BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Avant Philly - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Avant Philly X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.avantphilly.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Avant Philly REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T210000 DTSTAMP:20251110T160518Z CREATED:20251110T160518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T160518Z UID:430-1765566000-1765573200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Hollow Forests- Inverse and Obverse\, Gelbart/Allen \, Winch/Adachi/Rice DESCRIPTION:An evening of alternating lowercase and punchy free improvisations. Curated by Max Glazier. \n Aaron Pond- Tuba\, Voice\, Flutes\, Percussion\, Melodica\, Grass \nMax Glazier- Drums \nBert Harris- Contrabass \nMattie McDonnell- Accordion\, Voice URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/hollow-forests-inverse-and-obverse-gelbart-allen-winch-adachi-rice/ LOCATION:Wooden Shoe Books\, 704 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T140342Z CREATED:20251020T140342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140342Z UID:349-1765483200-1765490400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:SML DESCRIPTION: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 (Ariel Kalma\, Marta Sofia Honer\, Icy Demons)\, saxophonist Josh Johnson (Meshell Ndegeocello\, Leon Bridges\, Carlos Niño)\, percussionist Booker Stardrum (Amirtha Kidambi\, Lisel\, Lee Ranaldo\, Patrick Shiroishi) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes\, Meg Duffy\, Perfume Genius). Their self-titled debut on International Anthem\, called “a delightful and awe-inspiring experience” by Glide Magazine\, is a sublime assemblage of circulatory grooves and textural anomalies bewitched by swirls of modular synthesis\, at different moments recalling the the jagged dance-punk of Essential Logic\, the rhythmic revelry of Fela Kuti\, the low-end elasticity of Parliament/Funkadelic\, or the glitchy dub techno of Pole. Their name\, SML (Small Medium Large)\, exemplifies their collective nature\, which harkens back to a lineage established by AACM and other avant-jazz groups\, but may follow a formula closer to the Dusseldorf scene in the late 60s of Kraftwerk\, Harmonia\, Cluster\, and Neu! URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/sml/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T140202Z CREATED:20251020T140202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140202Z UID:346-1765396800-1765404000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Kneebody DESCRIPTION: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 chamber ensemble playing\, set within the frames of highly wrought compositions that balance adventurous\, no-holds-barred improvisation. Their music defies classification\, drawing from influences that include 1960s free-bop\, 1970s jazz rock\, 1990s hip-hop\, and post-millennial indie rock\, all infused with a classical post-minimalist sensibility. Their collaborators have included such musical thinkers as Theo Bleckmann\, Daedelus\, Becca Stevens\, Gretchen Parlato\, Gerald Clayton\, and Josh Dion. The band’s highly anticipated new album\, Reach\, is the latest in its reimagined quartet guise\, featuring keyboardist Adam Benjamin\, trumpeter Shane Endsley\, saxophonist Ben Wendel\, and the uniquely dynamic Nate Wood\, who simultaneously handles both bass and drums. Reach exemplifies Kneebody’s continued evolution\, pushing the boundaries of genre while delivering their signature blend of intricate composition and raw energy. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/kneebody/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T220000 DTSTAMP:20251010T010010Z CREATED:20251010T010010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T010010Z UID:259-1765310400-1765317600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Weirs & Channel Marker DESCRIPTION:Weirs: \nWeirs 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 precious—includes Oliver Child-Lanning; Justin Morris and Libby Rodenbough (his collaborators in Sluice); Evan Morgan\, Courtney Werner\, and Mike DeVito of Magic Tuber Stringband; and stalwarts Andy McLeod\, Alli Rogers\, and Oriana Messer. \nThe Weirs project began as tape experiments on traditional tunes Child-Lanning made under the name Pluviôse in winter 2019. This evolved into the first Weirs record\, Prepare to Meet God\, which was self-released in July 2020 and was a collaboration between Child-Lanning and Morris during COVID. The strange conditions of that debut—a communal tradition of live songs recorded apart in isolation—are undone by Diamond Grove\, a record rooted in the unrepeatable convergence of people\, place\, and time. On the new record\, Weirs continue their search for how best to forward\, uphold\, and unshackle so-called “traditional” music. They are songcatchers\, gathering tunes on the verge of obscure death. Their wild\, centuries-spanning repertoire plays like an avant-call-the-tune session—a kind of Real Book for a scene fluent in porch jams\, Big Blood\, Amps for Christ\, and Jean Ritchie. Weirs catch songs whose interpretive canon still feels ajar—open enough to stand next to but never above those who’ve sung them before. These aren’t attempts at definitive versions. The recordings on Diamond Grove feel like visitations rather than revisions. And the question Weirs asks on this record is not how to simply continue the tradition of their forebears\, but how traditional music could sound today. For Weirs\, the history of this tradition could be taken less from the folk revival than from musique concrète; less from pristine old master recordings than something like The Shadow Ring if they’d come from the evangelical South. \nChannel Marker: \nChannel Marker are Shaina Kapeluck\, Roger Martinez and Benjamin Schurr\, members of Song People\, Luna Honey and Interminables. \nVocals\, harmonium and contrabass. Songs about death\, the sea\, death at sea and talking animals. \naccessibility: two steps from street to venue. \nPlease note\, entrance is via the side door on Arizona Street. