American musician specializing in early music repertoires, he performs on lute, guitar, sings, and is a conductor, from 1968 to 2008 he was the director of the Boston Camerata.
ALBUMS
Anne Azéma - Joël Cohen*, Camerata Mediterranea
Troubadour Songs
2010, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Erato, Warner Classics & Jazz
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Trav'ling Home (American Spirituals 1770-1890)
2009
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
A Boston Camerata Christmas
2008, 3xCD, Album + Box, Comp, Erato, 
,
, Renaissance/Medieval/Religious/Holiday
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
An Elizabethan Songbook
2003, CD, Comp, Warner Classics
The Shakers Of Sabbathday Lake*, The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
The Golden Harvest (More Shaker Chants And Spirituals)
2000
Alfonso X El Sabio - Camerata Mediterranea, Joel Cohen (3) With Abdelkrim Rais Andalusian Orchestra Of Fès*, Mohammed Briouel*
Cantigas De Santa Maria
1999, CD, ,
, Renaissance/Andalusian Classical/Sephardic
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
What Then Is Love? An Elizabethan Songbook
1998, CD, Erato
The Boston Camerata* / Joel Cohen
Douce Beauté: Pierre Guédron et l'Air de Cour
1998, CD, Album, 20 , Erato, 
,
, Renaissance/Choral
Joel Cohen (3), Boston Camerata
Liberty Tree: Early American Music 1776-1861
1998, CD, 
,
, Military/Folk/Vocal
Joel Cohen (3), Tod Machover
Angels (Voices From Eternity)
1997, CD, Erato
Kurt Weill, Paul Green (3), The Otaré Pit Band, Joel Cohen
Music For Johnny Johnson
1997
Dowland*, Azéma* ~ Clark* ~ Hite* ~ Frederiksen*, The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Farewell, Unkind
1996, CD, Erato
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Carmina Burana
1996, CD, ,
, Medieval
The Schola Cantorum Of Boston*, The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Lamentations: Holy Week In Provence
1995, CD, 
,
, Early/Religious/Occitan
Joel Cohen (3), The Boston Camerata* et Ensemble Project Ars Nova (P.A.N)*
Le Roman de Fauvel
1995
Boston Camerata / Joel Cohen (3) / Schola Cantorum Of Boston
Simple Gifts
1995
Bernatz de Ventadorn*, Camerata Mediterranea, Joel Cohen
Le Fou Sur Le Pont
1994, CD, Erato
Boston Camerata Directed By Joel Cohen
Nueva Espana - Close Encounters In The New World 1590 - 1690
1993
Gilles*, Joel Cohen
Requiem
1993
Boston Camerata, Schola Cantorum Of Boston, The Black Chorus Of Brown University, Joel Cohen
An American Christmas
1993
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
A Baroque Christmas
1992, CD, Album, Elektra Nonesuch
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
The American Vocalist (Spirituals And Folk Hymns, 1850-1870)
1992
Camerata Mediterranea, Joël Cohen*
Lo Gai Saber (Troubadours Et Jongleurs 1100-1300 / Troubadours And Minstrels / Troubadoure Und Spielmänner)
1991, CD, ,
, Medieval/Occitan
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
New Britain (Les Racines Du Folksong Americain = The Roots Of American Folksong)
1990, CD, Erato
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
The Sacred Bridge (Juifs & Chrétiens Dans L'europe Médiévale = Jews & Christians In Medieval Europe = Juden Und Chrisen Im Mittelalterlichen Europa)
1990
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen (3), The Boston Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble*
Noël, Noël! (Noëls Français = French Christmas Music 1200-1600)
1990
