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 […]
Pureply Sonali Singh Trio Shadowcatcher (Amherst, MA) SunRyze Join us for an experimental daytime show at Walmart Pier! Pureply will play an hour long ambient set, followed by […]
2:00PM Ashé Mystics: The Ashé Mystics are Kevin Diehl, Julius Masri & Joshua Marquez. They create a world of sound with electronic circuitry, improv and percussive underpinnings. 2:50 PM The […]
Philadelphia-born and New Jersey-raised, Laraaji has pursued spiritual transcendence through music since the mid-1970s. After years of developing an aesthetic shaped by Eastern philosophies and transcendental research in his longtime […]
Victor Vieira-Branco – vibes Luke Stewart – bass John Moran- drums 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
Carlos Niño refers to himself musically, and in many aspects of his life, as a “communicator,” a role that encompasses his own work as well as his integral work on […]
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a pop-up performance with the visionary producer, percussionist, composer and cosmic facilitator Carlos Niño in collaboration with rising Los Angeles saxophonist Aaron Shaw. The […]
Trepanation Series at Century Bar Juan Castrillon & Grimaldi Baez Melinda Rice & Michael Quick
Carlos Niño refers to himself musically, and in many aspects of his life, as a “communicator,” a role that encompasses his own work as well as his integral work on […]
Penn State University’s 12-piece experimental music ensemble joins forces with composer-performer-producer Kory Reeder (Wandelweiser, Sawyer Editions, Saroyer Spaces) for a 3-hour interstellar meditation for mixed ensemble inspired by the 18th-century […]
Curtis New Music Ensemble celebrates composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery with a concert featuring works by the Grammy-winning composer, violinist, and educator. Praised as “turbulent, wildly colorful, and exploding with life” (Washington […]
Excited to host Overflowing Poetry’s first proper music gig, featuring dear pals from San Francisco The Lodestones (members of JOMF, among others), Philly/Omaha acid twanger Chevrolet Pile, and local legends […]
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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 […]
Victor Vieira Branco – vibes Sam Xiao Cody – violin John Moran – bass sets at 7:30 and 9:00
Tatsuya Nakatani: Tatsuya Nakatani is an avant-garde percussionist, composer, and artist of sound. Active internationally since the 1990s, Nakatani has released over 80 recordings and tours extensively, performing over 150 […]
Join us for an evening of chamber music with the Daedalus Quartet and pianist Matthew Bengtson, featuring works by PhD alumni in Composition Luke Carlson , Andrew Davis , […]
Trepanation Series at Century Bar 90eze Scott Verrastro 23 Shedu
Join us for a morning discussion exploring the preservation of sound and memory with legendary saxophonist Odean Pope alongside archivists and curators. Hosted by Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) and the […]
Next Ghost Harmonics is April 10th!! Featuring two sets of live music from the phenomenal Untethered Trio (Paul Giess, Calvin Weston, and Matthew Little), and readings from Anselm Berrigan, Jericho […]
n March of 2000, Ars Nova Workshop hosted the first of what would become hundreds of performances across Philadelphia, presenting saxophonist Chris Speed and his creative quartet yeah NO at […]
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 […]
Crystalline, minimal and dissonant, The Days Pass Quickly Immersed in the Shadow of Eternity is a new composition for sampled and live early flutes in 8-channel sound by Lea Bertucci. […]
Victor Vieira Branco – vibes Matt Engle – bass Ian McColm
TAKAAT: TAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot), meaning “noise” in the Tuareg language Tamashek, for this tour is the duo of Ahmoudou Madassane & Mikey Coltun (joined by a blown out drum machine). […]
