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SUMMARY:DM Hotep / Matt Engle / Daniel Villarreal
DESCRIPTION:Live music in the bar at Solar Myth \nTuesdays in March 3rd\, 17th and 31st \n2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 pm \nNo Cover
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/dm-hotep-matt-engle-daniel-villarreal-2/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Victor Vieira-Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:Victor Vieira-Branco – vibes \nLuke Stewart – bass \nJohn Moran- drums \nsets 7:30 and 9:00 \n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-viera-branco-trio-9/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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SUMMARY:Laraaji - solo set
DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia-born and New Jersey-raised\, Laraaji has pursued spiritual transcendence through music since the mid-1970s. After years of developing an aesthetic shaped by Eastern philosophies and transcendental research in his longtime Harlem home\, Laraaji’s breakthrough came when Brian Eno discovered him busking in Washington Square Park in 1979\, improvising celestial meditations on his electric zither. This encounter led to a collaboration on Eno’s influential Ambient series\, resulting in the 1980 album Day of Radiance. \nSince then\, Laraaji has become a defining figure in new age and ambient music\, known for his commitment to hand-crafted sounds over synthesizers and his embrace of a human presence in his performances. Whether playing monochord instruments\, singing\, or using electronics-kissed percussion\, his music remains rooted in a cosmic African-American tradition. His soundscapes are as hypnotically beautiful as they are rich with moments of tension and dissonance\, bringing depth to his trance-inducing explorations. For over four decades\, Laraaji’s work has continued to evolve\, inviting listeners into deep states of reflection while remaining grounded in a deeply personal musical journey.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/laraaji-solo-set/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T210000
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SUMMARY:AIRLFT Festival
DESCRIPTION:2:00PM Ashé Mystics:\nThe Ashé Mystics are Kevin Diehl\, Julius Masri & Joshua Marquez. They create a world of sound with electronic circuitry\, improv and percussive underpinnings.\n2:50 PM The Humanosity Project:\nThe Humanosity Project are Dave Ross\, Matt Lavelle\, Pete Dennis & Julius Masri – a quartet of four monster improvisors operating in the extreme regions of Jazz. They first got together under a tree by a river in Philadelphia and have since performed in NYC\, Baltimore and Washington DC.\n3:40 PM Spectral Forces:\nAlex Smith is your guide enmeshed in the parallel universes of Philadelphia. In The Light of The Universe is in Who worlds are brought to life and death by the rhythm section of Julius Masri and Pete Dennis. Each song\, a different aspect of reality\, brought close to the ear. Histories- personal\, aspirational\, erotic\, and revolutionary- are rotated for the enjoyment of its prismatic refractions.\n4:30 PM Avant Guardian Angels:\nNo description of the Philly jazz scene exists that does not include something along the lines of “And Elliott Levin has been known to sit in\, buggin’ out with his sax and flute…” Eugene Chadbourne – Allmusic. Elliot is joind by Dave Hotep Middleton\, Tara Middleton (both of Sun Ra Arkestra & Jupiter Blue) and Jan Jeffries.\n5:20 PM Emily Robb\, Todd Margasak & Mike Szekely trio:Emily Robb has been a prominent figure in Philadelphia’s underground experimental music scene ever since her debut solo record\, “How to Moonwalk\,” came out in 2021. She is joined by Todd Margasak (Sonic Liberation Front\, etc) -cornet and Mike Szekely (Unseen Rain\, etc) -drums.\n\n6:10PM Future Ghosts Ensemble:\nThrumming drums and circuit-drench strings swirl with howling winds. A journey through immersive\, experimental soundscapes with electronic augmentation. Joshua Marquez\, Walter Gershon\, Julius Masri\, Pete Dennis & Kevin Diehl are Future Ghosts.\n7:00PM Instant Arts Quartet:\nThe venerated Terry Lawson performing with Matt Lavelle\, Pete Dennis & Kevin Diehl.\n7:50 PM: d’ TING!:\nPercussionist Daniel Villarreal\, recently arrived in Philadelphia will be joined by percussionists Tom Lowery & Kevin Diehl.\n8:40 PM: AIRLFT:\nAIRLFT is a creative ensemble performing instant and semi precomposed music and sounds. We call them AIRLFTS. We are past students/collaborators of Cecil Taylor\, Ornette\, Sunny Murray\, William Parker\, Odean Pope\, Sun Ra\, Marshall Allen\, Oliver Lake and more. For this performance AIRLFT are Kevin Diehl\, Terry Lawson\, Elliott Levin\, Matt Lavelle\, Joshua Marquez\, Pete Dennis\, Tom Lowery & possibly others.\nTimes are approximate but we will do our best to stay on schedule.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/airlft-festival/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T170000
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SUMMARY:Sonali Singh Trio\, Pureply\, Sunryze\, Shadow Catcher
DESCRIPTION:Pureply \nSonali Singh Trio \nShadowcatcher (Amherst\, MA) \nSunRyze \n \n \nJoin us for an experimental daytime show at Walmart Pier! Pureply will play an hour long ambient set\, followed by a free improv set by Sonali Singh and friends. Shadowcatcher’s performance features live improvised breakbeats on an electronic percussion setup\, and SunRyze will close out the show with a DJ set complete with live horns and the other musicians on the bill!
