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SUMMARY:Friends & Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:Friends & Neighbors are a powerhouse of the Scandinavian jazz avant-garde\, known for their explosive energy\, fearless improvisation\, and deep-rooted reverence for the radical spirit of 1960s free jazz. Taking their name from a lesser-known Ornette Coleman classic\, the quintet channels the uncompromising ethos of artists like Coltrane\, Ayler\, and Shepp\, while forging their own fiercely contemporary sound. Comprised of André Roligheten (tenor saxophone)\, Thomas Johansson (trumpet)\, Oscar Grönberg (piano)\, Jon Rune Strøm (double bass)\, and Tollef Østvang (drums)\, the group draws on a vast web of experience from their work in ensembles such as Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity\, Cortex\, Universal Indians\, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra\, and Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit. Friends & Neighbors have steadily built a reputation for high-intensity performances and adventurous compositions that balance ecstatic abandon with striking lyricism\, making them a vital force in modern improvised music.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/friends-neighbors/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Electronic Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Electronic Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/electronic-music-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:Rock Hall Auditorium\, 1715 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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SUMMARY:Matt Mitchell / Sara Serpa
DESCRIPTION:Called a “pianist of burrowing focus and an indispensable fixture of the contemporary vanguard” by Nate Chinen in The New York Times\, Matt Mitchell is a pianist\, composer\, and electronic musician interested in the intersections of various strains of acoustic\, electric\, composed\, and improvised new music. He has a longstanding association with Tim Berne\, and he has played extensively in the ensembles of many major figures in improvised music\, including Dave Douglas\, Steve Coleman\, David Binney\, John Hollenbeck\, Miguel Zenon\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Linda May Han Oh\, Jonathan Finlayson\, Mario Pavone\, and Darius Jones. A native of Lisboa\, Portugal\, Sara Serpa is a singer\, composer and improviser who\, through her practice and performance\, explores the use of the voice as an instrument. Described by JazzTimes as “a master of wordless landscapes\,”  Serpa has collaborated with an extensive array of musicians including John Zorn\, Nicole Mitchell\, Okkyung Lee\, Linda May Han Oh\, Kris Davis\, Dan Weiss\, Mark Turner\, David Virelles\, Tyshawn Sorey\, and many others. After crossing paths in Serpa’s multi-media Intimate Strangers project and as a duo on Ingrid Laubrock’s Purposing the Air\, they reconvened to record their own compelling new album\, End of Something. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/matt-mitchell-sara-serpa/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saccata Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Saccata Quartet is a supergroup featuring guitar explorer Nels Cline (Wilco\, CUP with Yuka C. Honda\, his own Consentrik Quartet); percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco as well as myriad recordings by everyone from John Luther Adams to Taylor Swift); drummer Chris Corsano (a collaborator with countless free improvisers including Joe McPhee and Bill Orcutt); and bassist Darin Gray (touring bassist for Tweedy and Jim O’Rourke’s longtime bassist of choice). While Saccata Quartet’s music could probably well be called free jazz\, drone\, dark ambient\, post-noise or kosmische-noir\, it should not be labeled too rigorously under any one of those banners. As a work of four lauded instrumentalists\, their sound\, be it loud and undeniably wall-like or hazy and quiet\, almost fog-like\, comes from a place of democratic free expression of four musicians coming together on their own terms. Monolith Cocktail called them “a harrowing and galloping\, scattering merger of Faust\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Sam Rivers\, Zappa and AEOC in a dense experimental world of scares and uncertainty.”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/saccata-quartet/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Brandon Lopez/Chuck Roth/Dennis Sullivan Trio & Erica Dicker/Aaron Pond duo
DESCRIPTION:Co-Presented with People’s Music Supply. \nBrandon Lopez/Chuck Roth/Dennis Sullivan Trio: \nBrandon López is a New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz\, free improvisation\, noise and new music. His music has been praised as “brutal” (Chicago Reader) and “relentless” (The New York Times). From the New York Philharmonic’s David Geffen Hall to the DIY basements of Brooklyn\, Lopez has worked beside many luminaries of jazz\, classical\, poetry\, and experimental music. Lopez was awarded the 2018 Artist-in-Residence at ISSUE Project Room and 2018 Van Lier Fellow at Roulette Intermedium and 2020 Jerome Residency Roulette. He was a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Ashley Fure’s “Filament” and a number of works with John Zorn\, including Zorn’s 35th anniversary of “Cobra.” He’s had the pleasure of working regularly with Nate Wooley\, William Parker\, Paul Lytton\, Jooklo Duo\, Leila Bordreuil\, Mette Rasmussen\, Justice Yeldham\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Peter Evans\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Tom Rainey\, Gerald Cleaver\, Man Forever\, Joe Morris and many others. He currently leads his own ensemble\, The Mess with Chris Corsano and Sam Yulsman\, and works extensively as a soloist. \n“The palette of sounds Chuck Roth achieves with the guitar is moving. Not even a volume pedal\, just two hands and six strings. I enjoy being hit by brief and unexpected melodies and then taken back to completely abstract landscapes. I love hearing a Stratocaster in this context; it isn’t its usual place\, its sound is so unique\, and it adds an extra beauty to it all. The music is raw and fresh; I can hear how Chuck is working to make it happen\, which makes me feel part of what is being developed. It can be aggressive at times and is definitely powerful. Rhythmic motives are set and shot down fearlessly. It keeps you there\, engaged\, wanting to see where the next turn takes you. It is such an enjoyable ride!”