Events

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 […]

Madison Greenstone is a clarinetist, writer, and composer based in Brooklyn. Their solo practice, exstatic resonances, explores phenomenological, material, and spatial expressivities of sound through richly noisy timbral actions. As the […]

@armandorosalesrivero is the 2nd artist in this years cohort. He is a sculptor and experimental percussionist whose work explores the intersections of the intimate, institutional and political. Through sculpture and […]

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 […]

Paul Giess (trumpet/electronics) | Live improvised music inside Philadelphia’s oldest surviving pre-revolutionary tavern

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 history […]

Please join us on May 26th at 6:30pm for the inaugural Philly Electronic Music Club meetup at @thefidget_space ‼️ Bring a laptop and jam with us using Strudel! (https://strudel.cc/)

2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 no cover

Daniel Carter, Matt Lavelle, Julius Masri & Pete Dennis: Daniel Carter is an American experimental saxophone, flute, clarinet, and trumpet player active mainly in New York City since the early 1970s. One of the […]

THE GIANT IS AWKWARD is the new album by Victor Vieira-Branco’s Bark Culture. Victor Vieira-Branco on vibraphone John Moran on double bass Joey Sullivan on drums Sam Yulsman on piano […]

Co-presented with Clavius Productions: Mankwe Ndosi & Jamal R. Moore duo: Mankwe Ndosi is Vocalist, Composer, and Interdisciplinary Culture Maker who conjures sound, story, and movement into transformative experiences. A sonic shape-shifter, she […]

Gates 6:30 Music 7:00

ZOSHA WARPEHA and CARLO COSTA hardanger fiddle and percussion PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH ENSEMBLE performing ‘Grid and Gradient’ by Morgan Evans-Weiler (Ann Adachi – Piano, Carlo Costa, Percussion, Jesse Kudler, Electronics, Geoff […]

Formed in 1996 by Nate Young, the corrosive and blistering Wolf Eyes has mutated through a number of different forms, built around the core duo of Young and John Olson. […]

In Re | PUBLIC, we’ll join the national celebration by revisiting some of our favorite repertoire from American composers. These are wonderfully innovative works, but we think that you’ll find […]

  THE EARLY is Alex Lewis (guitars and synthesizers) and Jake Nussbaum (drums and electronics). Somewhere in the textural grandeur of post-rock, the communicational intimacy of jazz improvisation, the patient grooves […]

Please join Ars Nova Workshop on Thursday, June 4 at Solar Myth for Wonderful Sound 3 featuring Bobby Zankel, Cooper-Moore, and Chad Taylor. This trio brings together three highly respected […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present MSHR with opening set by Grace Villamil at The Rotunda. Curated by Eugene Lew, this performance brings together electronic sound artists who work with varied […]

Feldman’s “Three Voices” was written for the experimental vocalist and composer Joan LaBarbara in 1982. The original concept involved the live performer singing along with two pre-recorded parts projected through […]

2:00 pm Taji Ra’oof Nahl Calculating Banneker: The Work of Water An Installation Activation in Four Movements The Experience: A four-movement journey where the players seek the source. From the […]

Well, we tried to cook this up for May but it got so busy that we had to push it back to the beginning of June! But this one is […]

PRISM Quartet presents a program of new music from an exceptional collection of composers, featuring the world premiere of a new work by clarinetist/saxophonist, composer, conceptualist, and Blue Note recording […]

Devin Carmichael Steph Davies Andrew Gioannetti Tom Kaines Andy Thierauf Sylvia Winch

Max Johnson Sextet: Composer, bassist, and improviser Max Johnson presents his brand new sextet in the premiere of “Without Fear,” a new concert-length work performed alongside Anna Webber (tenor saxophone, flute), Yuma Uesaka (soprano saxophone, […]

Paolo Angeli: Sardinian musician Paolo Angeli’s professional career was spent deep in the avant garde, exploring post-rock, experimental opera, and more. His style was influenced heavily by that of guitarist Giovanni […]

A new take on the string quartet-featuring santour, kamenche, cello, and violin. Composted Improvisations and Improvised Compositions. $10-20 at the door.