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/sonali-singh-trio-pureply-sunryze-shadow-catcher/
LOCATION:Walmart Beach\, "ask a punk"\, Philladelpha
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
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SUMMARY:The Great Tomorrow- Pond & Mystery Duo\,  Glazier x Blacksberg\, Hotep
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to town- Darja Goldberg (Accordion) and Cristopher Götzen (Guitar) all the way from Deutschland\, joined in trio by Aaron Pond on Wagner Tuba. DM Hotep (of Sun Ra) dazzles with elaborate structures built from electric musings. Max Glazier and Dan Blacksberg cut it up. Max G curates. \n  \n Pond & Mystery Duo ?????? \nAaron Pond- Wagner Tuba\, Voice \n \nDM Hotep- El Guitar (possibly joined by a special guest)  \n Glazier x Blacksberg \nMax Glazier- Drums \nDan Blacksberg- Trombone
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-great-tomorrow-golberg-gotzen-pond-glazier-x-blacksberg-hotep/
LOCATION:Wooden Shoe Books\, 704 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T220000
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SUMMARY:Irreversible Entanglements present Organic Music Society
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with The Living Temple\, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry\, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Philadelphia-born free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements\, exploring the ecstatic  music of Don Cherry’s groundbreaking Organic Music Society at Solar Myth on Saturday\, March 28\, 2026. \nIrreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer\, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke Stewart\, who came together to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality event organized after the slaying of Akai Gurley by the NYPD. Months later the group added trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes. Though free jazz with voice is an uncommon approach in the modern day landscape of the genre\, the spirit and subject the band channels and explores represent a return to a central tenant of the sound as it was founded – to be a vehicle for Black liberation. As Joshua Minsoo Kim wrote in the Chicago Reader\, “Irreversible Entanglements will leave you shaken.” \nFor this special performance\, the band will explore the pioneering music of Don Cherry’s landmark 1972 double album Organic Music Society. The recording\, which presaged the “world music” movement and its fusion of global traditions with jazz\, was an outgrowth of the community of like-minded musicians that Don and Moki Cherry convened in the town of Tågarp\, Sweden. Writing for Dusted\, Dan Ruccia hails the album as nothing less than “the sound of utopia\, of equality\, of the universal egalitarian dream\, of the earth\, the water\, and the life force in all its various guises.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/irreversible-entanglements-present-organic-music-society/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T220000
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SUMMARY:Solo and Chamber Music of Elliott Carter Arcana New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: \nTwo Thoughts About the Piano\nFigment V for marimba\nEsprit Rude/Esprit Doux II\nEpigrams\nEnchanted Preludes\nGra for clarinet\nCanon for 4 \nARCANA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE: \nAnna Lim – violin\nTom Kraines – cello\nNic Handahl – flute\nJonathan Leeds – clarinet\nDavid Hughes – piano\nAndy Thierauf – marimba
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/solo-and-chamber-music-of-elliott-carter-arcana-new-music-ensemble/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T125556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T125556Z
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SUMMARY:METER: Experiments in Poetry\, Music & Dance
DESCRIPTION:METER is a night of verbal\, sonic\, and kinetic experimentation. Local poets reading live. Musicians and dancers improvising performances in response. Crafted verse collides with spontaneous composition. \nMETTER’s March 2026 Line Up: \nPoets \nAndy Izenson \nMason McAvoy \nArdon Shorr \nMusicians \nElliot Beck \nJulius Masri \nRicki Weidenhof \nDancers \nSydney Donovan \nTamar Gutherz \nElla-Gabriel Mason \nCaroline O’Brien \nmik phillips \nMadeline Shuron \nDoors open at 7:00 PM\, performances will start shortly thereafter. Whole show runs about 90 minutes with an intermission.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/meter-experiments-in-poetry-music-dance/
LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T130000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T150206Z
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SUMMARY:A listening session with Irreversible Entanglements Moderated by WRTI
