles–based Cornish has been traveling the world for the past three years as the pianist in saxophone-giant Joshua Redman’s quartet. In 2025 he issued his debut recording as a leader on the prestigious Blue Note Records label, You’re Exaggerating!, following in the footsteps of eminent Blue Note pianists from Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons through Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and Renee Rosnes, to Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, James Francies, and Gerald Clayton.
Cornish moved from his native Houston, Texas, to the West Coast to attend the USC Thornton School of Music and was chosen for the elite fellowship at UCLA’s Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. There, he developed a personal and creative relationship with Hancock and artist-in-residence Wayne Shorter—two of his lodestars. DownBeat wrote, “You’re Exaggerating! is absolutely a jazz recording with something for new fans and seasoned jazz lovers alike. The album glows with youth and vigor. … [Cornish is] a new artist with uncommon depth.”
The concert will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037). There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. Priority seating will be given to Donor level members and above.
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