- Luciana Bass \nBased in New York City\, Dennis K. Sullivan II is a percussionist\, composer\, and electronicist\, focusing on new and contemporary music. His music has been performed across the globe by the International Contemporary Ensemble\, yarn/wire\, New Thread Quartet\, DECODER\, Ensemble Adapter\, Hypercube\, and Dal Niente in venues such as the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg)\, The Stone (NYC)\, Nymusikk Bergen (Norway)\, Omaha Under the Radar\, Splendor (Amsterdam)\, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival (Canada). He is a founding member and core performer in Radical 2\, a classification-defying duo that explores the use of theatric\, vocal\, percussive\, and prototype electronic mediums\, and Popebama\, an experimental duo that applies text\, electronics\, and high-energy performances to non-traditional sounds. In the world of improvisation\, he has shared the stage with luminaries such as Brandon Lopez\, Erin Rogers\, Peter Evans\, Tom Rainey and Dana Jessen. An advocate for the new music community\, Sullivan successfully curated an annual series of theatrically driven new music\, bringing together classical music\, theater\, rock\, heavy metal\, and film at Jack (Brooklyn) from 2015-17. \nErica Dicker & Aaron Pond Duo: \nViolinist Erica Dicker works in a wide variety of musical settings\, bridging the realms of notated and improvised music. Erica lends her creative voice to the Brandon Seabrook String Society\, Blood Luxury\, and her electro-acoustic trio Vaster Than Empires. Taking Auspices (Tubapede Records)\, her “knockout solo debut\,” [Bandcamp Daily] features her own solo compositions for violin that explore extended techniques and alternate tunings\, yielding music both familiar and strange. Erica is a founding member of the horn-trio Kylwyria. With hornist John Gattis and pianist Mabel Kwan\, Kylwyria commissions adventurous chamber music for this unique instrumentation\, enabling luminaries such as Eric Wubbels and Katherine Young to make invaluable contributions to the repertoire. \nErica is\, perhaps\, best known for her work with composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton as a performer and collaborator as well as an educational ambassador for Braxton’s non-profit Tri-Centric Foundation. Erica writes about and curates performances of Braxton’s work\, most recently coaching members of Tactus (Manhattan School of Music) in performance practice and lecturing on analytical approaches to Braxton’s music at Columbia University. Additionally\, Erica has toured with Braxton internationally\, appearing at festivals such as Berlin Jazz Festival\, Jazz Middelheim Festival (Belgium)\, Jantar Festival (Poland)\, Akbank Festivali (Turkey)\, Skopje Jazz Festival (Macedonia)\, the Venice Biennale\, and Warsaw Autumn Festival. \nAaron Pond: \nOriginally\, a classical musician\, I stopped performing conventionally notated music in college\, and dedicated my singing to the trees and birds of Sarasota Bay. It was there that I connected with something greater than myself. After moving to Philadelphia in 2018\, I fell in love with free improvisation\, world music\, and the larger scene which was unfolding here. In 2021\, I picked up the horn again and have been ripping it ever since. My improvisational practice is drawn from early atonal music\, the playful spirituality of the AACM\, and a South Florida childhood spent in synagogues and swamps. My scholarly pursuits center the universal aesthetic structures of spirit possession and the marking power of ritual. I wish to find myself in the turbulent seas of sensation. \nIn 2026 People’s Music Supply will be conducting workshops of Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music. Find out more about these upcoming workshops tonight. \nAccessibility statement: Located on the 2nd floor up a steep flight of stairs.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/brandon-lopez-chuck-roth-dennis-sullivan-trio-erica-dicker-aaron-pond-duo/
LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sova
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present Sova in a solo set at University Lutheran Church. \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST \n“Ghostly\, delicate\, elegant…” (Independent Clauses) \nFor Sova – the stage name of New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek – the piano has always been home. A second generation pianist\, she holds a deep reverence for her collective history\, coupled with an exploratory ear\, and moves quietly between musical worlds. Over the years\, her intuitive playing style — rooted in tenderness\, improvisation\, and classical training — has evolved into a dynamic\, cinematic sound. \nDescribed as performing with “passion and profound tenderness” (Second Inversion) and “serene strokes and lyrical beauty” (Brooklyn Rail)\, her music is quietly devastating\, blossoming into ambient-inspired soundscapes that range from whisper-soft echoes to expressive cascades. \nHer most recent LP\, In Our Softening\, produced by Sam Torres (Polymouth Music)\, features nine of her own beguiling piano compositions\, each track a part of a thoughtfully woven tapestry. Recorded entirely on an upright piano built in 1902 – complete with a giant crack in the soundboard – the album draws listeners in with its vulnerable and vibrant intimacy. Exploring themes of loss\, rebirth\, and finding softness within an increasingly hard world\, the album has been