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with The Living Temple\, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry\, Ars Nova Workshop presents a special conversation and listening session with the Philadelphia-born free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements\, at the Fabric Workshop & Museum on Saturday\, March 28\, 2026. \nFor this very special event\, the band will explore the pioneering music of Don Cherry’s landmark 1972 double album Organic Music Society\, in conversation with WRTI’s Josh Jackson. \nThe recording\, which presaged the “world music” movement and its fusion of global traditions with jazz\, was an outgrowth of the community of like-minded musicians that Don and Moki Cherry convened in the town of Tågarp\, Sweden. Writing for Dusted\, Dan Ruccia hails the album as nothing less than “the sound of utopia\, of equality\, of the universal egalitarian dream\, of the earth\, the water\, and the life force in all its various guises.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/a-listening-session-with-irreversible-entanglements-moderated-by-wrti/
LOCATION:Fabric Workshop and Museum\, 1214 Arch Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260201T142510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260201T142510Z
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SUMMARY:Irreversible Entanglements
DESCRIPTION:Irreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer\, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke Stewart\, who came together to perform at a Musicians Against Police Brutality event organized after the slaying of Akai Gurley by the NYPD. Months later the group added trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes. Though free jazz with voice is an uncommon approach in the modern day landscape of the genre\, the spirit and subject the band channels and explores represent a return to a central tenant of the sound as it was founded – to be a vehicle for Black liberation. As Joshua Minsoo Kim wrote in the Chicago Reader\, “Irreversible Entanglements will leave you shaken.” \nFor the first of two performances this weekend\, the band will celebrate the release of their eagerly anticipated new album. \n  \n21+
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/irreversible-entanglements/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
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SUMMARY:Caroline Davis\, Christian Mirande/ Carrie DeCunzo Mirande Duo
DESCRIPTION:Caroline Davis: \nAlive with nurturing visions of simple sonic offerings to morph our present situation\, Caroline Davis’ main reason for playing music is to connect with others\, beckoning new vistas among curious listeners. Her musical journey began in Singapore\, in a humid climate\, hearing sounds underwater that she would recreate by singing to her German shepherd dogs\, who treated her as their own. Her family moved to the United States\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, around age 6\, where she encountered R&B and gospel music rife with horns that called her to choose the saxophone 6 years later. \nToday\, Caroline’s music covers a wide range of styles\, owed to this shifting environment. As a leader\, she has released eight albums: Live Work & Play (2012)\, Doors: Chicago Storylines (2015)\, Heart Tonic (2018)\, Alula (2019)\, Anthems (2019)\, Portals\, Vol. 1: Mourning (2021)\, Alula: Captivity (2023)\, and Portals\, Vol.2: Returning. Her active projects include jazz-leaning Portals\, experimental R&B My Tree\, and protest band Alula. She has won Downbeat’s Critic’s Poll Rising Star Alto-Saxophonist (2018) and has been included in numerous Reader and Critics Polls. Her work has garnered much praise from NPR\, The Wire\, DownBeat\, and many international publications. \nDavis is active as both a side-person and a leader in a diverse set of expressions. Davis has shared the stage with Lee Konitz\, Rajna Swaminathan\, Michelle Boulé\, Angelica Sanchez\, John Zorn\, Bari Kim\, Wendy Eisenberg\, The Femme Jam\, Matt Mitchell\, Terry Riley\, Miles Okazaki\, and Billy Kaye. \nChristian Mirande & Carrie DeCunzo Mirande duo: \n“Some significant AOTY noise circling around this one. We’ve only just stepped into May so i’ll withhold my judgment for a few more months\, but some records do capture the imagination straight out the gate and Christrian Mirande’s latest\, a first time vinyl release for Regional Bears no less\, certainly feels like a contender. No surprise\, really\, considering Mirande’s history with some of the US underground’s finest institutions – Hanson\, Recital\, Ascetic House et al – though Beautiful One Day\, Perfect the Next does feel especially rounded and sharply conceived. We’ve a record of two halves\, the first side a series of shortform musique concrete digressions built from voice notes\, tape manipulations\, and some fluid\, abstract bass playing that had me thinking of that great Kontakta album snapped off into miniatures\, while the second is a totemic singular piece that’s a bit of a sui generis moment for Mirande. 15 minutes of chiming electronics and swirling ambience\, fretless bass\, and synthesised spoken word that makes unavoidable nods to Robert Ashley/Blue Gene Tyranny\, and recalls the conceptual application of James Ferraro circa NYC\, Hell 3am\, all whilst retaining a refreshing accessibility. There’s also some particularly effective interplay between the processed and the organic\, like the sound of the mulch of synthetic soil or swaying of plastic grass\, a venturing of some kind into the uncanny valley where Mirande’s lopsided world is captured in a fairground mirror.”