Composer, trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and bandleader Amir ElSaffar has been described in the New York Times as “the celebrated trumpeter and composer who explores vital connections between jazz and […]
Alex Harding & Lucian Ban duo: The relationship between Alex Harding and Lucian Ban has been long and fruitful. Their combination of elements of improvisational music have helped the pair […]
Doors 6:30 Music 7:00
Trepanation Series at Century Bar Matt Engle solo Dave McDonnell’s 5th World
Suki Mourning Thugg @scodyxiao – violin @qohn – drums? @shitkicker9001 – guitar Snakeroot Cleans Blood- Aaron Pond- Daxophone/Voice @maxglazier – drums Albeedo @peter_sukeena – drums @bobbymcdevitt_ – guitar LN Celestine […]
Folk musician Elizabeth LaPrelle (Doran, Anna & Elizabeth) and visual artist Erik Ruin (Justseeds) combine forces for an evening of ballads and crankies. From the mountains of Appalachia to the isolation wing of a […]
an evening of lovely guitar tunes, brought to us by Jesse Sheppard Jagtime Millionaire (of Pairdown) is a fingerpicking guitarist based in Pittsburgh, PA who presents a variety of 19th and […]
Passages (Season 4 / Program 7) is an 18+ music event featuring live sets by Teddy Mars and Maria Ann Hedonia, plus a DJ set by Alex Tebbs Mitchell. There […]
Announcing the People’s Music Supply Recording Company (PMSRC) Founded to preserve, promote, and catalyze the work of The People’s Music Supply, the PMSRC will release a batch of high-quality […]
Few artists have done more to both honor and reinvent the 2000-year history of the pipa than soloist, vocalist and composer Min Xiao-Fen. Classically trained in her native China, she […]
Biotic (Shawn Lovato/Ingrid Laubrock/Henry Mermer): Shawn Lovato is a New York-based bassist, composer, and improviser “with a distinctive compositional approach and a knack for finding the right partners to bring it […]
Join us for an evening of fine music! Alexander is the solo project of guitarist and multi-instrumentalist David Shapiro (Kath Bloom, Josephine Foster, Center). Under the Alexander moniker he plays […]
Victo Vieira Branco – vibes John Moran – bass Joey Sullivan – drums sets at 7:30 and 9:00
Chicago experimental music mainstay Olivia Block is an acclaimed media artist and composer whose discography spans nearly three decades. At any given concert she might be playing electronic instruments, piano, […]
Paul Giess (trumpet) Timothy Ragsdale (bass) Rodrigo Pichardo (bass) G Calvin Weston (drums) Phil Cuttino Jr. (dancer) Jay ‘Rukkus’ Jao (dancer)
Takuya Kuroda is a highly respected trumpeter and arranger born in Kobe, Japan and based in New York City. Over the course of his seven albums to date, Kuroda has […]
Please join Philly’s super collective of composers, improvisors and sonic healers as we celebrate our artistic heroes curated our hometown hero, TERRY LAWSON. Terry is a venerated Philly institution who […]
KAVI: Emergent Feedback Loops: Cybernetics and the Human Brain qGOO (Quantum Global Organoid Orchestra): q.GOO_ PhiladelphiaNeuroMusicAI/42026 Gene Coleman: EVOCARE (2026) for string quartet and neuro electronics Conjure Neuro Music Ensemble […]
A concert of young dragons of improvised music. Kieran Daly from Chicago, in duet with Ben Bennett (guitar and perc), Chris Pitsiokos (sax) from Berlin and the duet of Jesse […]
Performers for the 4/25/26 show include Visiting Artists: Mia Zabelka (violin, Vienna, Austria), Al Margolis (electronics, Chester, NY), and Walter Wright (percussion and electronics, Charlottesville, VA) as well as Philadelphia-based […]
We’re excited to showcase our very own @sbaileymusic in a fully electro acoustic program celebrating Relâche’s roots in improvisation, intermodal creative collaboration, and experimental musical design. Sean’s EP “GENERIC” will […]
Peni Candra Rini with Shahzad Ismaily & Andy McGraw: Peni Candra Rini (b. 1983) is a renowned Javanese singer, educator, and composer fusing Javanese sufi poetry with contemporary composition for Indonesian and Western instruments. The […]
A Special Seated Show in the Side Chapel of the First Unitarian Church!