A. Azema*, H. Ledroit*, The Boston Camerata*, Joël Cohen*
Tristan & Iseult
1989, CD, ,
, Medieval
Joel Cohen (3), Boston Camerata
L'Homme Arme / Musique De Guerre Et De Paix
1986
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen (3), Frank Albinder, Roberta Anderson, Marilyn Boenau, Anne Azéma, Edmund Brownless, Ken Fitch, Jane Hershey, Bruce Lancaster, Carol Lewis (2), Mack Ramsey, Fred Raffensberger, Tom Coleman, David Ripley, Dan Stillman
A Renaissance Christmas
1986
Guillaume de Machaut, The Boston Camerata*, Joël Cohen*
Messe De Nostre-Dame Chansons
1985, LP, Harmonia Mundi France, ,
, Medieval
The Boston Camerata* · Joel Cohen
La Primavera (La Nature Dans La Musique De La Renaissance = The Natural World In Renaissance Music = Die Natur In Der Renaissance-Musik)
1984, LP, Erato, ,
, Renaissance
Giovanni Gabrieli, Orazio Vecchi, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
E Viva Venezia - Venise En Musique Vers 1600
1983, LP, Erato, ,
, Renaissance
Josquin Des Prez* - The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Missa Pange Lingua
1982, LP, Harmonia Mundi, Harmonia Mundi
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
Chants De L'exil (Musiciens Juifs En Europe 1200-1600 = Songs From Jewish Musicians In Exile)
1981
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen (3), Ives Rqueta*
Nativitat En Occitania E Endacòm Mai
1980, LP, Ventadorn
Pierre Certon - The Boston Camerata* / Joel Cohen
Chansons / Messe «Sus Le Pont D'Avignon»
1980
Henry Purcell, The Boston Camerata* / Joël Cohen*
Dido & Aeneas
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Opera/Baroque
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen (3), Josquin Des Pres*
Music Of Josquin Des Pres
1979, LP, Titanic (2), 
,
, Medieval
Rossi* - Saladin* - Grossi*, Camerata De Boston*, Joël Cohen*
Musique Judeo-Baroque
1979
Marc Antoine Charpentier, The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Messe De Minuit Pour Noël = (Midnight Mass On French Christmas Carols) / Sonata À 6
1978
Camerata Motetten-Chor* ∙ Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
Deutsche Musik Aus Mittelalter Und Renaissance
1978
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Sing We Noel: Christmas Music From England & Early America
1978
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Courts And Chapels Of Renaissance France
1976, LP, Titanic (2)
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
A Medieval Christmas
1975
Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
Musica Teutonica
1974, Cass, Album, Advent Corporation
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
A Renaissance Christmas
1974
Hugues Cuénod, Joel Cohen (3), Christiane Jaccottet
Songs And Dances Of John Dowland
1973, LP, Turnabout
The Boston Camerata*, Joel Cohen
Flemish Composers In Renaissance Italy (The Wandering Musicians)
1973
The Cambridge Consort, Joel Cohen
Minstrel Music Of The 12th And 13th Centuries
1972
The Cambridge Consort, Joel Cohen
Love And Dalliance In Renaissance France
1971
Monteverdi*, Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen
Scherzi Musicali
1970, Vinyl, ,
, Renaissance/Baroque
Joel Cohen
Music And Memory = Musiques Et Mémoires
CD, Club, Erato
APPEARANCES +
Various
Calm Christmas
2023, LP, Comp, 180, Warner Classics, ,
, Choral/Holiday/Baroque/Renaissance/Medieval
The Boston Camerata* • Anne Azéma
Hodie Christus Natus Est: A Medieval Christmas
2021, CD, Album, Harmonia Mundi
Free Human Zoo
No Wind Tonight...
