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Podcast: Just a Good Conversation
Episode: Just a Good Conversation: Jay Cohen
Description: Jay Cohen has been playing the trumpet for over 50 years, 35 of them as a racetracker. Known for playing the "Call to Post" before each race over the years at HollywoodPark and now Santa Anita Park he was recently stricken with Bell's Palsy and has had to battle back to his calling. "This 35 years has turned into who I am," he says. A truly beloved character to his fans, he's asked to play birthdays, weddings and even funerals because. Always ready with a smile, a joke, and even a magic trick, this is Jay Cohen. Mr. Cohen has performed the "...