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/weirs-channel-marker/ LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T220000 DTSTAMP:20251204T031749Z CREATED:20251204T031749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T031749Z UID:472-1765306800-1765317600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Victor Vieira -Branco Trio DESCRIPTION: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 identity\, high-energy live performances and extensive touring. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-branco-trio/ LOCATION:48 Record Bar\, 48 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T140017Z CREATED:20251020T134424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T140017Z UID:344-1765137600-1765144800@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Peter Evans Being & Becoming DESCRIPTION: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 ensembles\, noise/electronic music\, and through-composed works. He’s been the recipient of awards and commissions worldwide including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022. Evans has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music\, including John Zorn\, Pauline Oliveros\, Brian Ferneyhough\, George Lewis\, Anthony Braxton\, Mary Halvorson\, Craig Taborn\, Ambrose Akinmusere\, Weasel Walter\, Dave Liebman\, Ingrid Laubrock\, and Jeff “Tain” Watts; and works with both the International Contemporary and Wet Ink Ensembles as a performer and composer. \nHis quartet Being & Becoming features some of the leading lights from the next generation of creative musicians – vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Nick Jozwiak – and is now joined by the tirelessly inventive drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey\, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose collaborators include Vijay Iyer\, Roscoe Mitchell\, John Zorn\, Bill Frisell\, Jason Moran and Steve Lehman. Evans’ compositions for the band shift seamlessly between notated chamber music textures\, free improvisations\, deep grooves and telepathic ensemble playing. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/peter-evans-being-becoming-2/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T133329Z CREATED:20251020T133329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T133329Z UID:342-1765051200-1765058400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Peter Evans Being & Becoming DESCRIPTION: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 ensembles\, noise/electronic music\, and through-composed works. He’s been the recipient of awards and commissions worldwide including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022. Evans has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music\, including John Zorn\, Pauline Oliveros\, Brian Ferneyhough\, George Lewis\, Anthony Braxton\, Mary Halvorson\, Craig Taborn\, Ambrose Akinmusere\, Weasel Walter\, Dave Liebman\, Ingrid Laubrock\, and Jeff “Tain” Watts; and works with both the International Contemporary and Wet Ink Ensembles as a performer and composer. \nHis quartet Being & Becoming features some of the leading lights from the next generation of creative musicians – vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Nick Jozwiak – and is now joined by the tirelessly inventive drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey\, a Pulitzer Prize winner whose collaborators include Vijay Iyer\, Roscoe Mitchell\, John Zorn\, Bill Frisell\, Jason Moran and Steve Lehman. Evans’ compositions for the band shift seamlessly between notated chamber music textures\, free improvisations\, deep grooves and telepathic ensemble playing. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/peter-evans-being-becoming/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T220000 DTSTAMP:20251010T013353Z CREATED:20251010T013353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T013353Z UID:274-1765051200-1765058400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Blackbox Ensemble: Contemporary Chamber Music DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nThe BlackBox Ensemble is a collective of contemporary music performers based in New York City dedicated to exploring the wide-ranging world of the music of our time. Founded in 2018\, our upcoming 2024-2025 season includes concerts at home in New York and around the country\, including the season-opening performance of the Southern Exposure Series at the University of South Carolina\, a performance at the Timucua Arts Foundation\, and residencies at the University of Chicago\, University of Florida\, and University of Central Florida. Our 2023-2024 season included major performances in New York City and beyond\, including touring engagements in Washington\, DC\, Florida\, Michigan\, and throughout the Northeast. Our season began with The Sound of Space Between Us\, a site-specific\, outdoor music and dance performance at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown\, Massachusetts. We then presented the live premiere of Borrowed Landscape\, a radio play by German playwright duo tauchgold with music by Dai Fujikura\, at the Noguchi Museum\, in a program that also features music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir\, inti figgis-vizueta\, and Toru Takemistu. We then reprised our performance of Borrowed Landscape at the Smithsonian Institute of Asian Art as part of a two-concert series. In addition\, we celebrated our 5-year anniversary with our inaugural BlackBox Festival\, including our debut at Roulette Intermedium. Finally\, our season included residencies at University of Florida\, University of Michigan\, NYU\, and the Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School. \nOur 2022-2023 season included a season-opening performance marathon on Pier 45 in Manhattan\, a portrait concert of Jessie Cox\, and performances at Culture Lab LIC and the Columbia University Sacred Music Series. Throughout the season\, the ensemble was supported by the Chamber Music America’s Ensemble Forward grant for