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: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
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260504T114631Z
CREATED:20260504T114631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T114631Z
UID:1168-1780603200-1780610400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Wonderful Sound 3
DESCRIPTION:Please join Ars Nova Workshop on Thursday\, June 4 at Solar Myth for Wonderful Sound 3 featuring Bobby Zankel\, Cooper-Moore\, and Chad Taylor. \nThis trio brings together three highly respected figures in creative music\, each with decades of experience shaping the field. Cooper-Moore is a foundational presence in the avant-garde\, with long-standing collaborations alongside William Parker and David S. Ware\, while Chad Taylor remains one of the most in-demand drummers today through his work with James Brandon Lewis and groups Chicago Underground Duo. Together with Zankel\, a key voice in Philadelphia’s improvised music community\, they create music that is direct\, exploratory\, and grounded in deep listening.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/wonderful-sound-3/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T220000
DTSTAMP:20260520T143847Z
CREATED:20260520T143847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T143847Z
UID:1243-1780603200-1780610400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:MSHR with Grace Villamil
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present MSHR with opening set by Grace Villamil at The Rotunda. \nCurated by Eugene Lew\, this performance brings together electronic sound artists who work with varied programs\, hardware\, and DIY lighting sensors to create electronic soundscapes dispersed over a quad speaker set up. \nGrace is an interdisciplinary artist working with sound\, performance\, imagery\, and embodied archives. Her practice tends to how infrastructures of language\, urban noise\, sport\, and pedagogy shape how the body listens over time. Drawing from heritage: karaoke culture\, basketball\, and environmental sound\, her work proposes alternative modes of listening that resist pitch discipline\, virtuosity\, and assimilation. \nCurrent projects include mumulak; Interaural Space\, a community installation turned WPRB radio broadcast on noise\, migration\, and oral history; ⎤⎤⎤ (Superpang & Notice Recordings); Her work has been presented with Morphine Records\, Fridman Gallery\, and Black Mountain College Museum\, including community projects with IONE and the Pauline Oliveros Foundation. She’s performed works by Raven Chacon and collaborated live-visuals with Tyondai Braxton. Presentations include Amant\, Elbphilharmonie Kleiner Saal\, Kiosk Radio\, BXL\, The Broad / REDCAT\, Issue Project Room\, among others. \ngracevillamil.com/ \nMSHR is an art collective that collaboratively builds and explores sculptural electronic systems. \nTheir performances and installations integrate electrical signals and human presence\, weaving dense networks of causality to form audiovisual environments that babble with a life-like current. \nThey explore intuitive and technical gradients between sonic and sculptural forms\, using analog circuitry and open-source software to sculpt mutually resonant hyperobjects. \nMSHR was founded by Brenna Murphy and Birch Cooper in 2011 in Portland\, Oregon\, as an offshoot from the collective Oregon Painting Society. \nThe name MSHR is a modular acronym designed to hold varied ideas over time. It can be pronounced as an acronym or like one who meshes.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/mshr-with-grace-villamil/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T121633Z
CREATED:20260406T121633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T121633Z
UID:1040-1780689600-1780696800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Morton Feldman: Three Voices Charlotte Mundy\, voice
DESCRIPTION: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 on-stage amplifiers\, creating an effect of three individual “voices”\, all with the same origin (Ms. LaBarbara). Three Voices is indeed a challenging and ground-breaking work\, and has very rarely been performed live with three singers due to its nearly impossible demands on the human voice and psyche – impeccable rhythmic concentration\, shrewd attention to tuning\, and the ability to sound as one voice in three parts. The text is based on Frank O’Hara’s poem\, Wind\, and shapes\, twists\, and morphs short phrases from the poem into an hour-long musical experience. \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST \nCanadian soprano Charlotte Mundy has been dubbed a “daredevil with an unbreakable spine” (SF Classical Voice)\, and “mesmerizing” (New York Times). As a founding member of TAK ensemble\, “one of the most prominent ensembles in the United States practicing truly experimental music” (I Care If You Listen)\, Mundy has performed at Lincoln Center and the Library of Congress\, premiering works by Tyshawn Sorey\, Erin Gee\, Eric Wubbels\, Brandon Lopez\, and Natacha Diels. Mundy is also a core member of Ekmeles\, described as “beyond expert – almost frightening