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Buzz Weekly described Cohn's music as "lilting acoustic pop excursions - deeply personal and heartstring-tugging". The Absence of Moving was recently featured along with songs from Neil Young, Loudon Wainwright, Crosby Stills & Nash, on the NPR Program, "ALL SONGS CONSIDERED" here's a link! http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/features/inspired/ "The songs on the absence of Moving pour out of the pseakers like rianwater-clear, life-giving and cool" --PERFORMING SONGWRITER Her critically acclaimed 4th CD, "the absence of Moving" has been embraced by AAA Radio and internet radio with the song, Louisiana Lover still getting attention on airways nation wide. A true veteran of the road, the Seattle singer's piano & guitar based solo tours highlight her soul-stirring voice and well crafted songs with issues ranging from domestic violence, the shrinking rain forest to discovering one's own inner spirit. Jill was picked as an opener for the "girls room" tour and was a top 5 finalist in the Lilith Fair Talent search in Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix. In addition to headlineing concerts in Seattle, and Los Angeles, she has shared stages with Tara MacLean, Loundon Wainwright III, David Mallett, Ellis Paul, Dona Delory, Cheryl Wheeler and many others. Raised in a small town in Eastern Washington, Cohn recalls being involved in music from her earliest memories: "My mom used to be able to find me playing, because she would just follow the sound of me singing to myself, and when I wasn't bugging my big sisters, I was making up songs on the Piano rather than practicing my lessons". After teaching herself guitar on her dad's old Gibson, and purchasing an electric piano, she took to the road in '96, with her 20 pound cat, Tosca, and has kept a non-stop tour schedule ever since. Her concerts continue to draw growing and enthusiastic audiences wherever she performs. Her music draws many comparisons, with most press, radio & concert promoters likening her music to the works of Joni Mitchell. -Album Network called Cohn's music "strong on vocals with piercing lyrics and Lovely melodies." -Weekly Alibi said "the absence of Moving is Cohn's sexiest effort yet". Reviews: What strikes you first about Jill Cohn is her voice. It's rich, with a certain weightlessness that allows it to soar. The very next thing is her consummate songwriting skill. Cohn's lyrics are as strong as her alternately delicate and earthmoving melodies, and the wealth of subject matter she employs is from her own bastion of personal experience. WITH FOUR RELEASES UNDER HER BELT AND COUNTLESS LIVE APPEARANCES, COHN DEFINES THE SINGER-SONGWRITER. HER MOST RECENT DISC, THE ABSENCE OF MOVING (Box o' Beanies), is a self-produced affair that showcases Cohn fronting her Seattle-based band and offers something of a departure from her previous, largely solo work. She's thoroughly effective accompanying herself on piano--her chops in that regard are formidable--but the ensemble setting of the new album adds an magnified urgency to her music. Cohn has been compared to nearly all of the women on the singer-songwriter circuit, but there isn't a single comparison that can be made to describe the overwhelming relevance of her work. Of course, if you happen to be a fan of Tori Amos, Paula Cole, et. al., then you're likely to find yourself swept away the moment Cohn lays her hands on the 88s. In fact, you're so likely to get caught up in the moment, you'll feel as though you're on the inside looking out. From Michael Henningsen Albuquerque, NM USA - Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 23:26:40 (EST) Jill Cohn's nearly constant tour swings through Seattle once again, bringing Cohn's own special blend of folk-infused pop. Pick a pop songbird--especially one who plays piano--and Cohn's probably been compared to her, but she has a style all her own that defies comparison. She's more sensual than most of her ilk, and she has an impressive voice that's capable o