Paul Cornish

Paul Cornish is a Lecturer at the University of California, Irvine Department of Music, specializing in Jazz Piano within the Instrumental Performance - Piano Jazz Studies area. He is a Los Angeles-based pianist and composer with global performance experience alongside artists like Joshua Redman, KNOWER, and Kanye West.

• Earned Jazz Studies degree from University of Southern California Thornton School of Music (2018)
• Full fellowship recipient at Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, UCLA (2020)

His research and performance focus includes:

• Jazz improvisation techniques
• Contemporary piano composition methods
• Interdisciplinary music collaboration

Scientific awards:

• 2023 Herbie Hancock International Jazz Piano Competition Finalist
• 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition Finalist

Active in 2025 with upcoming performances at:

• Ronnie Scott's (London)
• Dizzy's Club (New York)
• The Side Door Jazz Club (Old Lyme)
• An Die Musik LIVE (Baltimore)