in their precision” by Fanfare magazine and recent recipients of the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize. \nMundy’s recent projects as a soloist include site-specific opera Newtown Odyssey by Kurt Rohde and Marie Lorenz; premieres of concert works by Alyssa Regent and Aida Shirazi\, and the debut of a new collaborative multimedia project with Christian Quiñones. Past performances include critically acclaimed renditions of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire\, Boulez’s Le Marteau sans Maître\, Feldman’s Three Voices\, George Benjamin’s Into the Little Hill\, Iannis Xenakis’ Akanthos\, and a set of music for voice and electronics presented by New York Festival of Song\, described as “an oasis of radiant beauty” by the New York Times.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/morton-feldman-three-voices-charlotte-mundy-voice/
LOCATION:University Lutheran Church\, 3637 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T220000
DTSTAMP:20260615T020644Z
CREATED:20260615T020644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T020644Z
UID:1303-1780689600-1780696800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Smolk Stacked + Animal\, Surrender!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/smolk-stacked-animal-surrender/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T153227Z
CREATED:20260517T041919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T153227Z
UID:1226-1780754400-1780761600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Currents - Eugene Lew / Taji Ra-oof Nahl / Centaur Clause
DESCRIPTION:2:00 pm\nTaji Ra’oof Nahl \nCalculating Banneker: The Work of Water\nAn Installation Activation in Four Movements \nThe Experience: A four-movement journey where the players seek the source. From the hive\, discover how every drop sustains the collective. (See above for more detail.) \n3:00 pm\nEugene Lew \nLasciate ogne speranza\, voi ch’intrate \nCENTAUR CLAUSE\nAaron Igler – bells\, electronics\nEugene Lew – bells\, electronics\n+ guests
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/currents-eugene-lew-taji-ra-oof-nahl-centaur-clause/
LOCATION:Fairmount Waterworks\, 640 Waterworks Drive\, Philadelphia
ORGANIZER;CN="Philadelphia Scupltors":MAILTO:https://philasculptors.org/currents-performances
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260519T191926Z
CREATED:20260519T191837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T191926Z
UID:1235-1780768800-1780779600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Ambient Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 a collaboration with @southfellini\, and is outside at the fountain on Passyunk! Thanks to @eastpassyunk and @passyarc for helping to coordinate and allowing us to fill this space with some ambient music! \nIf this is your first time hearing about the Ambient Open Mic\, it’s an event we put on to create a low pressure environment for ambient and electronic musicians to play live and share their art with the community. You don’t need expensive gear to play! It is a welcoming space for everyone\, whether it’s your first time playing out or you’re a veteran\, or you just want to enjoy the live music. \nI know many of you have already reached out about playing the next open mic\, we will be reaching back out to you all. As usual though\, we will be prioritizing new performers. We also request that sets be on the more ambient side this time\, as much as we like getting a little noisy\, we want to be good neighbors here. If you are interested in playing the open mic\, leave a comment or send a DM. Spots fill up quick! All instruments are welcome\, max set time is 15 minutes. Bring your friends even if you’re not going to play!
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/ambient-open-mic/
LOCATION:The Singing Fountain\, 11th Street and Passyunk Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T134453Z
CREATED:20260416T134453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T134453Z
UID:1116-1780772400-1780779600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Prism Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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 artist Don Byron\, winner of the Rome Prize and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The program includes additional premieres by DownBeat Critics Poll winner (rising star on the tenor) Grant Stewart\, a saxophonist/composer whose collaborators have included Jimmy Cobb\, Renee Fleming\, Clark Terry\, Etta Jones\, Brad Mehldau\, and Harry Connick\, Jr.; composer/conductor and winner of PRISM Quartet’s Robert Capanna Commissioning Award Teddy Poll\, who served as resident conductor with the Houston Grand Opera and assistant conductor at the Glimmerglass Festival and San Francisco Opera; and 18-year-old Henry Vidaver\, winner of the PRISM Quartet/Walden School Student Commissioning Award. Rounding out the program is Emily Cooley’s Dissolve from the Quartet’s recent single on XAS Records. Cooley\, whose music has been described as “a beautiful delicacy” by Vermont Today\, was the inaugural winner of PRISM’s Robert Capanna Commissioning Award (2018).
