CD INCLUDED These eight character-filled violin and cello (or viola) duets for intermediate to advanced players explore multiple musical genres in a fun and entertaining format. Each book comes with score, pull-out parts for each player, and a play-along CD. Play along with the CD or with another player. The CD includes performances by the composer at two speeds -- slowly, for practice (with a metronome click); and at performance tempo (with a metronome click introduction only). Find new video performances of all 8 pieces performed by Jeremy Cohen and Andres Vera on YouTube! You'll have hours of fun with these refreshing stylistic duets, practicing and playing along! From Oakland, California, Jeremy Cohen is from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. Cohen's orchestral arrangements have been featured by numerous orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony, and the San Jose and San Francisco Chamber Orchestras. As an educator, he has served on the faculties of the Henry Mancini Institute (Los Angeles), The Jazz School (Berkeley, CA) and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. Jeremy Cohen has received multiple Grammy nominations for CDs he produced and with Quartet San Francisco (Violinjazz Recordings). Most of their multi-genre material has been composed or arranged by Cohen who aspires to widen the repertoire available to modern string players. His sheet music publications include Stylistic Etudes for Solo Violin, Stylistic Duets for Two Violins, Stylistic Duets for Two Violas , and nearly 20 arrangements and original works for string quartet.