Jeff Cohen is the co-owner of the Legendary H-Shoe Tavern, Lee's Palace Collective Concerts, Toronto Island Concerts, and the new Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF)

A participant in the study recently authored by Nikki Rowling which compared the music cluster in Austin, Tx to Toronto, JC has become a spokesperson for promoting Canada's greatest secret - that Toronto is North America's 3rd largest live music market and live music in the city is not just an 'art' or 'culture' it's a humungous economic tour de force rivaling film, food, theatre, wine, etc

JC is the chair of the new City of Toronto Music Advisory Council at city hall.