called “a tender and revelatory balm” by editors at I Care If You Listen\, “heaven on earth” (Sun 13)\, and “one of the very best things I’ve heard all year” by longtime music journalist Steve Smith (Night After Night). The record also made it onto Bandcamp’s All-Time Best Selling Solo Piano list. \nHer music has been released on OPIA\, the record label founded by Ólafur Arnalds\, Innova Recordings\, and more. Her debut album\, Histories (2017)\, was produced by Grammy-winning engineer Adam Abeshouse\, and described as “a beautiful mosaic of the larger cultural intersections of our world” (Second Inversion). She has also released an EP of the complete solo piano works by composer Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)\, entitled Lili (2020\, reissued 2023). \nEqually important to the music itself are the spaces in which Sova’s music exists. Whether she is performing or presenting\, she is dedicated to creating musical experiences that are grounded in care and intentional gathering. In that spirit\, she is a co-curator of the popular Lift Series at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall\, which finished its sold-out fifth season. She also hosts concerts in her home – a converted church-space in Troy\, NY called Troy Listening Room – that highlight risk-taking\, independent musicians. \nIn 2022\, Sova was recognized as a composer by the New York State Council on the Arts and New York Foundation For the Arts (NYSCA/NYFA) as a Music/Sound Fellow\, a statewide program focused on the evolution of contemporary art. Her music has been featured on NPR\, BBC\, and KEXP\, and she has performed across three continents.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/sova/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Trepanation series comes to fidget - Toshi Makihara \,  Nick Millevoi \,  David McDonnell
DESCRIPTION:3 sets of experimental music
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/trepanation-series-comes-to-fidget-toshi-makihara-nick-millevoi-david-mcdonnell/
LOCATION:the Fidget Space\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
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SUMMARY:Blackbox Ensemble: Contemporary Chamber Music
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the Blackbox Ensemble performing contemporary chamber works by Annie Nikunen\, Ileana Perez-Velazquez\, Baldwin Giang\, Tania Leon\, and James Diaz at University Lutheran Church. \n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nThe BlackBox Ensemble is a collective of contemporary music performers based in New York City dedicated to exploring the wide-ranging world of the music of our time. Founded in 2018\, our upcoming 2024-2025 season includes concerts at home in New York and around the country\, including the season-opening performance of the Southern Exposure Series at the University of South Carolina\, a performance at the Timucua Arts Foundation\, and residencies at the University of Chicago\, University of Florida\, and University of Central Florida. Our 2023-2024 season included major performances in New York City and beyond\, including touring engagements in Washington\, DC\, Florida\, Michigan\, and throughout the Northeast. Our season began with The Sound of Space Between Us\, a site-specific\, outdoor music and dance performance at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown\, Massachusetts. We then presented the live premiere of Borrowed Landscape\, a radio play by German playwright duo tauchgold with music by Dai Fujikura\, at the Noguchi Museum\, in a program that also features music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir\, inti figgis-vizueta\, and Toru Takemistu. We then reprised our performance of Borrowed Landscape at the Smithsonian Institute of Asian Art as part of a two-concert series. In addition\, we celebrated our 5-year anniversary with our inaugural BlackBox Festival\, including our debut at Roulette Intermedium. Finally\, our season included residencies at University of Florida\, University of Michigan\, NYU\, and the Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School. \nOur 2022-2023 season included a season-opening performance marathon on Pier 45 in Manhattan\, a portrait concert of Jessie Cox\, and performances at Culture Lab LIC and the Columbia University Sacred Music Series. Throughout the season\, the ensemble was supported by the Chamber Music America’s Ensemble Forward grant for emerging ensembles\, through which they received coaching and mentorship from Alan Pierson\, Conductor and Co-Artistic Director of Alarm Will Sound. Past projects include world premieres by Paul Novak (for the 2021 New Music Gathering Conference)\, Annie Nikunen\, Erich Barganier\, and composer-vocalist Tanner Porter; Gallery of Sound” a performance of solo pieces performed in isolated rooms at an underground bar and record store in Midtown Manhattan; a performance of Julius Eastman’s “Femenine” on the Brooklyn waterfront; and “Elegy\,” a video concert featuring music by Juhi Bansal\, Carlos Simon\, Yaz Lancaster\, Brittany J. Green\, and Jessica Mays. Reviewing this program\, I Care If You Listen wrote” “the 45-minute chamber music program showcased five worthy contemporary composers\, with earnest performances that did justice to the extramusical connotations.” \nOur name\, BlackBox\, is inspired by this term’s meaning in other fields. In theatre\, a Black Box is a type of performance space – usually a square room with black walls – that offers flexible staging and seating arrangements\, creating an environment ripe for creative experimentation and intimate human connection. Meanwhile\, in science\, computing\, and the humanities\, a “black box” is a system with defined inputs and outputs whose inner workings are unknown. We believe that music\, as a cultural medium\, fills the role of the black box\, enacting an ambiguous but vital relationship between artistic expression and social life. In doing so\, we follow the inspiration of the theatrical definition – to foster experimentation\, innovation\, and human connection. In all of our programs\, we aim to present contemporary classical music in a format that is approachable\, innovative\, and impactful.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/blackbox-ensemble-contemporary-chamber-music/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peter Evans Being & Becoming
