Harrison Cohn (b. 2000) is a Philadelphia based guitarist and composer of chamber, rock, avant-garde, film, and electronic music. Classic American literature, abstract art, film, mediation and the human condition are some of Cohn’s non-musical influences. As a result, Cohn’s music evokes mysticism, comedy, and the bizarre. His works have been performed by soprano Stephanie Lamprea, violinist Charlene Kluegel, violist and electronic artist Trevor New, Temple Composers Orchestra and others. 

As an educator, Harrison has taught guitar, bass guitar, music theory, song writing, and group performance at Music & Arts and The Paul Green School of Rock. Harrison has taught music classes at St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic School, one of 14 Independent Mission Schools, a nonprofit network of 14 independent schools serving Pre-K to 8th grade students in and around Philadelphia. Cohn currently gives private guitar, music theory, and songwriting lessons. 

Harrison sings, plays guitar, and composes for the Philadelphia based experimental rock band Bagel. Cohn, along with his band mates Caleb Sperling (drums) and Evan Gorski (bass), explore abstract musical communication through songwriting and improvisation. Their music is both comedic and earnest, in an attempt to reflect the radically contrasting facets of the human experience. 

Harrison began playing clarinet and guitar at the age of 9, enrolling in The Paul Green School of Rock in 2010, where he would eventually teach. During his time at School of Rock, Harrison studied guitar and music theory with Eric York, as well as participating in dozens of concerts and performing with the houseband. Cohn graduated with a Bachelor’s in Music Composition  from Temple University’s Boyer College of music and Dance where he studied with Emiliano Pardo-Tristan, Cynthia Folio, and William Dougherty. 

 In his free time, Cohn enjoys baking, reading, attending rock concerts, and spending time with his cat Poster.