Joe McPhee & Michael Foster’s The Ghost: Joe McPhee grew up in New York, is a multi-instrumentalist and plays since the late 60s within the creative and free jazz music […]
Camila Niebla is a Berlin-based saxophonist, composer, improviser, visual artist, and curator originally from Buenos Aires, hailed by Jazz.pt as “an essential saxophonist of our time.” Her multidisciplinary practice […]
Some songs, some freaks, something we don’t know and your old friends.
Makaya McCraven can best be described as a beat scientist. The cutting-edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process and intuitive style of performance defy […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present the New Thread Quartet performing their program Explorations. The ensemble invites the audience to a reception following the performance. New Thread Quartet presents Explorations, Vol. […]
Neti-Neti (Amirtha Kidambi & Matt Evans) Neti-Neti is the lo-fi ritual music duo of Matt Evans (drums/electronics) and Amirtha Kidambi (vocals/electronics) that formed amidst their mutual experiences surrounding grief after […]
Makaya McCraven can best be described as a beat scientist. The cutting-edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process and intuitive style of performance defy […]
Makaya McCraven can best be described as a beat scientist. The cutting-edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process and intuitive style of performance defy […]
Lucian Ban & Matt Maneri: Transylvanian Dance (A multimedia performance) Drawing from their acclaimed 2024 ECM Records duo release Transylvanian Dance, pianist Lucian Ban and violist Mat Maneri will re-imagine […]
Kath Bloom is a quietly legendary artist: producing what are now thought of as forgotten masterpieces of folk since the late 70s. Her recent collaboration with David Shapiro (also known […]
Makaya McCraven can best be described as a beat scientist. The cutting-edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is a multi-talented force whose inventive process and intuitive style of performance defy […]
An original member of the award-winning ensemble Sons of Kemet, Skinner has long collaborated with bandleader Shabaka Hutchings, helping to define a new era of British jazz. He’s also one-third […]
JON MUELLER + TOM LECKY: ALL COLORS PRESENT A sound and visual meditation Jon Mueller’s singular performance idiom is an awe-inspiring display of elegant athleticism, preternatural focus, brute restraint, and […]
The New York Times proclaims, “Rafiq Bhatia is writing his own musical language,” heralding him as “one of the most intriguing figures in music today.” A guitarist, producer, and Academy […]
On October 10, the Coltrane family and Ars Nova Workshop, with support from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will host a […]
Join Coltrane House Philadelphia & Ars Nova Workshop for an extraordinary evening as the Ravi Coltrane Trio honors the 99th birthday of saxophone giant John Coltrane. This performance is the […]
Tonight is a celebration and a maze, density arrays, the goals are visual sonic navigations centered around the genius of John Levis. It is a showcase of improvisatory genius and […]
Beyond Vision and Sound is a one-hour performance that begins with the act of leaving home and walks a path that imagines the experience of those who cannot see or […]
PRISM Quartet presents a far reaching concert of new music by several of America’s most revered composers. The program, named after Nina C. Young’s otherworldly composition, Tarnish, features a series of […]
Natural Information Society (NIS) represents a convergence of musicians and artists to create sonic harbor, meditative space, and kinetic momentum music. Realizing compositions by composer Joshua Abrams, the group’s core […]
Natural Information Society (NIS) represents a convergence of musicians and artists to create sonic harbor, meditative space, and kinetic momentum music. Realizing compositions by composer Joshua Abrams, the group’s […]
Marshall Allen trio with the Ade Ilu Ensemble: Marshall Allen Trio: Marshall Allen: Leader, EVI, Casio keyboard, alto saxophone, vibrations Dave Hotep: Guitar with effects & synths Elliot Levin: Tenor […]
Deepak Kumar Pareek is a light classical singer and composer from the state of Rajasthan, India. His music covers a wide spectrum of styles: ghazals (romantic poetry), bhajans (devotional songs), […]
Katalyst Conversation is a powerful new ensemble rooted in the visionary spirit of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), uniting four singular voices in exploratory jazz: saxophonists […]
SAVE THE DATE🔸WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15, 8PM!@upstairsabyss solo sets by Kari Watson, Sam Wenc, Misses & Jason Calhoun. Philly friends get to this gig! ~About the artists~ Misses (Maya Weber) is […]
Chris Williams: Chris Williams is an interdisciplinary artist and musician based in Brooklyn, NY and is most at home collaborating with contemporary improvisers and experimentalists. He has toured extensively throughout […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
All three members of the Artifacts Trio have long been recognized as torchbearers of Chicago’s innovative jazz scene, as well as the most prominent performer-educators in the third generation of […]
Don Slepian, a composer, performer, and music technologist, is celebrated as a pioneer in the ambient and new age music movement, blending classical influences with cutting-edge electronic techniques. From serving […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present Luke Fowler and David Grubbs in a duo performance featuring films about and sonic work by Brunhild Ferrari. PROGRAM: Two films by Luke Fowler: […]
All three members of the Artifacts Trio have long been recognized as torchbearers of Chicago’s innovative jazz scene, as well as the most prominent performer-educators in the third generation of […]
Panama-born, Chicago-based drummer and DJ Daniel Villarreal is a widely known and beloved drummer, musician, and DJ rooted in the vibrant Chicago music scene, now based in Philadelphia. His dynamic […]
The Electronic Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Elliott Levin- words & reedsTom Rollison/ Rick Iannacone/ Dave Hotep- guitars & electronicsJan Jeffries// Tom Lowery/ Kevin Diehl- percussionplus special guests.2 sets of original compositions & improvisations.