DESCRIPTION:For 20 years NYC-based\, trumpeter\, composer\, bandleader and educator Peter Evans has been pushing the boundaries of creative music in formats as divergent as solo trumpet improvisation\, symphony orchestras\, jazz ensembles\, noise/electronic music\, and through-composed works. He’s been the recipient of awards and commissions worldwide including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022. Evans has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music\, including John Zorn\, Pauline Oliveros\, Brian Ferneyhough\, George Lewis\, Anthony Braxton\, Mary Halvorson\, Craig Taborn\, Ambrose Akinmusere\, Weasel Walter\, Dave Liebman\, Ingrid Laubrock\, and Jeff “Tain” Watts; and works with both the International Contemporary and Wet Ink Ensembles as a performer and composer. \nHis quartet Being & Becoming features some of the leading lights from the next generation of creative musicians – vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Nick Jozwiak – and is now joined by the tirelessly inventive drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey\, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose collaborators include Vijay Iyer\, Roscoe Mitchell\, John Zorn\, Bill Frisell\, Jason Moran and Steve Lehman. Evans’ compositions for the band shift seamlessly between notated chamber music textures\, free improvisations\, deep grooves and telepathic ensemble playing.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/peter-evans-being-becoming/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peter Evans Being & Becoming
DESCRIPTION:For 20 years NYC-based\, trumpeter\, composer\, bandleader and educator Peter Evans has been pushing the boundaries of creative music in formats as divergent as solo trumpet improvisation\, symphony orchestras\, jazz ensembles\, noise/electronic music\, and through-composed works. He’s been the recipient of awards and commissions worldwide including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022. Evans has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music\, including John Zorn\, Pauline Oliveros\, Brian Ferneyhough\, George Lewis\, Anthony Braxton\, Mary Halvorson\, Craig Taborn\, Ambrose Akinmusere\, Weasel Walter\, Dave Liebman\, Ingrid Laubrock\, and Jeff “Tain” Watts; and works with both the International Contemporary and Wet Ink Ensembles as a performer and composer. \nHis quartet Being & Becoming features some of the leading lights from the next generation of creative musicians – vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Nick Jozwiak – and is now joined by the tirelessly inventive drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey\, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose collaborators include Vijay Iyer\, Roscoe Mitchell\, John Zorn\, Bill Frisell\, Jason Moran and Steve Lehman. Evans’ compositions for the band shift seamlessly between notated chamber music textures\, free improvisations\, deep grooves and telepathic ensemble playing.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/peter-evans-being-becoming-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:A trio led by vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco featuring drummer Joey Sullivan and bassist John Moran. With over four years of immersive collaboration\, the trio is known for their strong ensemble identity\, high-energy live performances and extensive touring.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-branco-trio/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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SUMMARY:Weirs & Channel Marker
DESCRIPTION:Weirs: \nWeirs is an experimental/traditional music collective from central North Carolina. Non-hierarchical in form\, past Weirs performances have included anywhere from two to twelve people. This Weirs lineup—neither definitive nor precious—includes Oliver Child-Lanning; Justin Morris and Libby Rodenbough (his collaborators in Sluice); Evan Morgan\, Courtney Werner\, and Mike DeVito of Magic Tuber Stringband; and stalwarts Andy McLeod\, Alli Rogers\, and Oriana Messer. \nThe Weirs project began as tape experiments on traditional tunes Child-Lanning made under the name Pluviôse in winter 2019. This evolved into the first Weirs record\, Prepare to Meet God\, which was self-released in July 2020 and was a collaboration between Child-Lanning and Morris during COVID. The strange conditions of that debut—a communal tradition of live songs recorded apart in isolation—are undone by Diamond Grove\, a record rooted in the unrepeatable convergence of people\, place\, and time. On the new record\, Weirs continue their search for how best to forward\, uphold\, and unshackle so-called “traditional” music. They are songcatchers\, gathering tunes on the verge of obscure death. Their wild\, centuries-spanning repertoire plays like an avant-call-the-tune session—a kind of Real Book for a scene fluent in porch jams\, Big Blood\, Amps for Christ\, and Jean Ritchie. Weirs catch songs whose interpretive canon still feels ajar—open enough to stand next to but never above those who’ve sung them before. These aren’t attempts at definitive versions. The recordings on Diamond Grove feel like visitations rather than revisions. And the question Weirs asks on this record is not how to simply continue the tradition of their forebears\, but how traditional music could sound today. For Weirs\, the history of this tradition could be taken less from the folk revival than from musique concrète; less from pristine old master recordings than something like The Shadow Ring if they’d come from the evangelical South. \nChannel Marker: \nChannel Marker are Shaina Kapeluck\, Roger Martinez and Benjamin Schurr\, members of Song People\, Luna Honey and Interminables. \nVocals\, harmonium and contrabass. Songs about death\, the sea\, death at sea and talking animals. \naccessibility: two steps from street to venue. \nPlease note\, entrance is via the side door on Arizona Street.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/weirs-channel-marker/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kneebody