2019, 2xCD, Album, EX-TENSION Records
The Boston Camerata*, Anne Azéma
Free America! Early Songs Of Resistance And Rebellion
2019, CD, Album, Harmonia Mundi,
Various
Healing Voices - Greensleeves = ヒーリング・ヴォイセズ ～グリーンスリーヴス
2019, CD, Comp, Warner Classics, 
Various
Les Grands Classiques De La Musique Sacrée
2016, Box, Comp + 4xCD, Warner Classics, ,
, Baroque/Romantic/Classical/Oratorio/Renaissance/Choral/Medieval
Various
Radio Clásica - 50 Aniversario (La Música De Una Historia)
2015, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Warner Classics, Rtve, ,
, Medieval/Baroque/Renaissance/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist/Contemporary
Anne Azéma
Provence mystique: Sacred songs of the Middle Ages = Chants sacrés du Moyen-Âge
2011
Various
Notes De Voyage: Les Musiques De Corto Maltese
2009, 3xCD, Comp, Num, Casterman, ,
, Folk/African/Celtic/Flamenco/Hawaiian/Pacific/Baião/Candombe/Cumbia/Rumba/Tango/Big Band/Ragtime/Swing/Chanson/Music Hall/Vocal/Renaissance/Baroque/Romantic/Modern/Opera/Pipe & Drum/Soundtrack/Religious/Field Recording/Interview
Boston Camerata, Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble, Joel Cohen, Karim Nagi
A Mediterranean Christmas
2005, CD, Album, Warner Classics
Gilles*
Requiem
2004, CD, 
,
, Baroque
Various
Catalogues in Sound
2001, CD, Smplr, Glissando, ,
, Choral/Classical/Baroque
Hélène Bleskine, André Dussollier
La Bible En Musique
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Boo, Erato, Gallimard Jeunesse Musique, ,
, Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Post-Modern/Renaissance/Early/Religious
Various
New Release Highlights - Autumn 1996
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Car, Erato, ,
, Classical
Various
Musique En Fête
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Erato,
The Boston Camerata*
A Medieval Christmas
1992
Pino Donaggio
Due Occhi Diabolici (Colonna Sonora Del Film)
1990
Joseph Machlis
Recordings for The Enjoyment of Music Fifth Edition and for The Norton Scores Fourth Edition Expanded Version Album 1: Medieval to Classic
1984, 6xLP, Comp, Mono, Dlx, CBS Special Products
Various
A Christmas Celebration
1984
Various
Musik Der Renaissance
1984, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Renaissance
Various
The Enjoyment Of Music / The Norton Series (Fourth Edition - Expanded Version: Album 1)
1977
Claudio Monteverdi
The World Of Monteverdi
1975, 5xLP + Box, Comp, VoxBox, ,
, Renaissance/Baroque/Opera
The New York Trumpet Ensemble* , Dir: Gerard Schwarz
Trompetenfest - Festival De Trompettes
1975
The Boston Camerata*
A Renaissance Christmas
1974
Iannis Xenakis / Krzysztof Penderecki - Paul Zukofsky, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukas Foss
Akrata / Pithoprakta - Capriccio For Violin & Orchestra / De Natura Sonoris
1974
Jean Philippe Rameau*, Hamburg Chamber Orchestra*, Richard Kapp
Zoroastre (Excerpts) (A Lyric Tragedy)
1971
Eastman Brass Quintet
German And English Music Of The Late Renaissance For Brass
1969, LP, VOX (6), ,
, Renaissance
Eastman Brass Quintet
German & English Music Of The Late Renaissance For Brass
1968
Haydn*
"Echo" Sextet / "Birthday" (Der Geburtstag) Divertimento
1968
The Stephane Caillat Vocal Quartet* With Guy Robert And Stephane Caillat*
Airs From The Courts And Times Of Henri IV And Louis XIII
LP, Album, Turnabout
Louise Budd, Richard Kapp, Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York*, Jean-Philippe Rameau
Le Temple De La Glorie
LP, Candide
Various
Erato
50xCD + Box, Comp, Erato, ,
, Renaissance/Baroque/Contemporary/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Music Of The Medieval Era
4xLP, Ltd, Sine Qua Non
Various
Christmas At Downton Abbey
2014, 2x CD, ,
, Soundtrack/Holiday
Various
The Christmas Experience
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Classics & Jazz,
Various
40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Classics
Various
Christmas With The Stars
1997, Cassette, ,
, Easy Listening/Holiday
Various
The Atlantic Group Release 9 1995
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Atlantic,
Various
Atlantic Classics Fall 95 Sampler
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Atlantic Classics,
Various
Elektra International Classics - Spring 94
1994, CD, Promo, Smplr, Elektra,
Various
Great Choruses Of Christmas
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RCA Special Products, Warner Music Enterprises Inc., BMG Direct
Various
Nouveautes Automne 1990
1990, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Erato
Various
Classical Christmas 2
CD, Comp, Northern & Shell Publications