Jazz Articles about Cole Sainburg

About Cole Sainburg

Album Review

Who could have guessed that the next wave of world-class big-band composers and arrangers would wash ashore in the U.S. after starting its journey in faraway Asia? In 2024 alone, many composers with roots in the Far East have nourished their credentials with impressive and well- received big-band recordings. Those whose names spring to mind include Jihye Lee, Hyeseon Hong, Noel Okimoto and Zhengtao Pan, a list that has now grown by one with the addition of pianist and composer ...

Album Review

Eric Bell: Vulnerability

Read "Vulnerability" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
December 15, 2024

Eric Bell's debut album Vulnerability is an exploration of artistry, creativity and respect for jazz traditions. Accompanied by his regular partners bassist Cole Sainburg and drummer Nico Vasquez along with special guests guitarist Dean Anbar and tenor saxophonist Eric Hirschhorn, Bell delivers a compelling performance, balancing the weight of jazz history with an innovative spirit. The carefully curated eight-track outing offers a mix of jazz, popular standards and original compositions. The session opens with the appropriately ...