About
All photographs by Isabella Dellolio Photography
From vaudeville to the vanguard, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen’s “adroit” (ModernJazz.gr), and “fun to watch” (Oregon Arts Watch) performances create a career of inspired musicmaking as orchestral soloist, recitalist, and member of two dynamic ensembles. Hulting-Cohen’s solo-concerto performances include appearances with the Philadelphia Classical Symphony, Stockton Symphony, and the Sequoia Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a recitalist, Hulting-Cohen has performed at the Virtuosi Concert Series in Winnipeg, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Haverford College Concert Artist Series, and New York’s new Ocean Music series. They released their debut album with harpist, Jennifer R. Ellis, on Albany Records in 2019 and an album of commissions on Innova Recordings in 2021.
The wide world of chamber music is a particular passion for Jonathan Hulting-Cohen. With New Thread Quartet, Hulting-Cohen annually premieres dozens of saxophone quartets and presents concerts of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. NTQ released their second album on New Focus in 2025. As co-founder of The Moanin’ Frogs, a saxophone sextet that smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz called “completely unique…so musical…astonishing,” Hulting-Cohen launched an arts and entertainment project that blends the antics of vaudeville with a wide-ranging repertoire. The Frogs won first prize in the 2018 M-Prize International Chamber Arts Competition and now tour both chamber music series and the tribute band circuit.
Hulting-Cohen co-chaired the North American Saxophone Alliance’s Committee for Gender Equity from 2022-2024 and today co-directs the New England Saxophone Symposium with University of Massachusetts Amherst colleague, Felipe Salles. Hulting-Cohen studied with Donald Sinta at the University of Michigan and endorses Conn-Selmer, D’Addario Woodwinds, Silverstein, and Key Leaves products.