Marisa Anderson’s music transcends borders. The topography of her work interrogates the intersections of artistry and expression with form and tradition. A singular guitarist and voracious musical collaborator, Anderson crafts […]

Kalia Vandever is a Grammy Award-winning trombonist and composer based in Brooklyn. Their approach to the trombone is distinctive and defined by their sonorous tone and lyrical improvisational voice. They […]

Shiraz Ensemble with special guest Bahar Badieitabar: Shiraz Ensemble are: Sepehr Pirasteh: alto kamancheh, tombak Sina Homaee: santoor, tombak, daf Parsa Ferdowsi: setar, tanbour For this performance they will be joined by: […]

Please note, this is an outdoor performance. The scheduled performance is Saturday June 13, 7:00pm with a rain date of Sunday June 14, 7:00pm Bowerbird is pleased to co-present the […]

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 […]

Silver Mantis is a 50 minute instrumental electro-acoustic presentation, performed with software and sampling, theremin and audio objects. It is an immersive multi channel composition which allows for an elastic […]

The Humanosity Project is an avant-garde and free-jazz improvisational quartet based in the Philadelphia and New York areas. Formed by guitarist Dave Ross and flugelhorn/clarinet player Matt Lavelle (alongside bassist […]

*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* 7 PM – Doors 8 PM – Show BASIC VICTOR VIEIRA BRANCO’S BARK CULTURE THE ER BAND

FUJI||||||||||TA is a Sound Artist living in Japan. His unique practice utilizes various natural phenomena that respond to his interest in wanting to hear unheard sounds and unknown sounds. Instead […]

Please note this is an outdoor performance. In case of rain, the performance will take place Sunday June 21st. Bowerbird is pleased to co-present Follow the Sound at Stoneleigh: a […]

  Spirits Up! is a Philadelphia based wellness initiative founded by Sudan Green, providing safe, culturally competent yoga, meditation, and mindfulness sessions specifically designed to promote healing and collective liberation […]

Ars Nova Workshop presents saxophonist and composer Alden Hellmuth, performing music from her new project Tether at Solar Myth on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Alden Hellmuth is a saxophonist, composer, […]

  Great Blue Heron Watson – Bass Clarinet Julius Masri – Percussion Tomatà Juice – Strings Connor Przybyszewski – Trombone (One more TBD)   This special Solstice edition of the […]

Infra Dig is a new trio consisting of Bert Harris (bass), Rob Paul (percussion), and Thomas Patteson (alto saxophone). Opening set by Melinda Rice (violin and electronics).

Ars Nova Workshop is honored to present a meeting of two avant-garde legends, as percussionist Kahil El’Zabar and saxophonist David Murray join forces at Solar Myth on Sunday, June 21, […]

DoYeon Kim is an internationally acclaimed artist known for her expansive and pioneering performances and compositions and for introducing the gayageum, an ancient Korean zither, into contemporary music. Trained extensively […]

Fred Frith: Fred Frith is a pioneer of the extended electric guitar. He learned to compose in Henry Cow, developed his song-writing skills in Art Bears, explored his multi- instrumentalism […]

Chamber Music in multiple idioms. Tom Kraines features in this eclectic ensemble. $20 with drinks provided 🙂 Established in 2002, Matt Davis’ Aerial Photograph is a “wildly imaginative” (Jazziz Magazine”) […]

For Location – Dm @spiritfurnace on Instagram. Yaffee Dresden Amen Our Mother of the Holy Mountain Spirit Furnace (solo)   Drone music in a drain pipe. Directions: Getting to the […]

Fundraiser for harm reduction group Sol Collective. Expect noise. Virtuosity. Harps. Joy.  

The preeminent Philadelphia DJ, Composer, Producer, Sound Designer and Music Experimentalist June Lopez will perform de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots, a set of genre-defying music and experimental soundscapes based on the inspiration […]

Ars Nova Workshop presents the Chicago and Detroit based creative music ensemble Teiku at Solar Myth on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Chicago pianist Josh Harlow and Detroit percussionist Jonathan Barahal […]

2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 no cover

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the return of maverick trumpeter Steven Bernstein with his striking new acoustic trio at Solar Myth on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Few artists […]

In collaboration with The Monthly Fund. All funds raised to benefit The Abolitionist Law Center. Musical performances by Upholstery: Upholstery creates dark music for curious minds. The art-rock troupe draws on a […]

Hosted by The Low Pass, this is a low-pressure event for ambient and electronic musicians to share their art. All instruments are welcome, with set times lasting 10-15 minutes. Open […]

Doors 8 Music 9

Invisible Scissors: Invisible Scissors is an experimental duo formed out of NYC’s underground film community with previous projects in film, music, zines and expanded cinema performance. Rachael Guma’s practice stems […]

Presented in Collaboration with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Spite of Darkness: Spite of Darkness is a Detroit-based experimental ensemble led by Palestinian-American composer and violinist Mike Khoury. Built on a unique structural […]

Please join Ars Nova Workshop to celebrate the release of journalist Andy Beta’s essential new biography, Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane, featuring a performance by […]