DESCRIPTION:In their almost two-decade history\, the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody has created a genre and style all its own. Their sound is an explosive blend of rock energy and high-level\, nuanced chamber ensemble playing\, set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that balance adventurous\, no-holds-barred improvisation. Their music defies classification\, drawing from influences that include 1960s free-bop\, 1970s jazz rock\, 1990s hip-hop\, and post-millennial indie rock\, all infused with a classical post-minimalist sensibility. Their collaborators have included such musical thinkers as Theo Bleckmann\, Daedelus\, Becca Stevens\, Gretchen Parlato\, Gerald Clayton\, and Josh Dion. The band’s highly anticipated new album\, Reach\, is the latest in its reimagined quartet guise\, featuring keyboardist Adam Benjamin\, trumpeter Shane Endsley\, saxophonist Ben Wendel\, and the uniquely dynamic Nate Wood\, who simultaneously handles both bass and drums. Reach exemplifies Kneebody’s continued evolution\, pushing the boundaries of genre while delivering their signature blend of intricate composition and raw energy.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/kneebody/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T140342Z
CREATED:20251020T140342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140342Z
UID:349-1765483200-1765490400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:SML
DESCRIPTION:SML brings together a stunning cross-section of Los Angeles’s thriving jazz\, improvised\, and indie music scenes: bassist Anna Butterss (Jason Isbell\, Phoebe Bridgers\, Makaya McCraven\, Daniel Villarreal)\, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu (Ariel Kalma\, Marta Sofia Honer\, Icy Demons)\, saxophonist Josh Johnson (Meshell Ndegeocello\, Leon Bridges\, Carlos Niño)\, percussionist Booker Stardrum (Amirtha Kidambi\, Lisel\, Lee Ranaldo\, Patrick Shiroishi) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes\, Meg Duffy\, Perfume Genius). Their self-titled debut on International Anthem\, called “a delightful and awe-inspiring experience” by Glide Magazine\, is a sublime assemblage of circulatory grooves and textural anomalies bewitched by swirls of modular synthesis\, at different moments recalling the the jagged dance-punk of Essential Logic\, the rhythmic revelry of Fela Kuti\, the low-end elasticity of Parliament/Funkadelic\, or the glitchy dub techno of Pole. Their name\, SML (Small Medium Large)\, exemplifies their collective nature\, which harkens back to a lineage established by AACM and other avant-jazz groups\, but may follow a formula closer to the Dusseldorf scene in the late 60s of Kraftwerk\, Harmonia\, Cluster\, and Neu!
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/sml/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T210000
DTSTAMP:20251110T160518Z
CREATED:20251110T160518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T160518Z
UID:430-1765566000-1765573200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Hollow Forests- Inverse and Obverse\, Gelbart/Allen \, Winch/Adachi/Rice
DESCRIPTION:An evening of alternating lowercase and punchy free improvisations. Curated by Max Glazier. \n Aaron Pond- Tuba\, Voice\, Flutes\, Percussion\, Melodica\, Grass \nMax Glazier- Drums \nBert Harris- Contrabass \nMattie McDonnell- Accordion\, Voice
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/hollow-forests-inverse-and-obverse-gelbart-allen-winch-adachi-rice/
LOCATION:Wooden Shoe Books\, 704 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T220000
DTSTAMP:20251010T010337Z
CREATED:20251010T010337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T010337Z
UID:261-1765569600-1765576800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:FÖR (Shakoor Hakeem/Isak Ingvarsson) & Church Car
DESCRIPTION:FÖR is a new collaboration between percussionist Shakoor Hakeem and Swedish saxophonist Isak Ingvarsson. Rooted in the spirit of Don Cherry’s arrival in Sweden in the mid-1960s\, the project bridges Swedish folk traditions with the rhythmic folklore of the Afro-Diaspora—fusing into a deep sonic eruption of energy and expression. \nIsak Ingvarsson – Saxophone\, Clarinet\, Flute A rising voice in the European jazz scene\, Ingvarsson has performed with Per “Texas” Johansson\, Kresten Osgood\, Fredrik Ljungkvist\, and others. A graduate of Jazz Institut Berlin and currently pursuing a Master’s at City College of New York under Tim Berne and Vincent Herring\, his sound blends avant-garde jazz\, Scandinavian minimalism\, and raw emotional depth. \nShakoor Hakeem – Percussion A fearless\, deeply expressive improviser rooted in Afro-diasporic mysticism and ritualistic tradition. Hakeem has worked with Graham Haynes\, Maria Grand\, Joel Ross\, and Wallace Roney\, among others\, and is known for his powerful yet restrained presence on stage. \nChurch Car: \nChurch Car is the duo project of Ian Douglas-Moore and Big Daddy Mugglestone\, blending minimalist psychedelic trance-rock\, spoken texts mediated by machine algorithms\, and tunings that alter the listener’s auditory perception. Their guitar and drum interactions move between polyrhythmic goatherd meditations and field recordings\, creating an imagined folk tradition glimpsed through a screen of urban life. As an improviser\, Ian Douglas-Moore developed a minimal approach to the guitar\, creating psychoacoustic experiences with feedback and resonant long tones. After moving to New York City in 2016\, he studied just intonation with composer David First\, later joining his ensemble. He has played bass guitar in rock bands Gold Dime and Bushwick Cowboys\, organizes experimental music concerts with guitarist/bagpiper David Watson\, and performs with people like Patrick Holmes\, Jeff Tobias\, and Dominic Coles. Big Daddy Mugglestone (Aaron Snyder) is a Colorado-born musician and composer. After studying Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and doing field work in Africa\, Asia and Central America\, he landed in Berlin in 2005. Since then he has worked in many different projects and bands\, from stage and dance sound design to Country/Americana and experimental improv. \naccessibility: two steps from street to venue. \nPlease note\, entrance is via the side door on Arizona Street.