Each month, we spotlight the music of one of our ensemble members for the first set. First up: the music Pete Dennis. AIRLFT: Kevin Diehl, Elliott Levin, Matt Lavelle, DM […]
Co-presented with Clavius Productions Phipps Pt. Phipps Pt. is the sound project of Canadian conduit, Lovage Sharrock. What began as a series of one-off performances pairing her hypnotic fingerpicked guitar […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
Ready yourselves for a deep exploration of extra-dimensional sounds with one of our most adventurous lineups in some time. Friday October 24th features four artists entangled with otherworldly powers beyond […]
Adam Rudolph has been hailed as “a pioneer in world music” by The New York Times, and “a master percussionist” by Musician magazine. He has released over 25 recordings under […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present vocal sextet Variant 6 performing NEXUS, a program featuring a wide expanse of a capella repertoire for three treble voices, featuring Jessica Beebe, Rebecca Myers, […]
Henry Allen/Jonah Gelbart – guitar and trumpet Philadelphia based musicians Henry Allen and Jonah Gelbart have been playing freely improvised music as a duo for the last several years. Henry […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
Saxophonist, composer and improviser Cole Pulice traffics in shimmering, otherworldly beauty. On Land’s End Eternal, their first album for Leaving Records (releasing May 9th), the Oakland-based artist expands their compositional […]
Aaron Pond (Horn), Mekhi Gladden (Oboe), Anjali Shinde (Flute), Sonali Singh (Bassoon) Wind quartet Resonant Edge is a melding of four innovative artists committed to exploring the history of classical […]
Rooted in butoh, hip-hop, new music, and immersive media, these interwoven pieces explore cultural memory, resistance, and ecological urgency through richly layered sound, movement, and image. With inspiration drawn from […]
20th-century computer music masterpieces blend with an eclectic mix of new visual works by Boyer students and faculty. The program features diverse repertoire from a variety of composers. For over […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
Ak’chamel, The Giver of Illness is an enigmatic trio from a border state. Fourth World Post-Colonial Cultural Cannibalists Circumcising The Foreskin of Enlightenment.Performing in homemade costumes and masks, they have […]
Forgetting is Violent, Patrick Shiroishi’s latest solo LP, is his most immediate release yet, expanding the scope not just of his music but of his extramusical considerations. Where his past […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present American traditional music trio Joseph Decosimo, Luke Richardson, and Cleek Schrey performing music from their recent album Beehive Cathedral. Joseph Decosimo, Luke Richardson, and Cleek […]
The Schedule for Sunday November 9th, 2025 Starting on Noon EST Noon Chaka Benson 12:30 – Scott Armstrong aka Bent Noise 1 pm Greg Kaminski aka Step Recorder 1:30 pm […]
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals – a democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For over two decades they have played with […]
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals – a democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For over two decades they have played with […]
Arco Belo Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 8:00pmAdd to cal Get Tickets The Perch (2321 Emerald St,, Philadelphia, PA. 19125) $15-25 sliding scale Arco Belo:Arco Belo is a group of […]
Azar Lawrence was a young music prodigy, lovingly tutored by his mother, who taught music and led their church choir. At age five, he played violin in the Los Angeles […]
Presented in collaboration with Warriors of Wonderful Sound. Wonderful Sound 3: Cooper-Moore, Bobby Zankel & Chad Taylor: As a composer, performer, instrument builder/designer, storyteller, teacher, mentor, and organizer, Cooper-Moore has been a major catalyst […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
Bowerbird is pleased to present composer-clarinetist Stuart Bogie and composer-keyboardist Buck McDaniel performing two concerts in one day, continuing their acclaimed collaboration that began with the 2024 project November Variations. […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present composer-clarinetist Stuart Bogie and composer-keyboardist Buck McDaniel performing two concerts in one day, continuing their acclaimed collaboration that began with the 2024 project November Variations. […]
SOUND TYPE 2025 will close with Burnt Pink, born in 2018 when longtime friends Chris Acree (Strange Parts, Upholstery), Corey Carris Duncan (Pattern Is Movement, Oh! Pears, Strange Parts) and Martin […]
Air – the legendary trio of saxophonist, flutist, and hubkaphone inventor/player Henry Threadgill, bassist Fred Hopkins, and drummer Steve McCall – emerged from the fertile collective of Chicago’s AACM in […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present a morning birdwalk at the Schuylkill Center led by Jayla Clark, an experienced bird watcher with interspersed performances by Samantha Kochis, flute, and Sarah Cunningham, […]
experimental electronic music at fidget! RM Francis joins us from Seattle, alongside locals Eric Laska, Dave Smolen and Patrick Gallagher for a night of music.