Originally from San Francisco, California, Sasha Berliner is a rock drummer turned vibraphonist who studied under Stefon Harris. At 21, she became the youngest individual in the poll’s history to […]

Resonant Edge Aaron Pond- Horn, Voice, Slide Whistles Anjali Shinde- Flute, Piccolo, Slide Whistle Mekhi Gladden- Oboe Sonali Singh- Bassoon w/ Special Guest Tom Kraines- Cello/Accordion   Wind quartet Resonant […]

Location general are announced midweek @modularonthespotphilly

The acclaimed South African pianist, composer, healer, and philosopher Nduduzo Makhathini merges spirit-seeking American jazz — in particular, the music of his heroes John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner — with […]

Co-presented with The Low Pass: Lesley Mok: Lesley Mok is a New York City-based percussionist and sound artist. Their work is guided by a continual search for the connection between the […]

7 doors.  7:30 show.   DM for address @peoplesmusicsuppy

The acclaimed South African pianist, composer, healer, and philosopher Nduduzo Makhathini merges spirit-seeking American jazz — in particular, the music of his heroes John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner — with […]

Grex: Karl Evangelista – guitar, voice, drums, samples, misc. Rei Scampavia – synth, voice, drums, misc. Grex is an art rock/experimental music duo based out of Oakland, California. In biological […]

NOMON is an electro-percussion duo of sisters Shayna and Nava Dunkelman, united by a shared vision to expand how percussion can speak, move, and connect. They are driven by curiosity, […]

Eric will be on tour in the U.S. from Berlin presenting music with bluetooth speakers, and Mark is from New England doing excellent reduced electronic music. Local percussionist Ben Bennet […]

door 7.  show 8.

Erin Demastes and Dylan Burchett Duo Erin Demastes is an experimental composer, performer, and sound artist. She uses everyday objects and hacked electronics for her installations and performances and subverts […]

21+ August 11th, as always at @upstairsabyss! This time around it’s gonna be @searchfortheinfinitelight doing a solo upright set, the West Philly debut of the new Del Rossi Trio (Matthew […]

Ishmael Ali, Will Greene & Lily Finnegan Trio: An ensemble defined by restlessness and sonic curiosity, this improbable improvising trio rides the edge between sonorous melodies, atonal outbursts, and tilted grooves — creating music […]

Bowerbird is pleased to present a morning birdwalk at Wissahickon Park led by Tony Croasdale with two performances by Paul Giess on trumpet and Marquise Lindsey-Bradley on clarinet. Please take […]

*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* 7 PM – Doors 8 PM – Show

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Titan to Tachyons is an instrumental experimental jazz-metal group led by New Zealand/New York composer and guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver), which features Kenny Grohowski (Secret Chiefs 3, John Zorn) on […]

Croatian visitors Vedran Vinski (soprano saxophone) and Drago Vabec (bass) meet Philadelphians Irman Peck (cello) and Max Glazier (drums). Opening sets by Gioanetti/Smith/Gelbart and Search for the Infinite Light. Curated […]

Flutists Rachel Beetz and Wilfrido Terrazas will present their latest experimental improvisational insights. Wilfrido Terrazas (Willy/he/él) is a flutist, improviser, composer, and educator based in San Diego, originally from Ensenada, Mexico. His work explores […]

One of the most exalted names in modern experimental music across a spectrum of styles and genres, John Zorn is an avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist whose […]

Thor & Friends:Polymath percussionist Thor Harris inaugurated Thor & Friends in the autumn of 2015 after five years of touring as the percussionist of iconic avant-rock ensemble Swans. The project […]

People’s Music Supply in collaboration with the Living Signal is presenting a weekly series of curated performances followed by an Open Improvisation Lab (OIL). Opening performances will feature some of the region’s best […]

This program features Rebecca Myers and Elisa Sutherland in an intimate recital of solos and duets, accompanied by Dušan Balarin on lute and theorbo. Celebrating the long and rich history […]

María Grand is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and vocalist. She has performed with her ensembles all over Europe and North America; she has also played and/or recorded with creative music […]

Intriguing programs of great beauty and breadth have distinguished PRISM Quartet as one of America’s foremost chamber ensembles. Praised by The New York Times as “a bold ensemble that set […]

Halo Fell Forever album release show

Bowerbird is pleased to present Liminal States, an ongoing series of in-person performances designed for deep listening and relaxation. Intended to guide audiences to that magic space between wakefulness and […]

  1morning @ (live) afro.fem Andrew Max FT – All 7s Arthur Aurora Halal B2B Verraco Autumns (live) Avalon Emerson Avalon Emerson & the Charm (live) Baalti BASHKKA Batu Beautiful […]