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 […]
“This definitely ain’t your father’s guitar band,” writes no less an expert on six-string subversion than Marc Ribot in the liner notes to the self-titled debut by Ches Smith’s latest […]
A View from Inside: David Tudor at 100 celebrates the life, work, and legacy of David Tudor (1926–1996), a Philadelphia-born pioneer of experimental music and sound art. Tudor transformed the […]
Felix Mendelssohn was 21 when he toured Italy, an impressionable, impassioned young composer alive to musical inspiration. He was already developing an international reputation, and this trip stirred his imagination. […]
John Cage: Solo for Cymbal (1960) David Tudor: Coefficient: Frictional Percussion and Electronics (1991) This event is part of A VIEW FROM INSIDE: DAVID TUDOR AT 100, an exhibition […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present a free screening of Bandoneon! (a combine), a documentary about David Tudor’s groundbreaking 1966 performance, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Julie Martin. Bandoneon! was […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present pianist Adam Tendler in a solo performance of works by Christian Wolff, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Henry Cowell, Morton Feldman, John Cage, and others. Before David Tudor […]
Passages Season 4 | Program 4 Live sets: Shahzad Ismaily | Merope w/ Shahzad Ismaily DJ set: Westov Temple Visual Projections: Klip Collective Beverages: Forin
Felix Mendelssohn was 21 when he toured Italy, an impressionable, impassioned young composer alive to musical inspiration. He was already developing an international reputation, and this trip stirred his imagination. […]
sets @ 7:30 and 9:00 PM
FIRE MUSEUM PRESENTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: IVA BITTOVÁ & ANTONIN FAJT DUO + THE OTHER SIDE OF A DREAM Free-Donations Appreciated! Iva Bittová: Hailing from the present-day Czech Republic, Iva […]
AIRLFT 2026 – Thursday! JAN 22 at 7PMPhilly’s super collective of composers, improvisors and sonic healers are back in action in the new year. Help us celebrate the birthday of […]
Fire Museum Presents 25th Anniversary: Dave Burrell Dave Burrell: Distinguished composer-pianist Dave Burrell is an African-American performing artist of singular stature on the international contemporary music scene. Standing out as […]
Join us for an extraordinary multimedia performance with drummer Jonathan Kane (La Monte Young, Swans), guitarist Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie) and bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (Machine Gun, Embryo) […]
Dancers: Curt Haworth Leigh Huster Loren Groenendaal Katherine Kiefer Stark Michele Tantoco Musicians: A.J. Khaw (Piano) Connor Przybyszewski (Trombone) Flandrew Fleisenberg (Percussion) Morgan Evans-Weiler (Violin)
John Vogel / Buffalo Stance / Ialive / Tidal Prism + John Vogel – A Philadelphia multimedia artist formerly of the band + Grandchildren. John will be performing an abridged […]
Each summer, musicians from around the world gather in the Green Mountains of Vermont to participate in a “fundamentally natural and unique” approach to music-making (New York Classical Review). In […]
Embark on a musical odyssey with renowned Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä. The evening begins with Missy Mazzoli’s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), a swirling, celestial work inspired by planetary motion and the roiling drone […]
JACOB Concerto for Horn and Strings, arr. for Horn and PianoMadelyn Urbine, horn Yoni Levyatov, piano Gary KULESHA SonataJackson Howard, trombone TBD, piano PENDERECKI DivertimentoLaura Navasardian, cello Intermission SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto […]
Sets @ 7:30 and 9:00 PM
Sets at 7:30 and 9:00 PM
The People’s Music Supply Composers Orchestra is an ensemble dedicated to performing compositions written by its members. It is a space for experimentation and expression. Each member brings their own […]
Tashi Dorji is a Bhutanese-born, Asheville-based experimental guitarist whose fiercely intuitive improvisations have carved out a unique space in the contemporary avant-garde. His expansive discography includes deeply felt solo works […]
Philadelphia visual artist Erik Ruin and his Ominous Cloud Ensemble will be trying out a slightly different format than usual, a new immersive long-form four-channel performance-installation with each musician […]
John Shaw (Believers, Son of Earth, Shackamaxon, Magik Markers) solo bass Frances Cordie (Philly) offering up some ambient techno improvisation Doors at 7pm, Music at 8pm – $10-20, cash only. […]
Ravel Mother Goose Suite. 16 minutes Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1. 21 minutes Stravinsky The Rite of Spring. 33 minutes
PROGRAM Earle Brown: Four Systems (1954) Earle Brown: December 1952 from Folio I (1952) Earle Brown: One Through Five from Folio II (1970) Morton Feldman: Only (1947) Morton Feldman: A […]
Ravel Mother Goose Suite. 16 minutes Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 21 minutes Stravinsky The Rite of Spring 33 minutes
Sets at 7:30 and 9:00
Bowerbird is pleased to present an online talk with Nancy Perloff and Ron Kuivila, hosted by exhibition co-curators You Nakai and Dustin Hurt. Nancy Perloff, curator at the Getty Research […]
Sam Wenc + Friends: Sam Wenc pedal steel Sam Yulsman piano Joey Sullivan drums John Moran bass Victor Vieira Branco vibraphone Will Henriksen violin Matthew Lee bass clarinet/saxophone From […]
Tyshawn Sorey, MacArthur Fellow, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and professor of music at Penn, pays tribute to jazz pioneer Max Roach and his 1968 album, Members, Don’t Git Weary, a recording […]
Taji Ra’oofNahll/TR7 electronics with Jamal Moore – reeds and electronics Nate Totushek – drums Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth Matt Engle/David Mcdonnell / Ryan Rogers
Bowerbird is pleased to present an online talk with John Driscoll and Phil Edelstein, hosted by exhibition co-curators You Nakai and Dustin Hurt. John Driscoll and Phil Edelstein are founding […]
SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony, Op. 73a
Bowerbird is pleased to present Audra performing an evening of music for voice and saxophone, with repertoire including Meredith Monk’s Hocket for Two Voices, two moody folk-song arrangements by Karin […]
The lineup is solo trumpeter Eyebee, a guitar and percussion duo called Earthen Jug, and the long-awaited debut of Angel Meat, which is @layer_meat on vocals and @mylesofdestruction on harp. […]
Spectral Forces Alex ( @alexoteric ) -Synths, Language Julius ( @zooolius ) -Percussion, Mysteries Pete ( @searchfortheinfinitelight ) Basses, Flutes Alex Smith is your guide enmeshed in the parallel universes […]
Miramar: Miramar reimagines the Latin bolero and carries the torch of bolero beat—a genre that rose to international fame in the 1960s by blending nostalgic ballads with psychedelic rock, bossa […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present the Arcana New Music Ensemble performing Postal Pieces 2.0, the second iteration of “Postal Pieces,” a concert featuring living composers in Philadelphia and beyond composing […]
JeJaWeDa: The band features the great Dutch sound poet and improvisor Jaap Blonk, trombone virtuoso Jeb Bishop, and the versatile and powerful “rhythm section” of Damon Smith and Weasel Walter. […]
Still traveling the spaceways after more than 100 years on the planet, the indefatigable Maestro Marshall Allen remains a brilliant imaginative force whose life has spanned nearly the entire […]
Nomad War Machine is an improvised metal duo consisting of guitarist James Reichard and drummer Julius Masri. In 2023, both musicians entered Baltimore’s Tempo House Recording studio with pedal steel luminary Susan Alcorn Lobato. […]
David Tudor is largely remembered for his performances of mid-twentieth-century avant-garde piano music and his close association with John Cage, but much less is known about his personal life or […]