emerging ensembles\, through which they received coaching and mentorship from Alan Pierson\, Conductor and Co-Artistic Director of Alarm Will Sound. Past projects include world premieres by Paul Novak (for the 2021 New Music Gathering Conference)\, Annie Nikunen\, Erich Barganier\, and composer-vocalist Tanner Porter; Gallery of Sound” a performance of solo pieces performed in isolated rooms at an underground bar and record store in Midtown Manhattan; a performance of Julius Eastman’s “Femenine” on the Brooklyn waterfront; and “Elegy\,” a video concert featuring music by Juhi Bansal\, Carlos Simon\, Yaz Lancaster\, Brittany J. Green\, and Jessica Mays. Reviewing this program\, I Care If You Listen wrote” “the 45-minute chamber music program showcased five worthy contemporary composers\, with earnest performances that did justice to the extramusical connotations.” \nOur name\, BlackBox\, is inspired by this term’s meaning in other fields. In theatre\, a Black Box is a type of performance space – usually a square room with black walls – that offers flexible staging and seating arrangements\, creating an environment ripe for creative experimentation and intimate human connection. Meanwhile\, in science\, computing\, and the humanities\, a “black box” is a system with defined inputs and outputs whose inner workings are unknown. We believe that music\, as a cultural medium\, fills the role of the black box\, enacting an ambiguous but vital relationship between artistic expression and social life. In doing so\, we follow the inspiration of the theatrical definition – to foster experimentation\, innovation\, and human connection. In all of our programs\, we aim to present contemporary classical music in a format that is approachable\, innovative\, and impactful. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/blackbox-ensemble-contemporary-chamber-music/ LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T220000 DTSTAMP:20251204T025508Z CREATED:20251204T025508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T025508Z UID:467-1765049400-1765058400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Trepanation series comes to fidget - Toshi Makihara \, Nick Millevoi \, David McDonnell DESCRIPTION:3 sets of experimental music URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/trepanation-series-comes-to-fidget-toshi-makihara-nick-millevoi-david-mcdonnell/ LOCATION:the Fidget Space\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T220000 DTSTAMP:20251010T013036Z CREATED:20251010T013036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T013036Z UID:272-1764964800-1764972000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Sova DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present Sova in a solo set at University Lutheran Church. \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST \n“Ghostly\, delicate\, elegant…” (Independent Clauses) \nFor Sova – the stage name of New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek – the piano has always been home. A second generation pianist\, she holds a deep reverence for her collective history\, coupled with an exploratory ear\, and moves quietly between musical worlds. Over the years\, her intuitive playing style — rooted in tenderness\, improvisation\, and classical training — has evolved into a dynamic\, cinematic sound. \nDescribed as performing with “passion and profound tenderness” (Second Inversion) and “serene strokes and lyrical beauty” (Brooklyn Rail)\, her music is quietly devastating\, blossoming into ambient-inspired soundscapes that range from whisper-soft echoes to expressive cascades. \nHer most recent LP\, In Our Softening\, produced by Sam Torres (Polymouth Music)\, features nine of her own beguiling piano compositions\, each track a part of a thoughtfully woven tapestry. Recorded entirely on an upright piano built in 1902 – complete with a giant crack in the soundboard – the album draws listeners in with its vulnerable and vibrant intimacy. Exploring themes of loss\, rebirth\, and finding softness within an increasingly hard world\, the album has been called “a tender and revelatory balm” by editors at I Care If You Listen\, “heaven on earth” (Sun 13)\, and “one of the very best things I’ve heard all year” by longtime music journalist Steve Smith (Night After Night). The record also made it onto Bandcamp’s All-Time Best Selling Solo Piano list. \nHer music has been released on OPIA\, the record label founded by Ólafur Arnalds\, Innova Recordings\, and more. Her debut album\, Histories (2017)\, was produced by Grammy-winning engineer Adam Abeshouse\, and described as “a beautiful mosaic of the larger cultural intersections of our world” (Second Inversion). She has also released an EP of the complete solo piano works by composer Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)\, entitled Lili (2020\, reissued 2023). \nEqually important to the music itself are the spaces in which Sova’s music exists. Whether she is performing or presenting\, she is dedicated to creating musical experiences that are grounded in care and intentional gathering. In that spirit\, she is a co-curator of the popular Lift Series at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall\, which finished its sold-out fifth season. She also hosts concerts in her home – a converted church-space in Troy\, NY called Troy Listening Room – that highlight risk-taking\, independent musicians. \nIn 2022\, Sova was recognized as a composer by the New York State Council on the Arts and New York Foundation For the Arts (NYSCA/NYFA) as a Music/Sound Fellow\, a statewide program focused on the evolution of contemporary art. Her music has been featured on NPR\, BBC\, and KEXP\, and she has performed across three continents. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/sova/ LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T220000 DTSTAMP:20251010T005455Z CREATED:20251010T004726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T005455Z UID:256-1764964800-1764972000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Brandon Lopez/Chuck Roth/Dennis Sullivan Trio & Erica Dicker/Aaron Pond duo DESCRIPTION:Co-Presented with People’s Music Supply. \nBrandon Lopez/Chuck Roth/Dennis Sullivan Trio: \nBrandon López is a New York-based composer and bassist working at the fringes of jazz\, free improvisation\, noise and new music. His music has been praised as “brutal” (Chicago Reader) and “relentless” (The New York Times). From the New York Philharmonic’s David Geffen Hall to the DIY basements of Brooklyn\, Lopez has worked beside many luminaries of jazz\, classical\, poetry\, and experimental music. Lopez was awarded the 2018 Artist-in-Residence at ISSUE Project Room and 2018 Van Lier Fellow at Roulette Intermedium and 2020 Jerome Residency Roulette. He was a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Ashley Fure’s “Filament” and a number of works with John Zorn\, including Zorn’s 35th anniversary of “Cobra.” He’s had the pleasure of working regularly with Nate Wooley\, William Parker\, Paul Lytton\, Jooklo Duo\, Leila Bordreuil\, Mette Rasmussen\, Justice Yeldham\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Peter Evans\, Ingrid Laubrock\, Tom Rainey\, Gerald Cleaver\, Man Forever\, Joe Morris and many others. He currently leads his own ensemble\, The Mess with Chris Corsano and Sam Yulsman\, and works extensively as a soloist. \n“The palette of sounds Chuck Roth achieves with the guitar is moving. Not even a volume pedal\, just two hands and six strings. I enjoy being hit by brief and unexpected melodies and then taken back to completely abstract landscapes. I love hearing a Stratocaster in this context; it isn’t its usual place\, its sound is so unique\, and it adds an extra beauty to it all. The music is raw and fresh; I can hear how Chuck is working to make it happen\, which makes me feel part of what is being developed. It can be aggressive at times and is definitely powerful. Rhythmic motives are set and shot down fearlessly. It keeps you there\, engaged\, wanting to see where the next turn takes you. It is such an enjoyable ride!”- Luciana Bass \nBased in New York City\, Dennis K. Sullivan II is a percussionist\, composer\, and electronicist\, focusing on new and contemporary music. His music has been performed across the globe by the International Contemporary Ensemble\, yarn/wire\, New Thread Quartet\, DECODER\, Ensemble Adapter\, Hypercube\, and Dal Niente in venues such as the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg)\, The Stone (NYC)\, Nymusikk Bergen (Norway)\, Omaha Under the Radar\, Splendor (Amsterdam)\, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival (Canada). He is a founding member and core performer in Radical 2\, a classification-defying duo that explores the use of theatric\, vocal\, percussive\, and prototype electronic mediums\, and Popebama\, an experimental duo that applies text\, electronics\, and high-energy performances to non-traditional sounds. In the world of improvisation\, he has shared the stage with luminaries such as Brandon Lopez\, Erin Rogers\, Peter Evans\, Tom Rainey and Dana Jessen. An advocate for the new music community\, Sullivan successfully curated an annual series of theatrically driven new music\, bringing together classical music\, theater\, rock\, heavy metal\, and film at Jack (Brooklyn) from 2015-17. \nErica Dicker & Aaron Pond Duo: \nViolinist Erica Dicker works in a wide variety of musical settings\, bridging the realms of notated and improvised music. Erica lends her creative voice to the Brandon Seabrook String Society\, Blood Luxury\, and her electro-acoustic trio Vaster Than Empires. Taking Auspices (Tubapede Records)\, her “knockout solo debut\,” [Bandcamp Daily] features her own solo compositions for violin that explore extended techniques and alternate tunings\, yielding music both familiar and strange. Erica is a founding member of the horn-trio Kylwyria. With hornist John Gattis and pianist Mabel Kwan\, Kylwyria commissions adventurous chamber music for this unique instrumentation\, enabling luminaries such as Eric Wubbels and Katherine Young to make invaluable contributions to the repertoire. \nErica is\, perhaps\, best known for her work with composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton as a performer and collaborator as well as an educational ambassador for Braxton’s non-profit Tri-Centric Foundation. Erica writes about and curates performances of Braxton’s work\, most recently coaching members of Tactus (Manhattan School of Music) in performance practice and lecturing on analytical approaches to Braxton’s music at Columbia University. Additionally\, Erica has toured with Braxton internationally\, appearing at festivals such as Berlin Jazz Festival\, Jazz Middelheim Festival (Belgium)\, Jantar Festival (Poland)\, Akbank Festivali (Turkey)\, Skopje Jazz Festival (Macedonia)\, the Venice Biennale\, and Warsaw Autumn Festival. \nAaron Pond: \nOriginally\, a classical musician\, I stopped performing conventionally notated music in college\, and dedicated my singing to the trees and birds of Sarasota Bay. It was there that I connected with something greater than myself. After moving to Philadelphia in 2018\, I fell in love with free improvisation\, world music\, and the larger scene which was unfolding here. In 2021\, I picked up the horn again and have been ripping it ever since. My improvisational practice is drawn from early atonal music\, the playful spirituality of the AACM\, and a South Florida childhood spent in synagogues and swamps. My scholarly pursuits center the universal aesthetic structures of spirit possession and the marking power of ritual. I wish to find myself in the turbulent seas of sensation. \nIn 2026 People’s Music Supply will be conducting workshops of Anthony Braxton’s Ghost Trance Music. Find out more about these upcoming workshops tonight. \nAccessibility statement: Located on the 2nd floor up a steep flight of stairs. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/brandon-lopez-chuck-roth-dennis-sullivan-trio-erica-dicker-aaron-pond-duo/ LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T210000 DTSTAMP:20251020T133106Z CREATED:20251020T133106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T133106Z UID:340-1764961200-1764968400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Saccata Quartet DESCRIPTION: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 everyone from John Luther Adams to Taylor Swift); drummer Chris Corsano (a collaborator with countless free improvisers including Joe McPhee and Bill Orcutt); and bassist Darin Gray (touring bassist for Tweedy and Jim O’Rourke’s longtime bassist of choice). While Saccata Quartet’s music could probably well be called free jazz\, drone\, dark ambient\, post-noise or kosmische-noir\, it should not be labeled too rigorously under any one of those banners. As a work of four lauded instrumentalists\, their sound\, be it loud and undeniably wall-like or hazy and quiet\, almost fog-like\, comes from a place of democratic free expression of four musicians coming together on their own terms. Monolith Cocktail called them “a harrowing and galloping\, scattering merger of Faust\, Roscoe Mitchell\, Sam Rivers\, Zappa and AEOC in a dense experimental world of scares and uncertainty.” URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/saccata-quartet/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T123748Z CREATED:20251020T123748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T123748Z UID:336-1764878400-1764885600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Matt Mitchell / Sara Serpa DESCRIPTION: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 musician interested in the intersections of various strains of acoustic\, electric\, composed\, and improvised new music. He has a longstanding association with Tim Berne\, and he has played extensively in the ensembles of many major figures in improvised music\, including Dave Douglas\, Steve Coleman\, David Binney\, John Hollenbeck\, Miguel Zenon\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Linda May Han Oh\, Jonathan Finlayson\, Mario Pavone\, and Darius Jones. A native of Lisboa\, Portugal\, Sara Serpa is a singer\, composer and improviser who\, through her practice and performance\, explores the use of the voice as an instrument. Described by JazzTimes as “a master of wordless landscapes\,”  Serpa has collaborated with an extensive array of musicians including John Zorn\, Nicole Mitchell\, Okkyung Lee\, Linda May Han Oh\, Kris Davis\, Dan Weiss\, Mark Turner\, David Virelles\, Tyshawn Sorey\, and many others. After crossing paths in Serpa’s multi-media Intimate Strangers project and as a duo on Ingrid Laubrock’s Purposing the Air\, they reconvened to record their own compelling new album\, End of Something. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/matt-mitchell-sara-serpa/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000 DTSTAMP:20251020T151109Z CREATED:20251020T151109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T151109Z UID:384-1764869400-1764874800@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Electronic Music Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Electronic Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. \nThis event is free and open to the public. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/electronic-music-ensemble-2/ LOCATION:Rock Hall Auditorium\, 1715 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T220000 DTSTAMP:20251020T132919Z CREATED:20251020T123553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T132919Z UID:334-1764792000-1764799200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Friends & Neighbors DESCRIPTION: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 their name from a lesser-known Ornette Coleman classic\, the quintet channels the uncompromising ethos of artists like Coltrane\, Ayler\, and Shepp\, while forging their own fiercely contemporary sound. Comprised of André Roligheten (tenor saxophone)\, Thomas Johansson (trumpet)\, Oscar Grönberg (piano)\, Jon Rune Strøm (double bass)\, and Tollef Østvang (drums)\, the group draws on a vast web of experience from their work in ensembles such as Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity\, Cortex\, Universal Indians\, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra\, and Paal Nilssen-Love’s Large Unit. Friends & Neighbors have steadily built a reputation for high-intensity performances and adventurous compositions that balance ecstatic abandon with striking lyricism\, making them a vital force in modern improvised music. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/friends-neighbors/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T220000 DTSTAMP:20251110T163341Z CREATED:20251110T163341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T163341Z UID:435-1764358200-1764367200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:SCRAAATCH / Holden Linton / Giant / gen/loss DESCRIPTION:  \nSCRAAATCH 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)\, ‘DON’T TALK TO ME REMIXES’ (2022)\, Distortion Études (Bunny Jr. Tapes\, 2024) and contributions to compilation albums by Parisian label ParkingStone’s “Virgō” (2021)\, artist Kevin Beasley’s “A View of a Landscape” (2023)\, New York collective and label PTP’s “RESIST” (2024) and most recently ‘“Only Sounds that Tremble Through Us (To all those we are indebted to\, before and after us)” (2025) for the Bilna’es platform. Residents of London’s NTS Radio since 2017\, they’ve received support from DJs including Fauzia\, Mistervacation\, Laurel Halo\, Kode 9\, and others. In 2024\, they presented their first solo exhibition\, Distortion Play at Company gallery in New York. \nhttps://www.instagram.com/scraaatch202 \nhttps://scraaatch202.bandcamp.com/ \nHolden Linton is a Multi-media artist based in Philadelphia\, PA whose works reimagines physical environments into direct audio-visual experiences. His album “Thin Walls” bridges the sounds of abandoned apartments\, bedrooms he’s lived in\, and the ephemera that exists in those places into a conceptual work about memory and artificial comfort. Under his project Pallet Fountains\, he utilized found sounds and urban environments to create