-World of Echo \nCarrie DeCunzo Mirande is a computer musician\, pianist\, vocalist\, and video and installation artist. Her work deals with social and ecological ethics\, and she incorporates visual language and theater into her compositional and performance practice. \nShe has performed and released music under the monikers beautywork\, Natural Pleasures\, and Carrie Ford. She has released on Hold Tapes\, No Rent Records\, Love is the Law\, Sprawl Tapes\, American Damage\, and KSX Solutions. \nShe received an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College and studied geography and political ecology at the University of Vermont. She grew up in the the Adirondacks and currently lives in Philadelphia\, PA where she teaches privately.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/caroline-davis-christian-mirande-carrie-decunzo-mirande-duo/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mariana Carvalho / Zach Hart - Ben Bennett - Tether
DESCRIPTION:Mariana Carvalho and Zach Hart\, touring from Germany\, are joined by Ben Bennett and Tether for a night of experimental sound making. Readings by poets Emily k. and Myene Yanu.\n\n\n\n\n\nMariana Carvalho @mariana.t.carvalho\nZach Hart\nBen Bennett @bnbnntt\nTether @normalposition\nEmily k. @cauldronbroth\nMyene Yanu @myene.tsty\n\n\n\nDoors 7:00PM\, music 7:30PM\n$10-20 suggested donation
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/mariana-carvalho-zach-hart-ben-bennett-tether/
LOCATION:Fidget\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T130746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T130746Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Composer’s Black Box with Ted Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Ted Gordon presents his new book The Composer’s Black Box: Making Music in Cybernetic America (University of California Press\, 2025)\, which examines how human musicians and their electronic musical instruments negotiate agency\, creativity\, and selfhood through cybernetic pathways of control. Through five historical case studies—chapters on early cybernetic electronic systems developed by Morton Subotnick\, Donald Buchla\, Pauline Oliveros\, Alvin Lucier\, and Sun Ra—Gordon’s book develops a concept of “ex-composition” that accounts for experiences of playing with instruments that play themselves\, and the consequences those experiences hold for understanding the musical self in an increasingly informational world. The presentation will also include a reading and improvised performance with a small Buchla modular electronic music system\, one of the instrumental systems examined in the book.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/book-launch-the-composers-black-box-with-ted-gordon/
LOCATION:Ulises\, 1525 N American Street Studio 104\, Ray Philly\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260225T004037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T004037Z
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SUMMARY:June Bender  /  Jason Carr w/ Koof Ibi
DESCRIPTION:Trepanation Series at Century Bar \n  \nJune Bender \n  \nJason Carr w/ Koof Ibi \n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/june-bender-jason-carr-w-koof-ibi/
LOCATION:Century Bar\, 1350 S. 29th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19146\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T233000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20251215T191529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T192233Z
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SUMMARY:Shabaka
DESCRIPTION:  \nLondon-born Shabaka earned widespread renown as a saxophonist with his cosmically-oriented ensembles Shabaka and the Ancestors\, Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming before taking an indefinite hiatus from the instrument and dedicating himself to the flute. For his flute-forward album Perceive its Beauty\, Acknowledge its Grace\, Shabaka tapped into a remarkable cadre of players\, including percussionist Carlos Niño\, bassist Esperanza Spalding\, vocalists Saul Williams and Lianne La Havas and fellow flute explorer\, OutKast co-founder André 3000. \nIn its review of the album\, Pitchfork declared that Shabaka had\, “remade his music from the ground up… The incarnation may be new\, but the music’s underlying spirit\, its animating force\, is very much the same.” Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to host this modern innovator for two performances certain to be mesmerizing\, rapturous and exploratory.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shabaka-2/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T210000
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SUMMARY:Shabaka
DESCRIPTION:  \nLondon-born Shabaka earned widespread renown as a saxophonist with his cosmically-oriented ensembles Shabaka and the Ancestors\, Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming before taking an indefinite hiatus from the instrument and dedicating himself to the flute. For his flute-forward album Perceive its Beauty\, Acknowledge its Grace\, Shabaka tapped into a remarkable cadre of players\, including percussionist Carlos Niño\, bassist Esperanza Spalding\, vocalists Saul Williams and Lianne La Havas and fellow flute explorer\, OutKast co-founder André 3000. \nIn its review of the album\, Pitchfork declared that Shabaka had\, “remade his music from the ground up… The incarnation may be new\, but the music’s underlying spirit\, its animating force\, is very much the same.” Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to host this modern innovator for two performances certain to be mesmerizing\, rapturous and exploratory.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shabaka/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T173000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T185315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T185315Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Victoria Shen (Evicshen)
