Bill Cole

Bill Cole: Biography in Details

Who is Bill Cole?

Pennsylvania-born Bill Cole is a veteran musician. He possesses American citizenship. Additionally, he is also a professor of music. Multi-talented Bill also likes to write and has published several books.

Furthermore, he plays several instruments like ‘Suona,’ ‘Piri,’ ‘Hojok,’ and others.

Presently, Bill Cole is one of the prominent figures in the music industry. Moreover, he is a well-celebrated personality in the Jazz music industry.

Similarly, he is popular for writing a book named, “Miles Davis: The Early Years.”

In which school did Bill Cole attend?

Bill Cole was born in Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania. He was born in 1937. His exact birth date is not available. Till now, Bill has not revealed any details regarding his ethnicity and parents.

Similarly, there is no information about his early life and childhood. This is because he has kept his mouth shut regarding these topics. As per now, we can only wait until he shares these details.

Discussing his education, he is a student and teacher of music. As a student, he joined Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Then Bill Cole studied ethnomusicology in there. Ethnomusicology is the study of music from cultural and social aspects. Later he got his Ph. D. in ethnomusicology.

Bill Cole’s Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Bill Cole is active in this field for decades. There is no exact date of his career initiation. From the available records, we can say that he recorded “The First Cycle” in 1975.

The record was later released in 1980. Afterward, he released another music named, “Unsubmissive Blues” in the same year.

Then in 1982, he released “There It Is” with performers, Jayne Cortez, and the Firespitters. Similarly, he released his next music “Everywhere Drums” in 1990 along with Jayne Cortez and Bola Press.

Furthermore, his other music is “The Untempered Trio,” “Two Masters,” “As If You Knew,” and so on. Additionally, he is also a professor of music.

Bill Cole taught music at Amherst College from 1972 until 1974. Then in 1974, he joined Dartmouth College. After a decade of teaching there, he resigned in 1990.

He is also the founder of the group, “Untempered Ensemble.”

Currently, in his old days, he is renowned and demanded by most of the jazz events and clubs. This helps him earn a pretty good salary. Consequently, he has accumulated some net worth as of 2023.

Bill Cole’s Rumors, and Controversy

Bill Cole is a decent guy. But unfortunately, he has been into controversy. Previously, several newspapers called him incompetent of teaching music.

Similarly, “The Dartmouth Review” from Dartmouth College cited his teaching style as unconventional. As of now, he is free of any rumors, criticisms or controversies.

What are the body stats of Bill Cole?

Bill Cole in his old age looks healthy with his body. He is bald and he has brown eye color.

Presently, we don’t have any details about his height, weight or any other body figures.

Bill Cole’s Social Media

Bill Cole isn’t active on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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