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/prism-quartet/
LOCATION:Settlement Music School\, Germantown branch\, 612B Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T213000
DTSTAMP:20260521T013337Z
CREATED:20260521T013337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T013337Z
UID:1273-1780774200-1780781400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:The People's Music Supply Composer's Orchestra - The Spring Concert
DESCRIPTION:Devin Carmichael \nSteph Davies \nAndrew Gioannetti \nTom Kaines \nAndy Thierauf \nSylvia Winch
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-peoples-music-supply-composers-orchestra-the-spring-concert/
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:20260607T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T203000
DTSTAMP:20260520T234148Z
CREATED:20260520T233728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T234148Z
UID:1250-1780860600-1780864200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Max Johnson Sextet & Thomas Kraines
DESCRIPTION:Max Johnson Sextet: \nComposer\, 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\, clarinet)\, Nate Wooley (trumpet)\, Lester St. Louis (cello)\, Max Johnson (double bass)\, and Jeff Davis (drumset\, vibraphone). The piece is a sprawling\, style-blurring composition that explores the many musical worlds Johnson has inhabited over the past fifteen years\, weaving together elements of jazz\, chamber music\, folk music\, free improvisation\, and progressive rock. \nThe work draws from Johnson’s experience as an in-demand performer and prolific composer\, having performed internationally and recorded with artists such as Anthony Braxton\, Geri Allen\, the Daedalus Quartet\, David Grisman\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Mary Halvorson\, Mivos Quartet\, and several alumni of Frank Zappa’s bands. Conceived as a musical ecosystem where diverse influences coexist and interact\, “Without Fear” highlights the individual voices and abilities of the ensemble while bringing Johnson’s expansive musical vision into a single personal work. \nAs a lover of comic books\, the piece is inspired by the Green Lantern\, whose power ring can create anything imaginable through sheer force of will\, so long as its bearer remains without fear. Like the ring itself\, the work imagines a creative space where the many musical languages Johnson inhabits can live together within a single composition. \nThomas Kraines: \nThomas Kraines\, a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School\, has gained renown as a versatile cellist\, composer\, and teacher. In addition to the Daedalus Quartet\, he performs often with his wife\, violinist Juliette Kang\, with the Philadelphia-based Network for New Music\, the Arcana Ensemble\, and the improvisatory ensembles Great Blue Heron and Basquiat Blues. Kraines’ solo cello and chamber compositions have been heard around the country. He has performed his own works in collaboration with artists such as Awadagin Pratt\, Mimi Stillman\, Maria Jette\, Ilana Davidson\, and Kinan Abou-afach. Kraines has served on the faculty of the Longy School of Music\, Princeton University\, Peabody Conservatory\, Phillips Academy Andover\, and Yellow Barn. He currently teaches at the University of Pennsylvania and the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. \n  \naccessibility: space is on the second floor up a flight of stairs.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/max-johnson-sextet-thomas-kraines/
LOCATION:Maas Building\, 1325 N Randolph St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125734Z
CREATED:20260504T125734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T125734Z
UID:1180-1780947000-1780952400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Ipek Eginli / James McKain / Evan Palmer / Weasel Walter  -  Typo!  -  James Reichard/Matt Shuff
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/ipek-eginli-james-mckain-evan-palmer-weasel-walter-typo-james-reichard-matt-shuff/
LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T021052Z
CREATED:20260408T021052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T021052Z
UID:1071-1781035200-1781042400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Paolo Angeli
