It was all hands on deck—a baby grand piano, a double bass, a stripped-down drum kit, a guitar amp, four cameras and 10 mics, appearances by a guitarist and vocalist, this was perhaps the most elaborate video shoot for Cargo Lift Sessions thus far. It was a breeze though, for New York jazz pianist and bandleader Emmet Cohen, bassist Philip Norris and drummer Kyle Poole, who were in Singapore for two sold-out shows as part of Mosaic Music Series.
After all, this was far from their first digital rodeo: at the height of the pandemic, Cohen began livestreaming from his living room, joined by musicians who lived in his apartment complex. In a time where people were starved for community and the live concert experience, Live from Emmet’s Place quickly built a fervent online fan base that tuned in weekly to see some of New York’s finest: from established musicians like Scott Robinson and Paquito D'Rivera, to vocalists like Lucy Yeghiazaryan and Samara Joy. Now, it has evolved into what The...