Events

“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 […]

Sets at 7:30 and 9:00   Victor Viera-Branco  – vibes John Moran  – bass Joey Sullivan – drums

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 […]

Parashi (Albany, NY) noise and improvised musicks for the discerning ear by Mike Griffin QNDFK (Philly) Variations on drum machine & synthesizer music. Sometimes with tape loops. Sometimes atonal. Doors […]

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 […]

“A violinist who can do anything,” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Johnny Gandelsman’s This is America is an ever-growing collection of commissioned works by U.S. composers that reflect on society’s rupture and […]

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 […]

“A violinist who can do anything,” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Johnny Gandelsman’s This is America is an ever-growing collection of commissioned works by U.S. composers that reflect on society’s rupture and […]

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. […]

Sets 7:30 and 9:00   Victor Viera-Branco vibes John Moran – bass Joey Sullivan – drums

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 […]

Ars Nova Workshop presents Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński, performing his transformative interpretations of the music of John Coltrane and the words of Langston Hughes at Solar Myth on Wednesday, February […]

John Truscinski @jskimegamix doing a solo drum set Tricia Holub (Phila, PA) @triciaholubmusic experimental keyboard and vocal delights! Doors at 7, music at 8. $10-15, BYOB

~ Live Sets by David Moore & Discovery Zone ~ DJ Set by RVNG Intl. founder Matt Werth ~ Visual Projections by Klip Collective ~ Beverages by Forin

Please join us for a very special discussion celebrating the release of the new book “Eternal Rhythm: Conversations and Travelations with Don Cherry.” Newly published by Ars Nova Workshop, the […]

Sets 7:30 and 9:00   Victor Viera-Branco vibes John Moran – bass Maliq Wynn – drums

Bowerbird is pleased to present an online conversation with John D. S. Adams, John David Fullemann, David Meschter, and Robert E. Miller, hosted by exhibition co-curators You Nakai and Dustin […]

Free Range Free Range is a monthly concert series providing artists with important resources in today’s content-driven music scene, and providing audiences with exceptional and affordable (even better than a […]

Please join Philly’s super collective of composers, improvisors and sonic healers as we celebrate the music of the late great Bern Nix. Matt Lavelle, Philly’s adopted son, Brooklyn transplant, player […]

In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Chad Taylor Quartet […]

Bobby Zankel, saxophone Sumi Tonooka, piano Shakour Hakeem, percussion Fabien Enger, trumpet

Drum Major Instinct with Katherine Young: Drum Major Instinct is an experimental music duo from Asheville, North Carolina. Jeff Arnal plays (mostly) percussion and Curt Cloninger plays (mostly) modular synthesizer. […]

Ars Nova Workshop hosts the record release party for I Want To Be Ready, the latest from Philly-based post-rock experimentalists The Early, at Solar Myth on Sunday, March 1, 2026. […]

Sets 7:30 and 9:00 Victor Viera-Branco -vibes      plus ???

Trepanation Series kicks off Spring with a special one off @thefidget_space. Saxophonist Keefe Jackson will be on the road supporting his new album “A Gentle Reminder” These Things Happen Keefe […]

Live music in the bar at Solar Myth Tuesdays in March 3rd, 17th and 31st 2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 pm No Cover

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 […]

Trepanation Series at Century Bar Elliot Levin Group w/ Matt Engle, Jan Jeffries, Dawn Webster Dave Fishkin Group

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 Mark […]

Amy Williams is a composer of music that is “simultaneously demanding, rewarding and fascinating” (Buffalo News), “fresh, daring and incisive” (Fanfare). Her compositions have been presented at renowned contemporary music […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present pianist Amy Williams and a performance of David Tudor’s Forest Speech led by Phil Edelstein with additional performers to be announced. This concert celebrates David […]

Step into the electrifying universe of Dead Jazz, where metal, jazz, and eclectic improvisation collide in an audacious sonic journey. The Hollenberg, Spiker, Weston Trio delivers an instrumental tour de […]

In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Ars Nova […]

Victor Viera-Branco – vibes       plus ??? sets 7:30 and 9:00

Still traveling the spaceways after 101 years on the planet, the indefatigable Maestro Marshall Allen remains a brilliant imaginative force whose life has spanned nearly the entire history of jazz. […]

At once a bass-forward string quartet and at times a downtown band, Owls challenge the way that meaningful concert experiences are conceived. Weaving new works together with original arrangements of […]

Lia Kohl: Lia Kohl is a cellist, composer, and sound artist based in Chicago. Her wide-ranging practice includes composition and performance, installation, improvisation, and collaboration. She tours nationally and internationally, […]

Trepanation Series at Century Bar   Skullcap –  Anthony Pirog / Janel Lepen / Mike Kuhl   Dave McDonnell Group – Chris Covotta / Matt Engle / Ian McColm

The Lepidopterans are a “supergroup” with Baltimore/Philadelphia long-time experimental scene players Toshi Makihara, Tom Borax, Jason Willett and John Dierker. Each member has decades of experience improvising and collaborating, having appeared in a dizzying list […]

Thom Nguyen (Asheville) + Anne Ishii (Philadelphia) and Alex Lewis + Matthew S Lee (Phila both) at Jerry’s On Front (2341 N Front St) March 12 2026 Thursday 8pm (Doors […]

