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Coat Cooke (reeds/flute) is one of Canada’s most lyrical and inventive saxophonists. He is the founder and leader of the renowned NOW Orchestra.

He has toured Canada, the USA and Europe performing in major festivals in Berlin, Lisbon and Chicago. As a composer, he has written for dance, film, and spoken word, and for configurations from solo piano to large ensembles. His collaborations include work with George Lewis, Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Butch Morris, and most recently with Marilyn Crispell.

He has a new CD of the Coat Cooke Trio coming out this fall on the Cellar Live label.