3 groups -15/20 min each .Mekhi, AJ, Lian (guitar, beat machine, clarinet .Mekhi, Sonali, Oliver (double reed/singing) .Aaron, thomas, Sonali (horn, mysteries, bassoon)
A composer, scholar and educator as well as a capaciously inventive percussionist now living in Philadelphia, Chad Taylor is best known as co–founder of the Chicago Underground Duo (and the […]
The Temple University New Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. The New Music Ensemble is a student ensemble devoted to the premiere of compositions by students and faculty, along with important […]
New Music and Improvisations Melinda Rice- Violin/Viola Amy K Bormet- Piano https://www.cmsmusic.org/bachs-lunch-series/ CMS proudly presents a FREE lunchtime concert series called “Bach’s Lunch”. Join us on the third Thursday of […]
The Experimental Music Ensemble will perform site specific improvisations that musically capture the imagination of imagery displayed in the gallery. This event is free, registration required.
Masma Dream World: With roots in Gabon and Singapore, Masma Dream World is the experimental project led by artist and healer Devi Mambouka. Masma Dream World invites listeners into a […]
Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar.
Bowerbird is pleased to present the Arcana New Music Ensemble performing Cornelius Cardew’s groundbreaking work Treatise at The Rotunda. Composed between 1962-1967, Treatise employs an entirely graphic score with symbols […]
PRISM Quartet, a world-renowned all-saxophone ensemble, is joining forces with violinist and Pew Fellow Diane Monroe, poet/vocalist and Pew Fellow Ursula Rucker, and percussionist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey […]
PRISM Quartet, a world-renowned all-saxophone ensemble, is joining forces with violinist and Pew Fellow Diane Monroe, poet/vocalist and Pew Fellow Ursula Rucker, and percussionist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey […]
PRISM Quartet, a world-renowned all-saxophone ensemble, is joining forces with violinist and Pew Fellow Diane Monroe, poet/vocalist and Pew Fellow Ursula Rucker, and percussionist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey […]
Vinay Desai: Vinay Desai is a direct disciple of the world renowned Santoor Maestro Padma Vibhusan Pandit Shivkumar Sharmaji. After completing college, Vinay sought out to learn Santoor in India. […]
SCRAAATCH is a duo project making multimedia art and performances, experimental music, and hybrid DJ sets from their studio in Brooklyn, NY. Their releases have included Teardrops EP (2019), […]
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 […]
The Electronic Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
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 […]
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 […]
Co-Presented with People’s Music Supply. Brandon Lopez/Chuck Roth/Dennis Sullivan Trio: Brandon López is a New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz, free improvisation, noise and new […]
We are pleased to present Sova in a solo set at University Lutheran Church. ABOUT THE ARTIST “Ghostly, delicate, elegant…” (Independent Clauses) For Sova – the stage name of New […]
3 sets of experimental music
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. ABOUT THE […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Weirs: Weirs 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
An evening of alternating lowercase and punchy free improvisations. Curated by Max Glazier. Aaron Pond- Tuba, Voice, Flutes, Percussion, Melodica, Grass Max Glazier- Drums Bert Harris- Contrabass Mattie McDonnell- Accordion, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thomas Buckner (Baritone Voice), James Ilgenfritz (Contrabass) Acclaimed Baritone Thomas Buckner is joined by James Illgenfritz for an incredible concert highlighting the unique acoustics of Christ Church. Each is skilled […]
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 […]
2 sets of experimental music
Shande: Shande (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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
After 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 […]
ME (Mercedes Esparza) guitar loops & drones Nick Millevoi and Jason Carr guitar and electronics Ed Wilcox solo improvised percussion Pocket Dimensions series Upstairs at Abyssinia https://www.instagram.com/p/DSu-2yrjl0j/?hl=en
ME (Mercedes Esparza) guitar, loops, drones Nick Millevoi and Jason Carr guitar and electronics Ed Wilcox solo improvised percussion
Please join us for the Philadelphia debut of this remarkable trio, bringing together three musicians whose work is united by a commitment to artistry beyond category. Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab, […]
Led by tri-centric orchestra concertmaster Erica Dicker, This workshop is dedicated to the exploration of the compositional/improvisational systems of NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton. As much as we are trying […]
Composition 76 by Anthony Braxton performed by Gabriel Meyer- Trombone, Alto Saxophone Andrew Gioanetti- Flute, Bb Clarinet, Alto and Soprano Sax Jonah Gelbart- Trumpet, Fluegal Horn, Shofar
Bex Burch is a composer, percussionist, producer and instrument maker that has carved out a unique sonic space for herself. Her restless creativity and desire to embrace new musical challenges […]