Upcoming at the Brecht Forum

A workshop and show coming at the Brecht Forum:

Bill Cole Workshop & World Premiere Concert
Friday, April 25
WORKSHOP
Dr. Cole will lead a workshop examining his specialty: non-Western wind instruments, including the Ghanaian atenteben, Chinese sona, Korean hojok and piri, South Indian nagaswaram, North Indian shenai, Tibetan trumpet and Australian didjeridu.
2 to 4 pm
$25
This workshop is open to all musicians.
Pre-registration recommended at www. brechtforum. org/nk

9 pm UNTEMPERED ENSEMBLE April 25th
(Billy Bang replaces Andrew Lamb)
Featuring Bill Cole with Billy Bang, Atticus Cole, Shayna Dulberger, William Parker & Warren Smith (World premiere of new Brecht Forum commission)
$10
advance tickets at www. brechtforum. org/nk

Bill Cole is a musician, composer, educator and writer. Since its inception, Dr. Cole has led The Untempered Ensemble. He has performed and recorded Ornette Coleman, Jayne Cortez, Julius Hemphill, Sam Rivers, James Blood Ulmer, Fred Ho and many others. He has written acclaimed compositions for large and small groups: “The Seven Cycles,” “Freedom 1863,” and “Seasoning the Greens.” He is the author of two biographies, John Coltrane” and “Miles Davis: The Early Years, as well as many articles as jazz critic for Downbeat, Coda and other journals.