2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 Solar Myth Bar No cover
Victor Vieira Branco – vibes John Moran – bass Joey Sullivan – drums sets at 7:30 and 9:00
Berlin-based Audrey Chen and Philadelphia’s Flandrew Fleisenberg have spent over a decade refining a singular, breathing tactile space. In a rare Philadelphia performance, Chen’s internally driven sonic language—a mix of […]
Aaron Rosenblum (Portland, ME) experimental drone and soundscapes. His works employ active listening, archival practices, minimalism, and public engagement to explore the margins between man-made and natural sounds and to […]
Sam Prekop’s work over the last 30 years, whether created primarily on his guitar or on his modular synth, is consistent in its powerful melodicism, delicate arrangements and subtle evolution. […]
Sun & Rain: Nathaniel Morgan – alto saxophone, Travis Laplante – tenor saxophone , Andrew Smiley – electric guitar & Jason Nazary – drums. Sun & Rain is a fully collaborative quartet that thus far has practiced […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present a morning birdwalk at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum led by Tony Croasdale interspersed with two performances by Matt Engle and Juan […]
RECESS is a new immersive performance created by composer-performers Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins. Join us as we transform a North Philadelphia warehouse into a sculptural playground for sound. RECESS invites […]
REONA is an artist who uses tap dance techniques to express her music. She is also a tap dancer, improviser, designer, choreographer, teacher, and composer. Based in Tokyo, Japan. To […]
Join us for an evening of exploratory guitar music with: Guitar tunes from Dann Pell Improvisations from New York musicians Caroline Davis & Dustin Carlson Lower Mountains Doors at 6 […]
YR KNIVES is the Chicago/Milwaukee based quartet of Douglas McCombs, Brian Sulpizio, Andrew Trim, and Quin Kirchner whose credits include Tortoise, Health & Beauty, Ryley Walker, Rob Mazurek, and many […]
Bill Nace & Sakina Abdou Ex-Locals Ken Brenninger
Ars Nova Workshop presents punk-jazz power trio The Messthetics, joined by fire-breathing saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, at Solar Myth on Friday, May 8, 2026. Drummer Brendan Canty and bassist Joe […]
Toshi Makihara, Henry Allen, Jonah Gelbart
RECESS is a new immersive performance created by Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins. Join us as we transform a North Philadelphia warehouse into a sculptural playground for sound! RECESS invites […]
Neil Podgurski Chad Taylor Madison Rast
Best known as the drummer for the two-time Grammy winning, iconic rock band Living Colour, Will Calhoun has played with artists across a diverse range of styles, genres and traditions. […]
Celebrating the Orchestra’s 125th anniversary and its unique place in the City of Philadelphia, this bravura program opens with a world premiere by Philly-based composer Tyshawn Sorey, commissioned by the […]
Serving as the centerpiece for this program is Philadelphia composer Benjamin C.S. Boyle’s first Cantata: To One in Paradise. The poem “To One is Paradise” is a poem by Edgar […]
Sun of Goldfinger builds upon an enticing web of relationships: David Torn and Tim Berne have worked together since the ‘90s, with the guitarist producing many of the saxophonist’s prolific […]
NYC-based nylon string picker and saxophone ripper Dylan Delgiudice meets local rhythm section Pete Dennis & Max Glazier. Scientific American generates acoustics drones from resonant bodies. Live debut of flute/harp […]
Celebrating the Orchestra’s 125th anniversary and its unique place in the City of Philadelphia, this bravura program opens with a world premiere by Philly-based composer Tyshawn Sorey, commissioned by the […]
Bowerbird is pleased to present the NakedEye Ensemble performing a concert of music by Ben Nobuto. PROGRAM Lucid (2020) for piano and electronics Tell Me Again (2022) for piano, electronics, […]
Hailing from the musical hotbed of Houston, Texas, saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III developed under the wings of many of the music’s greats. Smith has been a member of […]
With its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area, the collective ensemble Get Up With It has been exploring the electric music of Miles Davis since the late 90s. Best […]
Marcia Bassett and Taralie Peterson Doors at 7pm, Music at 8pm – $10-20, cash only. BYOB
With its roots in the San Francisco Bay Area, the collective ensemble Get Up With It has been exploring the electric music of Miles Davis since the late 90s. Best […]