DESCRIPTION:Victoria Shen (A.K.A. Evicshen) is a sound artist\, experimental music performer\, and instrument-maker based in San Francisco. Shen’s sound practice is concerned with the spatiality/physicality of sound and its relationship to the human body. Her music features analog modular synthesizers\, vinyl/resin records\, and self-built electronics. Eschewing conventions in harmony and rhythm in favor of extreme textures and gestural tones\, Shen uses what she calls “chaotic sound” to oppose signal and information\, eluding traditionally embedded meaning. \nHer personal identity; her body; is the space her work utilizes to restructure sonic meaning. In her live performances\, she proposes an exploration between meaning and non-meaning through the physical activation of noise tropes. Her probing into these melodic voids interrogate the ways we perceive value within aural experiences. The appendage-like instruments and objects she makes exemplify Shen’s ability to embody through sound her interest in the tension created by opposition: control and chaos\, the unique and the mass produced\, the practical and the absurd. \nShen’s multimedia practice extends beyond musical composition and performance to include installation and non-traditional methods of distribution. Her DIY approach to deconstructing the concepts of “materiality\, value and mass production” both integrate and re-contextualize the formats of the readymade and assemblage techniques. For example\, the album art for her debut LP\, Hair Birth\, utilizes copper to transform the cover into a loudspeaker through which the record can be played. In 2021\, Shen produced a series of cut-up records in cast resin embedded with found materials\, functioning not only as playable music media but as unique art objects. For recent performances\, she pioneered the use of Needle Nails\, acrylic nails with embedded turntable styluses\, which allow her to play up to 5 tracks of a record at once. Needle Nails\, Levitating speaker\, and her Noise Combs are some of the objects created by her as part of an extensive repertoire of innovations in the design of sound augmentation. These sculptural elements invite the viewer to unpack one’s relationship with the material possibilities for creating sound. \n  \nLerner 101
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/artist-talk-victoria-shen-evicshen/
LOCATION:Penn Music Building\, 201 South 34th Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260212T011629Z
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SUMMARY:Victor Vieira-Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:Victor Vieira-Branco – vibes       plus ??? \nsets 7:30 and 9:00
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-viera-branco-trio-8/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20251215T191225Z
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SUMMARY:Orcutt Shelley Miller with Chris Forsyth's What Is Now
DESCRIPTION:Orcutt Shelley Miller is an avant-rock trio comprised of three highly celebrated figures of experimental music: Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy)\, Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain\, Comets On Fire). Following in the footsteps of the high-firing free jazz and European outer-rock bands of the ‘60s and ‘70s and the Pacific Rim’s subterranean reimagining of “rock” form in the 90s\, Orcutt Shelley Miller utilize explosive group chemistry\, focused intention and chance to pursue the creation of song in its rawest\, purest form. \nSharing the bill will be Philadelphia-based guitarist Chris Forsyth and his new trio What Is Now. The band features double bassist John Moran (Bark Culture\, Daniel Villareal Trio) and drummer Joey Sullivan (Florry\, Bark Culture). The collaborative project continues a trajectory that Pitchfork compared to that of John Cale\, saying that Forsyth “has evolved along a multifaceted trajectory\, expanding his toolkit with each new record.”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/orcutt-shelley-miller-with-chris-forsyths-what-is-now/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T173000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T184911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T184911Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Mariam Rezaei