pseudo-tropical landscapes that are aggressive and fantastical in their nature. Whether it is through confrontational performance art\, or isolated media experiences\, Linton’s music invites the ears and eyes to engage with space in a way that is deeply anthropological and corporeal. \nhttps://holdenlinton.bandcamp.com/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/holden.linton/ \nGiant is a four piece “Gut Music” group from Philadelphia\, PA. The band creates angular and undulating soundscapes filled with dense and multilayered rhythms. Giant is known for intense\, passionate live performances and crushing volume levels. This is all part of a larger effort \nhttps://giantneversmall.bandcamp.com \nhttps://www.instagram.com/giant.neversmall/ \ngen/loss is a music and multimedia art project consisting of trumpeter Andrew Toriello\, percussionist Max Glazier\, and electronic producer & video artist Sam Brooks. Fusing electroacoustic & free improvisation techniques\, Reichian minimalism\, and contemporary electronic production\, gen/loss seeks to explore and distort the ephemerality of digital existence in the post-information age. \nhttps://genloss.bandcamp.com \nhttps://www.instagram.com/gen__loss/ URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/scraaatch-holden-linton-giant-gen-loss/ LOCATION:PhilaMoca\, 531 North 12th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T223000 DTSTAMP:20251010T004031Z CREATED:20251010T003513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T004031Z UID:254-1763928000-1763937000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Vinay Desai (santoor) & Anirudh Alva Changkakoti (tabla) DESCRIPTION:Vinay Desai: \nVinay 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. Having had some background training in Indian Classical music\, in 2011\, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma guided him to begin his training under Takahiro Arai and Kunal Gunjal before being accepted by Panditji himself. He regularly performs throughout USA (including Hawaii)\, Argentina\, Canada\, The Bahamas\, Australia\, and India. He has performed for some of the well known organizations and prestigious festivals in different countries including Fringe Festival in Adelaide\, Mona Foma in Tasmania\, Lollapalooza Festival in Argentina (Vinay was one of the first Santoor players to play in an orchestra in Argentina)\, Festival of Tabla in L.A.\, KBF Festival in Arizona\, Kussum Mahotsav TSA in NJ\, Darpan in Texas\, Jaipur Literature Festival\, SwarZankar in Pune\, Hamsadhwani\, Matra in Kolkata\, and Starglam Entertainment in Canada. Though specializing in Indian Classical Music\, Vinay has worked with many different genres. He is known for his meditative and dynamic musical phrases. His devotion to the purity and the depth of Shivkumar Sharma’s style comes forth in performance. Vinay continues to spread his Guru’s work not only through performances\, but also teaching and lecturing at different places. He has performed with legends including Ustad Tari khan\, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee\, Ustad Sukhvinder Singh and some of the most renowned up and coming Tabla players. \nThe concert will begin with a meditative melodic improvisation that takes the listeners to a place of deep stillness. Vinay is known for his superlative melodic improvisations and sharp sense of rhythm. Joined by tabla player Anirudh Alva Changkakoti\, they have an astonishing ability to dive into and reinterpret traditional music. \nAnirudh Alva Changkakoti : \nAnirudh Alva Changkakoti was identified as a child prodigy at the age of 3 by his guru\, Dr.Narendra Verma\, a disciple of the illustrious\, Ustad Alla Rakha. Dr. Verma trained Anirudh intensively in the Punjab gharana style of tabla playing\, which is known for its blend of aesthetics and mathematics. \nOver the years\, Anirudh’s passion for the instrument only grew stronger\, leading him to absorb knowledge and compositions from many other gharanas to create his own unique style of tabla solos and tasteful accompaniment. \nAnirudh has won numerous awards at both state and national levels in the US. He has performed across the US\, Canada\, Mexico\, and India\, and at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center. Anirudh has had the opportunity to record with multiple Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning artists as well. Through his guru’s referral\, Anirudh has been training under his hero and inspiration\, Ustad Zakir Hussain for the past 15 years. \nThe concert will begin with a meditative melodic improvisation that takes the listeners to a place of deep stillness. Vinay is known for his superlative melodic improvisations and sharp sense of rhythm. Joined by tabla player Anirudh Alva Changkakoti\, they have an astonishing ability to dive into and reinterpret traditional music. \nvenue is wheelchair accessible URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/vinay-desai-santoor-anirudh-alva-changkakoti-tabla/ LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T200000 DTSTAMP:20251021T004052Z CREATED:20251021T003614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T004052Z UID:400-1763834400-1763841600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:PRISM Quartet\, Diane Monroe\, Ursula Rucker\, and Tyshawn Sorey: Unlocking Your Inner Composer DESCRIPTION: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 to present three concerts from their  residency at the Free Library of Philadelphia. The program will feature world premieres of music by participants in PRISM’s Unlocking Your Inner Composer workshop series. \n3 shows 12:00   2:30   6:00 URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/prism-quartet-diane-monroe-ursula-rucker-and-tyshawn-sorey-unlocking-your-inner-composer-2/ LOCATION:Parkway Central Library – Montgomery Auditorium\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T163000 DTSTAMP:20251021T003842Z CREATED:20251021T003330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T003842Z UID:396-1763821800-1763829000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:PRISM Quartet\, Diane Monroe\, Ursula Rucker\, and Tyshawn Sorey: Unlocking Your Inner Composer DESCRIPTION: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 to present three concerts from their  residency at the Free Library of Philadelphia. The program will feature world premieres of music by participants in PRISM’s Unlocking Your Inner Composer workshop series. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/prism-quartet-diane-monroe-ursula-rucker-and-tyshawn-sorey-unlocking-your-inner-composer/ LOCATION:Parkway Central Library – Montgomery Auditorium\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T140000 DTSTAMP:20251021T003748Z CREATED:20251008T134151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T003748Z UID:223-1763812800-1763820000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:PRISM Quartet\, Diane Monroe\, Ursula Rucker\, and Tyshawn Sorey : Unlocking Your Inner Cpmposer DESCRIPTION: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 to present three concerts from their  residency at the Free Library of Philadelphia. The program will feature world premieres of music by participants in PRISM’s Unlocking Your Inner Composer workshop series.  3 shows – 12:00  2:30  6:00 URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/prism-quartet-diane-monroe-ursula-rucker-and-tyshawn-sorey/ LOCATION:Parkway Central Library – Montgomery Auditorium\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T220000 DTSTAMP:20251110T154820Z CREATED:20251110T154820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T154820Z UID:421-1763755200-1763762400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Cornelius Cardew's Treatise DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present the Arcana New Music Ensemble performing Cornelius Cardew’s groundbreaking work Treatise at The Rotunda. \nComposed between 1962-1967\, Treatise employs an entirely graphic score with symbols that at times looks like traditional music notation then morphs into beautiful esoteric shapes\, curved lines\, and large black dots. Without any instruction for performance and almost 200 pages long\, the work requires careful discussion and interpretation by the musicians to realize the work. \nARCANA NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE \nNicholas Handahl – flute\nNoa Even – saxophone\nMelinda Rice – violin\nCarlos Santiago – violin\nAlyssa Almeida – cello\nAndy Thierauf – percussion URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/cornelius-cardews-treatise/ LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T220000 DTSTAMP:20251011T144957Z CREATED:20251011T144421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T144957Z UID:314-1763668800-1763676000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Julius Masri Project\, Dave McDowell Group w/ Chris Covatta\, Matt Engle\, Ian McColm DESCRIPTION:Trepanation series- 6 Thursdays of experimental jazz and chill vibes at the Century Bar. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/julius-masri-project/ LOCATION:Century Bar\, 1350 S. 29th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19146\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T220000 DTSTAMP:20251010T003912Z CREATED:20251010T002750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T003912Z UID:252-1763668800-1763676000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Masma Dream World & Sunken Cages DESCRIPTION:Masma Dream World: \nWith roots in Gabon and Singapore\, Masma Dream World is the experimental project led by artist and healer Devi Mambouka. \nMasma Dream World invites listeners into a deeply personal and transformative sonic ritual. Her music is an elemental longing\, an invocation to ancestors\, and a communion with nature\, designed to transport you into a scary yet thrilling forest at night. \nHer sound meticulously explores the tension between eerie\, deep bass and percussive\, deconstructed elements\, creating emotionally charged atmospheres. Rooted in global bass cultures and her rich heritage\, her unpredictable yet intentional compositions incorporate beats\, bells\, chants\, and wails. Field recordings from ancient churches\, natural landscapes\, and intimate personal spaces blend with mystical practices\, evoking a theta-wave meditation into the mind’s deeper crevices. \nMasma Dream World’s music pushes the beautiful against the brutal\, blending lullabies with cacophony. Songs like PLEASE COME TO ME are a beckoning into darkness\, filled with primordial sounds and unsettling moments that put the audience in a trance. Her work is not merely heard but experienced\, demanding participation in a gothic love affair with mystery and healing. \nSunken Cages: \nIndian-born drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin (also known as Sunken Cages)\, studied with US Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille.  He has worked as a sideman with a wide array of musicians including US Jazz legend Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre (AACM/Chicago) and pop-star Shakira. In the past\, he led Tarana\, a shapeshifting global-Jazz trio\, on international and domestic stages for the past 14 years \nHis current projects include ‘Turning Jewels Into Water’ (with Haitian electronic music pioneer Val Jeanty)\, a duo with dragonchild (Ethio-American saxophonist DA Mekonnen of Debo Band) and Zelzeleh (a Digital Sufi Ensemble) \nHe has recently produced tracks with South African Gqom group Phelimuncasi (Nyege Nyege Records)\, Saxophonist Maria Valencia (Meridian Brothers)\, along with producers Makossiri (Hakuna Kulala\, Kenya)\, Saskia (QTV\, Brazil)\, Kush Arora (Discrepant\, US)\, Baba Sy (Jokkoo Collective\, Spain/Senegal) and Rani Jambak (Indonesia\, Yes No Wave) \nHe has done remixes for Depeche Mode\, global electronic music producers Batida (Portugal)\, Babani Sound System (Mauritius)\,  and Guedra Guedra (Morocco). \nHis recent performance highlights include the Free Forma Impulse Festival (Italy)\, AfroBanana Festival (Cyprus)\, Words/Beat/ Life Festival (Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage (US))\, Big Ears Festival (US)\, LeGuessWho? Festival (NL)\, Positive Futures Festival (AT)\,  Lincoln Center Outdoors Festival (NYC\, US)\, Slingshot Festival (US) and Festival Congedi (IT). He is also the recipient of grants from New Music USA\, The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation\, NYC Arts In Education Roundtable\, Arts International\, Meet The Composer and NYSCA (New York State Council of the Arts) \nvenue is wheelchair accessible. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/masma-dream-world-sunken-cages/ LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000 DTSTAMP:20251020T142252Z CREATED:20251020T142252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T142252Z UID:364-1763658000-1763661600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Experimental Music Ensemble Fall Concert DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/experimental-music-ensemble-fall-concert/ LOCATION:Leonard Pearlstein Gallery\, 3401 Filbert St\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T130000 DTSTAMP:20251110T154212Z CREATED:20251110T154212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T154212Z UID:416-1763640000-1763643600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Bach's Lunch Series: Amy K Bormet x Melinda Rice DESCRIPTION:New Music and Improvisations Melinda Rice- Violin/Viola Amy K Bormet- Piano \nhttps://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 each month and enjoy a mini concert featuring a different CMS faculty artist each month. Pick up your box lunch at a local eatery or bring from home.  Concerts begin at 12:10pm and finish by 1:00pm.  The concert series is FREE.  ALL AGES WELCOME. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/bachs-lunch-series-amy-k-bormet-x-melinda-rice/ LOCATION:Community Music School\, 775 West Main Street\, Collegeville\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000 DTSTAMP:20251020T150609Z CREATED:20251020T150609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T150609Z UID:381-1763573400-1763578800@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Temple University New Music Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Temple University New Music Ensemble performs in Rock Hall Auditorium. \nThe New Music Ensemble is a student ensemble devoted to the premiere of compositions by students and faculty\, along with important works of new music by established composers and occasional guest composers. The specific instrumentation of the ensemble is announced in the preceding semester so works can be composed specifically for that instrumentation or any subgroup thereof. The New Music Ensemble present premieres by faculty\, students\, and established American composers. \nThis event is free and open to the public. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/temple-university-new-music-ensemble/ LOCATION:Rock Hall Auditorium\, 1715 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T200000 DTSTAMP:20251020T123254Z CREATED:20251020T123254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T123254Z UID:319-1763319600-1763323200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Chad Taylor Quintet DESCRIPTION: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 numerous Underground iterations that have spun off of that original partnership) with trumpeter Rob Mazurek\, and as drummer for the late jaimie branch’s Fly Or Die. A professional on the Chicago scene from the age of 16\, he became a rhythmic muse for many of the most celebrated artists in improvised music\, including Fred Anderson\, Pharoah Sanders\, Nicole Mitchell\, Matana Roberts\, Ken Vandermark\, Darius Jones\, James Brandon Lewis\, Derek Bailey\, Marc Ribot\, and Peter Brötzmann. His quintet features trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson of Steve Coleman’s Five Elements and new collaborators from Philly: tenor saxophonist Bryan Rogers\, vibraphonist Victor Vieira–Branco\, and bassist Matt Engle. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/chad-taylor-quintet/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T220000 DTSTAMP:20251110T153454Z CREATED:20251110T153454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T153454Z UID:412-1763236800-1763244000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Industry night Minimalism and Maximalism DESCRIPTION:3 groups -15/20 min each \n.Mekhi\, AJ\, Lian (guitar\, beat machine\, clarinet \n.Mekhi\, Sonali\, Oliver (double reed/singing) \n.Aaron\, thomas\, Sonali (horn\, mysteries\, bassoon) URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/industry-night-minimalism-and-maximalism/ LOCATION:Head Long Dance Theater\, 1170 South Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T220000 DTSTAMP:20251110T152941Z CREATED:20251110T152941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T152941Z UID:408-1763233200-1763244000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:RM Francis\, Eric Laska\, Dave Smolen and Patrick Gallagher DESCRIPTION:experimental electronic music at fidget! \n\nRM Francis joins us from Seattle\, alongside locals Eric Laska\, Dave Smolen and Patrick Gallagher for a night of music. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/rm-francis-eric-laska-dave-smolen-and-patrick-gallagher/ LOCATION:the Fidget Space\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T120000 DTSTAMP:20251110T155225Z CREATED:20251110T155225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T155225Z UID:423-1763200800-1763208000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Follow The Sound DESCRIPTION: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\, viola da gamba. \nMeet in front of the Visitor Center \nPlease take note of the weather and dress accordingly with appropriate footwear.\nEstimated event time: 120 minutes\nDistance: approximately 1.25 miles\nTerrain: partially paved\, all flat\nFree admission – reservations are encouraged URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/follow-the-sound/ LOCATION:Schuylkill Center\, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR