Photos: Birdland Jazz Club Sets Sail on the Jazz Cruise '26
Emmet Cohen hosted the cruise which featured 100 of the most acclaimed and celebrated musicians and vocalists in the jazz world
By: Stephen Sorokoff Feb. 03, 2026
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Emmet Cohen & Gianni Valenti
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Michael Lazaroff
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John Pizzarelli & Gianni Valenti
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Gianni Valenti & Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Gianni Valenti & Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Gianni Valenti & Veronica Swift
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Benny Benack lll, Veronica Swift, Mathis Picard
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Mathis Picard & Veronica Swift
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Emmet COhen & Veronica Swift
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Shelly Berg & Veronica Swift
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Veronica Swift & Janis Siegel
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Emmet Cohen & Mathis Picard
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Emmet Cohen
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Mathis Picard & Emmet Cohen
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The Jazz Cruise 26'
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Emmet Cohen & Bria Skonberg
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Isabella Leonardo, Gianni Valenti, Anat Cohen
Benny Benack lll
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Benny Benack lll
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Benny Benack lll
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The Jazz Cruise 26'
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Benny Benack lll & Emmet Cohen
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Jeff Hamilton & John Pizzarelli
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Jeff Hamilton & John Pizzarelli
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Isabella Leonardo & Gianni Valenti
Eda Sorokoff, Isabella Leonardo, Bria Skonberg
Herlin Riley Quintet
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Emmet Cohen & Benny Benack lll
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