DESCRIPTION:Mariam Rezaei is a multi-award-winning composer\, turntablist and performer working across experimental new music\, free improvisation\, mutant club music and hip-hop. Described by The Wire as “one of the most technically adept and creatively daring artists to use the turntable as a musical instrument\,” Rezaei uses a digital vinyl system\, allowing her to manipulate an expansive range of samples in real time. In addition to her mastery of classic turntablist skills (skratches\, beat-juggles)\, Rezaei has pioneered several techniques of her own\, including free juggling\, turntable sines (controlling sine waves with the pitch slider)\, needle dripping (composing music specifically for needle dropping on multiple decks at once)\, and needle weaving (using a digital vinyl system to loop music live using two decks\, with nothing predetermined). \nThe Anglo-Iranian virtuoso’s work has been described as “genuinely ground-breaking” (London Jazz News 2022) and “high-velocity sonic surrealism” (The Guardian 2022). Praised by The Wire\, Uncut and Bandcamp Daily\, her latest solo release FRACTURED (Heat Crimes) was one of The Quietus’ cassette releases of 2024. In October 2025\, she premieres Scholar’s Record\, a major commission for the 75th Donaueschinger Musiktage that draws on the legendary festival’s audio archives. Other forthcoming projects include a new collaborative work with Ensemble Contrechamps to be premiered in Feb 2026 and solo\, orchestral and band commissions for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2026. In addition to her solo work\, Rezaei is a member of the international free music supergroup The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (with saxophonist Mette Rasmussen\, trumpeter/electronics Gabriele Mitelli and drummer Lukas König) and the pioneering Turntable Trio with Evicshen and Maria Chávez\, with whom she recently toured Canada and the USA. She has composed orchestral works with Matthew Shlomowitz (6 Scenes for Turntable and Orchestra\, premiered at IMD Darmstadt 2023) and recently performed Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music with guitarist Kobe Van Cauwenberghe. At JazzFest Berlin 2025\, she will make her debut as Fire! Orchestra’s new turntablist\, premiering the Words project. \n  \nRoom 201C
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/artist-talk-mariam-rezaei/
LOCATION:Adams Hall – Weitzman School of Desgn\, 200 South 36th Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T133443Z
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SUMMARY:Industry Night #12- Where Pathways Meet
DESCRIPTION: \nSix musicians in six different formations playing a continuous set. Melodies and minds\, colliding and converging. If you have ears to hear\, you will find us there… where pathways meet. Line up! Sequoyah Leaf – clarinet \nJesse Kudler – guitar \nIhba Baskette – saxophone \nRyoko Ohara – saxophone \nAlihu Ben Bhakr – flute \nMelinda Rice – violin
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/industry-night-12-where-pathways-meet/
LOCATION:Head Long Dance Theater\, 1170 South Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T125300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T125300Z
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SUMMARY:The Forest and The Zoo
DESCRIPTION:The Forest & The Zoo is a Philly music collective enjoying the exploration of improvisation\, abstract composition\, as well as straightforward notation and rhythm-based tunes. \nThis year\, The Forest & The Zoo also heralds the launch of Chunky Homestyle Audio\, a new digital label on Bandcamp. See more from the Forest & The Zoo on Instagram and Facebook. \nThis March 22 show (rescheduled after a blizzard postponed their Feb 22 show!) is The Forest & he Zoo’s debut at Studio 34. Doors open at 7PM\, music will start shortly thereafter. Admission is pay-what-you-wish here and at the door with no one turned away! \nAbout the Musicians: \nDrummer Ed Wilcox has performed throughout Europe and South America with Temple of Bon Matin\, Marshall Allen\, and Arthur Doyle. His playing is deeply rooted in his native South\, veering from the thunder of Ginger Baker to the cool jazz whisper of Roy Haynes. \nCory Neale’s nearly forty-year relationship with the double bass has taken him through many worlds—from indie rock\, experimental music\, hip-hop\, orchestral music and sound design for a variety of dance and theater organizations. He loves to create in collaborative contexts and believes it a way to make the world a better place. \nGeorge Draguns has played bass in the noteworthy bands Don Caballero and Storm and Stress. Since 2022\, George has switched to guitar and reconnected with drummer Kevin Shea and saxophonist Ayumi Ishito. Collectvely known as the Roboquarians\, the band released Roboquarians Volume 1 and 2 on 577 records. Also released in the past year was the Makeshift Spirituals album (Ed Wilcox\, Daniel Carter\, George Draguns\, and Ayumi Ishito) and the Flying Sutra album (with Ayumi Ishito) all on 577 records. \nDavid Ford’s favorite instrument is the flugelhorn. Founder of improvisational music collective Sonic Sandbox\, he enjoys music as a river that is never the same twice. He has been playing music since the age of nine. Sonic Sandbox \nHugh Wattles has been playing saxophone in the Philly area since the 80’s with bands such as new wave/funk band Orangotango\, and experimental sound/metal percussion ensemble Lick the Earth. He also has played with many solo artists such as Jack Wright\, Toshi Makihara\, Woz\, and Charles Cohen.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-forest-and-the-zoo/
LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260124T152254Z
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SUMMARY:Miro Quartet w/ Karen Slack
DESCRIPTION:For over 25 years\, the Miró Quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages\, showcasing their “collective intelligence [and] uncanny precision” (Musical America). Their program includes excerpts from master works by Samuel Barber and Florence Price\, as well as a PCMS co-commission for soprano and quartet by the genre-defying\, Brooklyn-based composer Tamar-kali. The new work spotlights Philadelphia’s own soprano Karen Slack\, who brings “the right mix of grace and fire” (Schmopera) to this much-anticipated local premiere. \n\nPre-Concert Talk with Christine Anderson in Comcast Circle\, 1:45 pm \n\n\nBarber – Quartet in B Minor\, Op. 11\, Mvmt I\n\n\n\n\nStill – Songs of Separation (Arr. for Soprano and Quartet)\n\n\n\n\nTamar-kali – Pleasure Garden\n\n\n\n\nBarber – Quartet in B Minor\, Op. 11\, Mvts. II and III\n\n\n\n\nWalker – Lyric for Strings\n\n\n\n\nPrice – Quartet No. 2 in A Minor\, Mvmt III\n\n\n\n\nBonds – Creek-Freedman Songs (Arr. for Soprano and Quartet)
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/miro-quartet-w-karen-slack/
LOCATION:Perelman Theater\, 300 South Broad Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260309T004306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T004306Z
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SUMMARY:Flandrew Fleisenberg / id m theft able / Bhob Rainey
DESCRIPTION:Flandrew Fleisenberg’s unretirement show! \n+id m theft able \n+Bhob Rainey \n+DJ Robo Rob  \n Doors open at 7:30 pm\, music at 8 pm
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/flandrew-fleisenberg-id-m-theft-able-bhob-rainey/
LOCATION:Fidget\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T192822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T192822Z
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SUMMARY:Passages : Earthen Sea - Sohme
DESCRIPTION:Live sets ~ Earthen Sea | Sohme\nDJ set ~ Kiernan Laveaux\nVisual Projections ~ Klip Collective [feat. Malzof | Luminous Abstract | David Scott Kessler w/ Steph Mantis]\n\nBeverages ~ Forin 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/passages-earthen-sea-sohme/
LOCATION:Saint Michael’s Lutheran Church\, 2139 East Cumberland Church\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260319T155438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T155600Z
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SUMMARY:Liam Grant / Sam Boston / Parsa Ferdowsi / Jordan Burgis
DESCRIPTION:Liam Grant\, New England guitarist with a punk ethos\, cut from the American Primitive cloth\, will be playing with Parsa Ferdowsi \, an Iranian composer/performer/multi-instrumentalist and multi-media artist based in Philly\n\n\n\n\nSam Boston offers up guitar barbs\, pulsing organ drones\, and crackling electronics \nPhilly’s own Jordan Burgis will be kicking things off with a solo set
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/liam-grant-sam-boston-parsa-ferdowsi-jordan-burgis/
LOCATION:Brickbat Books\, 709 South 4th St\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260115T020347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T020347Z
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SUMMARY:GEORGE
DESCRIPTION:Drummer/composer John Hollenbeck is a composer of music uncategorizable beyond the fact of being always identifiably his: a conceptualist able to translate the traditions of jazz and new music into a fresh\, eclectic\, forward-looking language of his own invention\, a drummer and percussionist possessed of a playful versatility and a virtuosic wit\, and a musical thinker allergic to repetition\, forever seeking to surprise himself and his audiences. Hollenbeck formed GEORGE during the Covid pandemic\, bringing together three musicians that he’d long admired – saxophonist/flutist Anna Webber and keyboardists/vocalists Chiquita Magic and Sarah Rossy. \nTheir group sound is firmly planted outside any categories or labels\, as evidenced on their 2023 debut\, Letters to George. Pitchfork called the album\, “a whimsical effort largely guided by the diverse tastes of its members… an exercise in leaving things up to fate [that is] impulsive and fun\, augmented by sounds more associated with dance music and alt-pop than free jazz.” The name GEORGE was chosen to reflect the elusive influences that go into the band’s idiosyncratic sound. By way of (a sort of) explanation\, Hollenbeck cites the name’s derivation from the Greek word georgos meaning “farmer\, earthworker” – not to mention a laundry list of namesakes including George Washington Carver\, George Clooney\, George Floyd\, Georgia O’Keefe\, Saint George\, George Carlin\, George Clinton… you get the picture.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/george/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20260114T020754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T020754Z
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SUMMARY:Niloufar Shiri & Bahar Badieitabar + Parsa Ferdowsi