All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* 8 PM – Doors 9 PM – Show JOE LALLY, YANNI & JASON K. Joe Lally, Yanni and Jason K. is […]

“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 […]

08:30 Victor Viera-Branco – vibes    John Moran – bass    Sam Yulsman – piano 09:15 Bone Bag 10:00 Chemical

Anthony Tidd is a creative musician, composer, producer, educator and curator who over a 30 year career has notably performed with, and produced songs on multi-platinum albums for, many artists […]

Kresten Osgood x Gabriel Meyer Trio Kreston Osgood- Drums Gabriel Meyer- Trombone, Alto Saxophone Eli Pace- Bass Caleb Wheeler Curtis- Stritch, Sopranino, Trumpet FFMMAP! Flandrew Fleisenberg- ObjectsMason McAvoy- Voice, Trombone, […]

Victor Viera-Branco – vibes       plus ??? sets 7:30 and 9:00

Live music in the bar at Solar Myth Tuesdays in March 3rd, 17th and 31st 2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 pm No Cover

Bowerbird is pleased to present Composers Inside Electronics—Phil Edelstein, Ron Kuivila, and Michael Johnsen—performing works by David Tudor. Composers Inside Electronics (CIE), formed in 1973 with David Tudor, pioneered a […]

Kresten Osgood is an extraordinary drummer and improviser who, with the fullest respect to tradition, challenges it at any given moment of his creative endeavors. He has performed and/or recorded […]

Presented in collaboration with Philly Iranians Niloufar Shiri & Bahar Badieitabar: Kamancheh player and composer Niloufar Shiri began her musical journey at the Tehran Music Conservatory in Iran. She later immigrated to the […]

Drummer/composer John Hollenbeck is a composer of music uncategorizable beyond the fact of being always identifiably his: a conceptualist able to translate the traditions of jazz and new music into […]

Liam Grant, New England guitarist with a punk ethos, cut from the American Primitive cloth, will be playing with Parsa Ferdowsi , an Iranian composer/performer/multi-instrumentalist and multi-media artist based in […]

Live sets ~ Earthen Sea | Sohme DJ set ~ Kiernan Laveaux Visual Projections ~ Klip Collective Beverages ~ Forin 

Flandrew Fleisenberg’s unretirement show! +id m theft able +Bhob Rainey +DJ Robo Rob   Doors open at 7:30 pm, music at 8 pm

For over 25 years, the Miró Quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages, showcasing their “collective intelligence uncanny precision” (Musical America). Their program includes excerpts from master works […]

The Forest & The Zoo is a Philly music collective enjoying the exploration of improvisation, abstract composition, as well as straightforward notation and rhythm-based tunes. This year, The Forest & […]

  Six musicians in six different formations playing a continuous set. Melodies and minds, colliding and converging. If you have ears to hear, you will find us there… where pathways […]

Mariam Rezaei is a multi-award-winning composer, turntablist and performer working across experimental new music, free improvisation, mutant club music and hip-hop. Described by The Wire as “one of the most […]

Orcutt Shelley Miller is an avant-rock trio comprised of three highly celebrated figures of experimental music: Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain, Comets […]

Victor Vieira-Branco – vibes       plus ??? sets 7:30 and 9:00

Victoria Shen (A.K.A. Evicshen) is a sound artist, experimental music performer, and instrument-maker based in San Francisco. Shen’s sound practice is concerned with the spatiality/physicality of sound and its relationship […]

  London-born Shabaka earned widespread renown as a saxophonist with his cosmically-oriented ensembles Shabaka and the Ancestors, Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming before taking an indefinite hiatus […]

  London-born Shabaka earned widespread renown as a saxophonist with his cosmically-oriented ensembles Shabaka and the Ancestors, Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming before taking an indefinite hiatus […]

Trepanation Series at Century Bar   June Bender   Jason Carr w/ Koof Ibi  

Ted Gordon presents his new book The Composer’s Black Box: Making Music in Cybernetic America (University of California Press, 2025), which examines how human musicians and their electronic musical instruments […]

Mariana Carvalho and Zach Hart, touring from Germany, are joined by Ben Bennett and Tether for a night of experimental sound making. Readings by poets Emily k. and Myene Yanu. […]

Caroline Davis: Alive with nurturing visions of simple sonic offerings to morph our present situation, Caroline Davis’ main reason for playing music is to connect with others, beckoning new vistas […]

Irreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke Stewart, who came together to […]

In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry, Ars Nova Workshop presents a special conversation and […]

METER is a night of verbal, sonic, and kinetic experimentation. Local poets reading live. Musicians and dancers improvising performances in response. Crafted verse collides with spontaneous composition. METTER’s March 2026 Line […]

PROGRAM: Two Thoughts About the Piano Figment V for marimba Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux II Epigrams Enchanted Preludes Gra for clarinet Canon for 4 ARCANA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Anna Lim – […]

In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Philadelphia-born free jazz […]

Welcome to town- Darja Goldberg (Accordion) and Cristopher Götzen (Guitar) all the way from Deutschland, joined in trio by Aaron Pond on Wagner Tuba. DM Hotep (of Sun Ra) dazzles […]