Victor Vieira-Branco – vibes Luke Stewart – bass John Moran- drums sets 7:30 and 9:00
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2 events,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
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1 event,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 projects like André 3000’s New Blue Sun. Producing, playing and making music are just some of the facets of that title, as was his long-running, […]
$40 – $45
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3 events,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 duo will perform a short improvisational set in dialogue with visual artworks by Moki Cherry. Organized in conjunction with The Living Temple: The World of […]
$10
Trepanation Series at Century Bar Juan Castrillon & Grimaldi Baez Melinda Rice & Michael Quick
$10
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 projects like André 3000’s New Blue Sun. Producing, playing and making music are just some of the facets of that title, as was his long-running, […]
$40 – $45
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5 events,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 French astronomer Charles Messier.
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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 Post), Montgomery’s music fuses classical with vernacular styles, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness—offering a profound reflection of 21st-century American sound. A winner of the Sphinx […] 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 Layer Meat/Angel Meat. It’s all going down April 4 at Brickbat.
$10 – $15
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2 events,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 to the most exciting recent innovations in the field of music technology. Each semester, leading artists from around the world present their work alongside Temple […]
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Victor Vieira Branco – vibes Sam Xiao Cody – violin John Moran – bass sets at 7:30 and 9:00
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1 event,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 concerts a year. His primary focus is his solo work and his large ensemble project, the Nakatani Gong Orchestra. He teaches master classes and lectures […]
$15 – $25
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2 events,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 , and Joshua Hey . Fisher Bennett Hall, Room 419 – Rose Recital Hall
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Trepanation Series at Century Bar 90eze Scott Verrastro 23 Shedu
$10
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2 events,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 Nomadic Archivists Project (NAP), these talks will share how musical legacies are archived and how you can become your own archivist. Conclude the morning with […]
$10
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 Jennifer Nelson, Jonathon Todd, and Nikki Volpicelli.
$5 – $10
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2 events,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 Plays & Players Theater. Much has changed in the ensuing quarter century. Speed has returned to perform for ANW many times in the ensuing years, […]
$30 – $35
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 Rehnqvist, and Cecilia McDowall’s dramatic White Fox Woman. Three pieces make up the center of this program: Thomas Kessler’s Is it?, Philippe Leroux Un lieu […]
$15 – $25
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4 events,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. Steeped in folkloric influences, this work is a haunting contemplation of time, duration and memory that evokes the primeval and futuristic simultaneously. Written for master […]
$25 – $30
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). Also known as the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. TAKAAT is sonic chaos, improvisation, freedom of exploration, and the punk styles of bands such as […]
$15 – $25
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 Arabic music.” ElSaffar leads a number of critically-acclaimed ensembles: The 17-piece Rivers of Sound Orchestra; Two Rivers, which combines the musical languages and instrumentation of […]
$30 – $35
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1 event,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 develop a unique musical language that transcends the expectations of the jazz genre. Pianist Lucian Ban arrived in New York City from Romania to study […]
$15 – $25
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3 events,Trepanation Series at Century Bar Matt Engle solo Dave McDonnell’s 5th World
$10
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 @ln_celestine – vocals/violin electronics
$10
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3 events,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 German prison, the duo will explore haunting songs of love and loss, playful lullabies, passionate protests of the world as it is- and dreams of […]
$10 – $25
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 are also visual projections by Klip Collective. Located on the 2nd floor; there is no elevator.
$20 – $30
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 early 20th century piano ragtime on the steel-string acoustic guitar. Matt Geary Philly guitar sounds Danny Kamins Saxophone! Doors at 7, music at 8. byob, $10-15
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2 events,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 recordings 3 times a year. Each project is specially selected to highlight a unique aspect of Philadelphia’s dynamic and unpredictable scene. Our first drop brings […]
$10 – $20
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 served as a principal pipa soloist at Nanjing Traditional Music Orchestra and was an in-demand interpreter of traditional music before relocating to the United States […]
$30 – $35
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1 event,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 to life” (All About Jazz). Growing up on the outskirts of New York City, Lovato was deeply influenced by its underground scenes, including hip hop, […]
$10 – $20
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3 events,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 fingerstyle acoustic guitar and banjo music. He has shared bills with Mdou Moctar, Loren Connors, Susan Alcorn, and many more. His self-titled LP is distributed […]
$10 – $20
Victo Vieira Branco – vibes John Moran – bass Joey Sullivan – drums sets at 7:30 and 9:00
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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, organ or amplified objects. Block composes for chamber ensemble, orchestra and pipe organ, and creates surround sound concerts, sound installations and scores. Her most recent […]
$25 – $30
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2 events,Paul Giess (trumpet) Timothy Ragsdale (bass) Rodrigo Pichardo (bass) G Calvin Weston (drums) Phil Cuttino Jr. (dancer) Jay ‘Rukkus’ Jao (dancer)
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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 evolved a unique hybrid sound blending soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion and hip hop. Kuroda moved to New York to study jazz and contemporary music […]
$30 – $35
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2 events,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 has performed with the likes of Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jymie Merritt’s Forerunners and many more. First Set: legacy heroes John Coltrane, Sunny […] 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 + Guests Adam Vidiksis, Neuro electronics Sam Wells, Neuro electronics Tom Kraines, Cello Gene Coleman (Composition and Direction) With special guests Melinda Rice and Molly […]
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1 event,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 Kudler and Seqouyah Leaf (guitar and clarinet). Plus poetry by Thomas Delahaye. Chris Pitsiokos @chrispitsiokos Ben Bennett @bnbnntt Kieran Daly Jesse Kudler @jessekudler Seqouyah Leaf […]
$10 – $20
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1 event,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 Dancers Chloe Marie, Kayliani Sood, Kimya Imani Jackson, Loren Groenendaal, and Mauri Walton and Philadelphia-based Musicians Flandrew Fleisenberg (Percussion), Max Glazier (Percussion), and Abram Taber […]
$10 – $25
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3 events,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 be featured, along with the world premiere of a new work for clarinet, flugelhorn, electronics and dance, with special guests @_posthumouslee and @the_saaaav
$5 – $25
A Special Seated Show in the Side Chapel of the First Unitarian Church!
$26
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 Kronos Quartet has described her as “one of the world’s greatest singers.” She is a master of several traditional forms (primarily gamelan) and is regarded as […]
$15 – $25
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1 event,2 sets 7:30 and 9:00 Solar Myth Bar No cover |
2 events,Victor Vieira Branco – vibes John Moran – bass Joey Sullivan – drums sets at 7:30 and 9:00
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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 voice and electronics—meets Fleisenberg’s “material conjuring” and obsession with physical phenomena. For Fleisenberg, drums are secondary to the hidden voices of mundane objects; he coaxes […]
$10 – $20
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2 events,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 encourage reflection on global soundscapes and media. Jim Rats (Philly) will treat us to some ambient goth experimental noise. Doors at 7, music at 8. […]
$10 – $15
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. Prekop’s singular blend of melody, impressionistic lyricism and quietly intricate rhythms are the core of the singular sound of his band The Sea and Cake. […]
$37
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1 event,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 a painstaking process of co-composing music together. Because of this extreme sense of collaboration and only working on the music when all four members were […]
$15 – $25
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2 events,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 Castrillón. M Please take note of the weather and dress accordingly with appropriate footwear. Meet at the Environmental Education Pavilion, to the right of […]
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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 audiences inside a living model of improvisation, in an installation that is part bandstand, part score, part jungle gym—designed by Immanuel Wilkins and Rachael Elliott. […]
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