Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the all-star collective trio Brew, featuring legends Miya Masaoka, Reggie Workman and Gerry Hemingway, at Solar Myth on Thursday, June 12.

Formed in New York in 1999, Brew is a collective trio whose unique and original sound is shaped by the legendary bassist Reggie Workman (John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, Trio Three); kotoist and monochordist Miya Masaoka (Bang On a Can, ROVA, Pharoah Sanders, Ornette Coleman, Fred Frith, George Lewis) and percussionist Gerry Hemingway (Anthony Braxton Quartet, BassDrumBone, Marilyn Crispell). Employing compositions and improvisations from all three members, Brew dismantles previous paradigms of the role of koto, drums and bass and seeks to construct a new hierarchical model – subverting and re-defining the “leading line or melodic voice” and assumed role of the instruments. The strong artistic voice of each member renders this trio a singular place in improvised music.