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/for-shakoor-hakeem-isak-ingvarsson-church-car/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T140612Z
CREATED:20251020T140612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140612Z
UID:351-1765569600-1765576800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Bitchin’ Bajas
DESCRIPTION:The new album from Bitchin Bajas — the acclaimed trio of Cooper Crain\, Rob Frye\, and Daniel Quinlivan — arrives September 26\, marking their first full-length since 2022’s Bajascillators. Composed primarily on the road and recorded at Chicago’s Electrical Audio\, Inland See presents four expansive tracks that form a cohesive sonic statement: elemental\, immersive\, and deeply transportive. The lead single “Skylarking\,” accompanied by a visualizer by longtime collaborator Nick Ciontea\, offers an early glimpse into the record’s luminous interior world. \nAs with each Bitchin Bajas release\, Inland See is guided by a spirit of discovery — music as revelation\, where rhythm and atmosphere intersect in hypnotic equilibrium. On “Skylarking\,” tightly looped grooves and global timbres swirl into motion\, summoning both ecstatic propulsion and meditative stillness. It’s a space dance with subterranean roots — a composition that\, like the album itself\, evokes the sensation of buoyancy: held aloft by sound\, suspended in time. \nDon’t miss this rare live performance\, as Bitchin Bajas return to Solar Myth to celebrate a project that reaffirms their singular position at the crossroads of minimalism\, kosmische\, and spiritual jazz. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/bitchin-bajas/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T200000
DTSTAMP:20251008T221816Z
CREATED:20251008T221816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T221816Z
UID:242-1765648800-1765656000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:The Colors of Discord \, Thomas Buckner/James Ilgenfrtiz Duo
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Buckner (Baritone Voice)\, James Ilgenfritz (Contrabass) \nAcclaimed Baritone Thomas Buckner is joined by James Illgenfritz for an incredible concert highlighting the unique acoustics of Christ Church. Each is skilled in the use of microtones\, being able to definitely manipulate timbre and pitch in order to summon otherworldly emotion.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-colors-of-discord-thomas-buckner-james-ilgenfrtiz-duo/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 20 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T200000
DTSTAMP:20251110T161350Z
CREATED:20251110T161350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T161350Z
UID:433-1765650600-1765656000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:* Moonrise Music: Inflouresence Trio
DESCRIPTION:Trio Inflorescence performs in a generative way similar to how the fractals of plant structures are created\, reach for the sky and bask in the sun. It considers plant life cycles\, improvising growth and withering through time\, adapting to the the natural\, unnatural\, and the imaginary implications of sonic moments. \nwe three (Dan Blacksberg\, trombone\, Carlos Santiago\, violin\, Sonali Singh\, Bassoon\, Piano) came together in may 2025 to indulge our growth habits of climbing like vines around our compositions\, anchoring in the crevices of our musical minds to enclose and break down our own musical preconceptions. 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/moonrise-music-inflouresence-trio/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, 20 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T220000
DTSTAMP:20251207T155848Z
CREATED:20251207T155848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251207T155848Z
UID:492-1765654200-1765663200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:D.M. HOTEP / JAIR- RÔHM PARKER WELLS / SIGNAL SPECTRUM
DESCRIPTION: 2 sets of experimental music
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/d-m-hotep-jair-rohm-parker-wells-signal-spectrum/
LOCATION:the Fidget Space\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T220000
DTSTAMP:20251202T044823Z
CREATED:20251202T044823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T044823Z
UID:461-1765656000-1765663200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Shande Record Release Show with there & Song People
