Emmet Cohen Trio

Emmet Cohen leads his trio at the Moody Amphitheater on Saturday, April 3, 2027, as part of the ATX Jazz Fest. It's a jazz piano set in the middle of a wider festival weekend, and Cohen is the main feature for the day.

The festival is put on by ATX Chamber Music and Jazz, an organization that programs immersive chamber music and jazz and draws on Austin's character. They've built in a specific commitment to accessibility: 10% of the seating is donated to children and their chaperones, and their artists regularly perform free of charge in schools, youth clubs, and retirement homes. The festival opens on a Friday night with an exclusive 300-seat Platinum-only concert at Assembly Hall, a converted East Austin venue with polished concrete floors, 16-foot ceilings, arched windows, and exposed steel beams, built for close-range listening. Saturday and Sunday then move to the Moody Amphitheater main stage, and the Friday VIP Opening Night party and Saturday Late Night Show return to Assembly Hall for jam sessions and small-group sets.

Cohen's trio takes the main stage on Saturday, April 3, at the Moody Amphitheater in Waterloo Park. If you're looking at the full weekend, that puts him on the second of the three main days. The festival's pricing is tiered: Standard Passes start at $230, Gold Passes from $625 with 350 available, and Platinum Passes from $1,305 with 300 available. Single-day passes go on sale in December 2026, so if you only want the Saturday set, that's the one to wait for.