Balkan Music &
Dance Workshops

Every summer the EEFC presents two week-long workshops. Follow the links below to read all about them!

Mendocino, California

June 28-July 5, 2025
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Iroquois Springs, New York

August 9-16, 2025
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Paul Brown

Acoustic Bass/Bass Guitar

Paul Brown has been playing music for 44 years, studying bass and improvisation at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and oud and makam with Haig Manoukian and Necati Çelik. Comfortable in all styles of music from Eastern Europe, he has been house bassist for the EEFC Workshops since 1996. Paul plays electric and acoustic bass with Édessa, Evet, Pontic Firebird, Sherefe, and Kavala, among many other bands.

Email: bassistbrown@mac.com