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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for the Experimental Music Ensemble Winter Concert at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery. This event is free and open to all, register for tickets here. Trough a grant from […]
“One of the most vital and original ensembles on the American music scene,” (The New York Times) Alarm Will Sound performs American Stories, a collection of bold, contemporary works that […]
For over 15 years, Cybersounds has brought the latest in electronic music and the digital arts to Philadelphia audiences. The Cybersounds concert series showcases electroacoustic works ranging from the historical […]