DESCRIPTION:Shande: \nShande (שאַנדע): A ‘shande’ is a damn shame. A Yiddish epithet whose frightful power is reserved for only the most disgraceful offenses under heaven\, it is a devastating word to the Jewish ear. But for Jack Braunstein’s experimental 12-piece folk-rock ensemble from Philadelphia\, it’s an oddly fitting name. With explosive politics and off-puttingly beautiful arrangements\, their music is a strange and compelling new entry into the long lineage of diaspora Jewish songwriters demanding more of this world. \nInspired by the boundary-crossing approach of Clube Da Esquina–the community of Brazilian musicians\, composers and poets centered around Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges in 1970s Belo Horizonte–Shande features a collective of friends and collaborators from the worlds of free-improv creative music\, klezmer and freak folk writing and performing arrangements for Braunstein’s stark and knotty songwriting. The result is a uniquely rewarding listen that speaks in love and rebuke to our disintegrating world. Their debut album Hereness (דאָיִקייט) will be released on 12/13/2025 on Peace Isn’t Luck and Como Tapes. \nThe release show will feature the core band of Braunstein on guitar\, clarinet\, and vocals\, And Keller (Snow Caps\, Hermit Thrushes) on bass and Dan Lynch (Loamer\, Boone) on drums\, joined by Melinda Rice on violin/viola\, Andrew Gioanetti on woodwinds\, Karen Smith on percussion and more special guests to be announced. \nNow based in Syracuse\, NY on the land of the Haudensaunee Confederacy\, Braunstein is a life-long amateur songwriter and clarinetist. As an improviser has played in a number of ensembles\, including Green Plum Ensemble\, The Great Blue Heron (with Mike Watson) and the Kol Tzedek Simcha Band (a community klezmer band led by Dan Blacksburg). Before moving to Central New York in 2024\, he was an active member of DIY communities in Philadelphia and New England for over 10 years\, sharing bills with a range of freaks from Wolf Eyes and Thurston Moore\, to NappyNappa and Alex G. \nther: \nther is a band from the area of occupied Lenaphoking known as Philadelphia. The songs ther plays are written by producer and mastering engineer Heather Jones (credits inc A24\, MJ Lenderman\, TAGABOW\, Samia) who draws from an ever-shifting pool of influences and inspiration. she has been assisted over the years by a rotating cast of Philly musicians\, currently comprised of Jon Cox (Florry\, sadurn\, Son of Barb) \, Ripley Tiberio-Shultz (A Deer A Horse\, Ripley) Veronica Magner (Amelia Cry Til I Die\, Dustship Lizard)\, Max Rafter (Crooks & Nannies\, Snake Boy Gang)\, and Amelia Swain (Amelia Cry Til I Die\, sadurn). The music has many faces. some songs conjure both the metallic and contemplative extremes of slowcore\, while others are rooted chamber pop or plugged-in folk. \nSong People: \nSong People were formed in December of 2022 by core members of the Philadelphia-based music collective Edible Onion: Shaina Kapeluck\, Darian Scatton\, and Benjamin Schurr. Having played in each other’s bands for over twelve years\, they’ve settled into a comfortable songwriting cabal made fruitful by over a decade of collaboration \naccessibility: space is on the second floor up a flight of stairs
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shande-record-release-show-with-there-song-people/
LOCATION:Maas Building\, 1325 N Randolph St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T220000
DTSTAMP:20251204T032309Z
CREATED:20251204T032309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T032309Z
UID:484-1765911600-1765922400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Victor Vieira -Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:A trio led by vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco featuring drummer Joey Sullivan and bassist John Moran. With over four years of immersive collaboration\, the trio is known for their strong ensemble identity\, high-energy live performances and extensive touring.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-branco-trio-2/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T140830Z
CREATED:20251020T140803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140830Z
UID:357-1766001600-1766008800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Dezron Douglas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Bassist\, composer\, bandleader\, and educator Dezron Douglas has established himself as a major force in contemporary creative music. Followers of contemporary jazz might recognize Douglas for his bass work behind Pharoah Sanders\, Louis Hayes\, or Ravi Coltrane. Others might know him as the newest full-time member of the Trey Anastasio Band. With Emilio Modeste on saxes\, George Burton on keys\, and Joe Dyson Jr. on drums\, the Dezron Douglas Quartet joined the International Anthem roster with their stellar ATALAYA\, summoning the dynamism of Coltrane’s classic Quartet\, Dave Holland’s Quintet on Prime Directive\, or Charles Mingus on “Nostalgia In Times Square” – swinging virtuosically and firing on all four cylinders. Free and dissonant\, sweet and consonant\, sweeping and pure. This is the band you hope is playing every time you walk into a club.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/dezron-douglas-quartet/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T141016Z
CREATED:20251020T141016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T141016Z
UID:360-1766088000-1766095200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Dezron Douglas Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Bassist\, composer\, bandleader\, and educator Dezron Douglas has established himself as a major force in contemporary creative music. Followers of contemporary jazz might recognize Douglas for his bass work behind Pharoah Sanders\, Louis Hayes\, or Ravi Coltrane. Others might know him as the newest full-time member of the Trey Anastasio Band. With Emilio Modeste on saxes\, George Burton on keys\, and Joe Dyson Jr. on drums\, the Dezron Douglas Quartet joined the International Anthem roster with their stellar ATALAYA\, summoning the dynamism of Coltrane’s classic Quartet\, Dave Holland’s Quintet on Prime Directive\, or Charles Mingus on “Nostalgia In Times Square” – swinging virtuosically and firing on all four cylinders. Free and dissonant\, sweet and consonant\, sweeping and pure. This is the band you hope is playing every time you walk into a club.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/dezron-douglas-quartet-2/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T141207Z
CREATED:20251020T141207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T141207Z
UID:362-1766347200-1766354400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Bobby Zankel
