Coat Cooke

Coat Cooke is one of Canada’s most lyrical and inventive saxophonists and composers. His work has included a wide selection projects with dance, theatre, multi-media and film over the last thirty years.

Coat has toured Canada, the USA and Europe performing in major festivals in Berlin, Lisbon and Chicago, and his collaborations include work with George Lewis, Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Butch Morris, Marilyn Crispell, Oliver Lake and most recently with Diane Labrosse, Pierre Tanguay and John Oswald.

As saxophonist/composer and leader of the NOW Orchestra you can hear him on a number of critically acclaimed recordings. His most recent Coat Cooke Trio recording, Up Down Down Up is available on Cellar Live Records (www.cellarlive.com)