DESCRIPTION:Presented in collaboration with Philly Iranians \nNiloufar Shiri & Bahar Badieitabar: \nKamancheh player and composer Niloufar Shiri began her musical journey at the Tehran Music Conservatory in Iran. She later immigrated to the USA and pursued her studies in composition at the University of California\, San Diego\, and Integrated Composition\, Improvisation\, and Technology (ICIT) at the University of California\, Irvine. \nNiloufar’s musical world lies at the intersection of classical Iranian music\, contemporary music\, and improvisation. Her focus revolves around exploring the concept of displacement in relation to familiar and distant environments. Her music closely examines textural and timbral spaces\, drawing inspiration from staggered pitch relations found in the Radif\, as well as bird sounds\, noise\, and feedback. Her unique and radical approach to kamancheh performance significantly expands the sonic capabilities of the instrument and places her at the forefront of its practice. \nBahar Badieitabar is an Iranian Oud player and composer\, recently graduated on a full scholarship with a double major in composition and performance from Berklee College of Music. At the age of 12\, Bahar began her musical training at the Tehran Music School\, where she earned her high school diploma in music. She studied under notable oud players\, including Siavash Roshan\, Negar Bouban\, and Yurdal Tukcan. Bahar won first place at the Iranian Youth National Music Festival for two consecutive years at ages 16 and 17. She has performed as both a performer and composer at numerous venues\, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, MCG Jazz\, and Groton Hill Music Center\, as well as at music festivals in Iran and the United States\, collaborating with musicians of diverse backgrounds. \nIn 2017\, Bahar began her undergraduate studies in Oud Performance at the University of Tehran before moving to the United States to study at Berklee. She has studied and worked with acclaimed musicians such as Marti Epstein\, Kris Davis\, and Alain Mallet\, and has been a part of Berklee’s Institute of Jazz Gender and Justice since 2022. \nBahar’s background contributes to her authentic composition approach\, rooted in Iranian classical music\, contemporary concert music\, and jazz. Currently\, she is a member of Danilo Perez’s Global Jazz Messengers. She has shared the stage with Grammy-winning\, world-renowned musicians\, including John Patitucci\, Brian Blade\, Danilo Perez and Bruno Raberg. \nParsa Ferdowsi: \nParsa Ferdowsi is a musician and improviser\, born and raised in Karaj\, Iran. He is a member of Shiraz Ensemble (with Sina Homaee\, Noushin Nowroozi\, and Sepehr Pirasteh)\, and Taarof Duo (with Matt Wellins.) He has regularly worked with artists such as Nat Baldwin\, Shawn O’Sullivan\, Michael Pestel\, and Negar Soleymanifar. His works have been performed by ensembles such as Pamplemousse Ensemble\, String Noise Duo\, and Wesleyan’s Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble. He also collaborated on some projects with Peter Zummo\, David Vantieghem\, Alex Waterman (as a part of the Arthur Russell’s City Park project led by Nick Hallet)\, David Behrman\, Nicolas Collins\, and Lea Bertucci. \nHe works with sound\, space\, image\, words\, expectations\, and frames. His works include compositions\, photographs\, videos\, improvisations\, performance\, poetry\, and acting. His compositions usually benefit from use of verbal notations\, theatrics\, collaborative environments\, site-specificity\, and collective improvisation. As an improviser\, he implements some of his compositional techniques and issues around decision-making alongside the language and affordances of Iranian Dastāghi music. \nHe is currently studying Music Technology in the graduate program at Temple University. He holds an MA in Experimental Music/Performance from Wesleyan University where he worked with Ron Kuivila\, Paula Matthusen\, and Neely Bruce\, and a BA in Composition from the Tehran University of Art. He studied tombak with Mahmoud Balandeh\, santur and Radif of dastgahi music with Behnam Mehrabi and Majid Kiani. \nFree/Donation. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/niloufar-shiri-bahar-badieitabar-parsa-ferdowsi/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T122200
CREATED:20251215T191044Z
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SUMMARY:Kresten Osgood with Bobby Zankel\, Marshall Allen & Dave Burrell
DESCRIPTION:Kresten Osgood is an extraordinary drummer and improviser who\, with the fullest respect to tradition\, challenges it at any given moment of his creative endeavors. He has performed and/or recorded with such legends as Roscoe Mitchell\, Paul Bley\, Lee Scratch Perry\, William Parker\, Masabumi Kikuchi\, Derek Bailey\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Jason Moran\, Oliver Lake\, Kurt Rosenwinkel\, Tim Berne\, Peter Brötzmann\, and many others. \nBut even that doesn’t cover the full spectrum of Osgood’s career. A successful rapper\, composer\, pianist\, vocalist\, saxophonist and trumpeter\, he has also been a driving force in nurturing and promoting the musical life of Copenhagen as an organizer and broadcaster. He partnered with WRTI for the podcast series Dangerous Sounds\, narrating the story of Danish jazz for Philly audiences. He’ll further develop that international connection through this performance with three of Philadelphia’s favorite avant-garde jazz pioneers\, saxophonists Bobby Zankel and Marshall Allen and pianist Dave Burrell.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/kresten-osgood-with-bobby-zankel-marshall-allen-dave-burrell/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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