Fresh off his residency in Banff, Brooklyn-based pianist and improviser Jeremiah Cossa explores Rachmaninoff’s seminal suite Moments Musicaux, coalescing his Classical performance background with his unique language as a contemporary free-improviser. Using the score as an invitation for improvised dialogue, this ambitious and experimental solo recital - Jeremiah's first of its kind - asks what can happen when one plays compositions improvisationally and improvises compositionally. In an uninterrupted performance of deeply focused listening, Cossa plans to combine high fidelity to the score with full freedom to draw inspiration from the music’s most esoteric concepts as a source for creative improvisation.

Jeremiah Cossa is a boundary-crossing pianist proficient in a vast array of musical languages. He leads an exciting and unorthodox career that nimbly traverses Classical and Contemporary chamber repertoire, Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation, and several Rock projects.

Cossa is a core member of Chamber Rock ensemble Cordis, praised by Billboard for creating “sparkling moments that defy classification.” He has performed with Parlando, the NYC orchestra called “off the scale for its integrity and emotional impact” by the NY Classical Review. His punk band nurse joy was a fixture of the Boston DIY scene while active.

Classically trained, Cossa has appeared as soloist with multiple orchestras and received a share of local and international competition awards before shifting his focus to Contemporary repertoire.

Jeremiah grew up in eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), where he began piano at age 5 and continued after moving back to the US at age 11. He holds a B.M. from Azusa Pacific University and an M.M. from The Boston Conservatory. He newly resides in Brooklyn.