Bill Cole, musician, composer, educator and writer, has organized concerts in venues ranging from Town Hall and Symphony Space in New York to Broadway Performance Hall in Seattle and Hopkins Center in Hanover, New Hampshire. Since its inception Dr. Cole has led The Untempered Ensemble, and has also served as Artistic Director of Shadrack, Inc. He has performed and recorded with artists including Ornette Coleman, Jayne Cortez, Julius Hemphill, Sam Rivers, James Blood Ulmer and Fred Ho. He has written acclaimed compositions for large and small groups: "The Seven Cycles," "Freedom 1863," and "Seasoning the Greens." Dr. Cole's primary instruments are Asian double reed horns, including Chinese sonas, Korean hojok and piri, Indian shenai and nagaswarm, Ghanaian bamboo flute, Tibetan trumpet, and digeridoo. Dr. Cole records for Boxholder Records. 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. He holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University. Dr. Cole was a full professor at Dartmouth College's Music Department before his retirement.