COSA BRAVA: FRED FRITH, ZEENA PARKINS, CARLA KIHLSTEDT, THE NORMAN CONQUEST, MATTHIAS BOSSI & GUEST SHAHZAD ISMAILY

Pioneering avant-garde guitarist Fred Frith became a professor of composition after a 40-year career. In the 1970s he played in experimental rock bands like Henry Cow and Art Bears. Cosa Brava is a new band with an unusual line-up. With harpist Zeena Parkins Frith played in the art rock trio Skeleton Crew. Violin player Carla Kihlstedt and drummer Matthias Bossi, from the adventurous rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, complete Cosa Brava. Special guest is multi-instrumentalist Shazhad Ismaily.