DESCRIPTION:Alto saxophonist and composer Bobby Zankel has been one of the most treasured figures on the Philadelphia jazz scene for decades. As the leader of the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound in its variety of forms\, Zankel has amassed a stunning repertoire of challenging and enthralling compositions\, including commissioned works featuring such revered artists as Muhal Richard Abrams\, Steve Coleman and Rudresh Mahanthappa. \n“For Zankel\, it’s not just about playing music\,” writes WRTI. “It’s about creating sound that transcends\, connects\, and uplifts.” \nTo celebrate his 76th birthday\, Zankel will convene his longtime quartet with pianist Sumi Tonooka\, bassist Lee Smith\, and drummer Pheeroan akLaff\, who shares with Zankel a history of performing with the iconic pianist Cecil Taylor. The group will be joined by a special guest to make the occasion all the more memorable.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/bobby-zankel/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T220000
DTSTAMP:20251204T032532Z
CREATED:20251204T032532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T032532Z
UID:486-1766516400-1766527200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Victor Vieira -Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:A trio led by vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco featuring drummer Joey Sullivan and bassist John Moran. With over four years of immersive collaboration\, the trio is known for their strong ensemble identity\, high-energy live performances and extensive touring.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-branco-trio-3/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T220000
DTSTAMP:20251204T033003Z
CREATED:20251204T032833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T033003Z
UID:489-1767121200-1767132000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Victor Vieira-Branco Trio
DESCRIPTION:A trio led by vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco featuring drummer Joey Sullivan and bassist John Moran. With over four years of immersive collaboration\, the trio is known for their strong ensemble identity\, high-energy live performances and extensive touring.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-branco/
LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T220000
DTSTAMP:20251215T184140Z
CREATED:20251215T184140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T184140Z
UID:495-1767470400-1767477600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:UB-313
DESCRIPTION:Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present UB-313\, an exploratory new supergroup from Philly by way of the outer limits of the galaxy\, at Solar Myth on Saturday\, January 3\, 2026. \nOut beyond Pluto can be found the dwarf planet Eris – also known in astronomical circles as 2003 UB-313. That alternate name has now been adopted by this supernova of a quintet featuring Philadelphians sharing a cosmic bond based on their dauntless sense of improvisational adventure. \nThe band features the indefatigable Maestro Marshall Allen\, heading inexorably toward his 102nd birthday; the relentlessly inventive saxophonist Elliott Levin; the mind-boggling keyboards of Brian Marsella\, a master interpreter of the music of John Zorn; the six-string alchemy of longtime Sun Ra Arkestra guitarist DM Hotep; and the mesmerizing percussion of drummer and Chicago Underground co-founder Chad Taylor. This is a once in a lifetime convergence not to be missed.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/ub-313/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T220000
DTSTAMP:20251215T190824Z
CREATED:20251215T190824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T190824Z
UID:509-1767643200-1767650400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Jason Rigby’s Mayhem feat. Mark Guiliana & Chris Morrissey
DESCRIPTION:  \nAfter nearly a decade away from recording as a leader\, saxophonist Jason Rigby made his triumphant return in August 2025 with Mayhem\, a groundbreaking duo album featuring renowned drummer Mark Guiliana. The project expands to a trio as it arrives at Solar Myth\, adding the eclectic bassist Chris Morrissey to the mix. \nMayhem represents both a sonic and emotional departure for Rigby. The album arrives after a transformative decade of extensive touring that shaped Rigby both personally and creatively\, giving him the space to evolve and reach a place where he felt ready to express ideas that felt truly his own. Mayhem showcases this evolution through its incorporation of sounds and instruments Rigby had never explored in his recordings before—synthesizers\, keyboards\, electronic processing\, and more—creating both a sonic and emotional shift that represents a new chapter in his musical journey. It draws on the deep collaboration between Rigby and Guiliana\, a 15-year musical partnership that has taken them around the world. As a fellow member of Guiliana’s audacious quartet\, Morrissey has also been a vital part of that relationship\, which will doubtless make this performance a compelling excursion.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/jason-rigbys-mayhem-feat-mark-guiliana-chris-morrissey/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T213000
DTSTAMP:20251226T173738Z
CREATED:20251226T173738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251226T173738Z
UID:575-1767900600-1767907800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:ME\, Nick Millevoi + Jason Carr\, Ed Wilcox
DESCRIPTION:ME (Mercedes Esparza) guitar loops & drones \nNick Millevoi and Jason Carr guitar and electronics \nEd Wilcox solo improvised percussion \nPocket Dimensions series Upstairs at Abyssinia \n\n   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView this post on Instagram
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/me-nick-millevoi-jason-carr-ed-wilcox/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Abbyssinia\, 229 S 45th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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