Jazz Cruises Conversations

Jazz Cruises Conversations invites you to escape to the high seas for the most intimate and candid conversations in music. Go beyond the stage for full-length interviews with the biggest names in jazz and smooth jazz, recorded live on the world's premier floating music festivals.

Guided by veteran host Lee Mergner (and other musicians, comedians, and on-board talent), hear legends open up about their careers, creative process, and lives on the road, all recorded exclusively on sailings of The Jazz Cruise, Blue Note at Sea, Botti at Sea, and The Smooth Jazz Cruise. Mergner and his crew’s knowledgeable perspectives ensure these aren't just chats—they are engaging, entertaining, and truly informative deep dives into the music.

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Signature Cruise Experiences is the Gold Standard for Charter Theme Cruises since 2001. In that time, we have produced over 100 full ship theme charters, most of which featured a significant music theme and top performers.

Our goal has been to present the very best musicians possible and do so with authenticity and professionalism. Our music venues are the best at sea and our sound production is Performing Art Center quality. Nothing but the best for our talent which translates to the very best for our guests.

Guest

Emmet Cohen

Emmet Cohen is a prodigious American jazz pianist and composer, lauded by All About Jazz as "an impassioned artist of the highest order."

His status as an authority is cemented by winning the 2019 American Piano Awards and being named the 2023 Jazz Journalists Association Pianist of the Year. Legendary saxophonist Benny Golson affirmed his command, noting Cohen "has a lot to say."

During 2020, Cohen created "Live From Emmet's Place," a globally standard live-streamed series that garnered tens of millions of views.

He is committed to intergenerational knowledge transfer through his landmark Masters Legacy Series, collaborating with giants like Ron Carter and Jimmy Cobb. A Mack Avenue artist, his releases like Future Stride showcase his command of the Harlem stride style. Cohen is a central figure in modern jazz's past, present, and future.

Guest appearance on:

108: Emmet Cohen with Benny Benack III