DESCRIPTION:Paolo Angeli: \nSardinian 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 Scanu\, who was a major proponent of the classic Sardinian canto a chitarra style. The combination of inputs inspired Angeli to create his own instrument: an 18-stringed hybrid of guitar\, baritone\, violoncello\, and drums\, adorned with hammers\, pedals\, and even propellers operating at various speeds. Working closely with craftsman Francesco Concas\, Angeli created an instrument that enables an altogether new type of performance combining\, referencing\, and transcending free jazz\, folk noise\, and minimal pop. \n“Paulo Angeli is a musical conjurer\, an artist whose imaginative leaps defy gravity. A composer\, ethnomusicologist and instrument builder who draws on his deep knowledge of traditional Sardinian music\, he inhabits a timeless zone as a soil-rooted master and brash experimentalist. While suffused with Mediterranean cadences\, Angeli’s original pieces encompass flamenco\, jazz\, Baroque\, post-rock and new music. He plays a prepared Sardinian guitar of his own invention\, a fantastical 18-string hybrid combining elements of guitar\, cello and drums. \nA feast for the eyes as well as the ears\, Angeli in full flight is an astounding sight\, as he bows\, strikes\, hammers\, plucks and strums an instrument with strings going in all directions and foot-pedal-controlled motorized propellers. With sympathetic strings creating shimmering drones\, he adjusts tunings on the fly to create exquisitely lapidary\, orchestral music using electronic effects in real time (he eschews loopers\, creating every sound in the moment). \nIt’s not surprising that this singular musician has improvised and collaborated with masters such as Pat Metheny\, Fred Frith\, Evan Parker\, Zeena Parkins\, and Phillip Greenlief. Angeli’s music may be unclassifiable\, but it takes no expertise to recognize its strange and extravagant beauty”-SF Jazz \nvenue is wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/paolo-angeli/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T230000
DTSTAMP:20260531T222208Z
CREATED:20260531T222208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T222208Z
UID:1289-1781035200-1781046000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Pirasteh/Kraines/Rice/Ferdowsi
DESCRIPTION:A new take on the string quartet-featuring santour\, kamenche\, cello\, and violin. \nComposted Improvisations and Improvised Compositions. $10-20 at the door.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/pirasteh-kraines-rice-ferdowsi/
LOCATION:Notsolatin\, 1440 W Ritner St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19145\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T220000
DTSTAMP:20260221T031221Z
CREATED:20260221T031100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T031221Z
UID:880-1781208000-1781215200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Marisa Anderson
DESCRIPTION: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 pieces bursting with equal parts reverence and curiosity\, contouring familiar shapes into work that is wholly her own. Anderson has spent decades mining the veins of the complicated\, interconnected American folk traditions she was steeped in from a young age\, stretching beyond those traditions and incorporating the vocabulary and techniques of vernacular and folk musics from across time and beyond boundary into her work. Eschewing replication or revival\, Anderson’s music lives in conversation with tradition. “My approach to tradition is with the hands that I have and the history that I have\,” notes Anderson. “In that way it’s a collaboration–you don’t go into collaboration trying to play like the other person\, you go in trying to find out how to play together.”
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/marisa-anderson/
LOCATION:PhilaMoca\, 531 North 12th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260309T002546Z
CREATED:20260309T002546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T002546Z
UID:929-1781294400-1781301600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Kalia Vandever
DESCRIPTION: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 lean into the challenges of the instrument and allow patience and melody to guide their process. In their compositional practice\, Vandever draws from their love of songs and improvisation\, creating a landscape of sounds that resonate in the body and hold the listener. \nWriting for WBGO Jazz\, Nate Chinen said that Vandever’s 2022 sophomore album Regrowth “confirms [their] strengths as a composer and bandleader with a distinctly contemporary point of view.” (Nate Chinen\, WBGO Jazz). 2025’s Another View featured the stellar cast of Mary Halvorson\, Kanoa Mendenhall and Kayvon Gordon and was praised by Downbeat for “its entrancing\, cyclical rhythms and longing melodicism.” At Solar Myth\, Vandever will be taking another bold stride forward in their ongoing creative evolution.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/kalia-vandever/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T021405Z
CREATED:20260408T021405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T021405Z
UID:1073-1781294400-1781301600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Shiraz Ensemble with special guest Bahar Badieitabar
DESCRIPTION:Shiraz Ensemble with special guest Bahar Badieitabar: \nShiraz Ensemble are: \nSepehr Pirasteh: alto kamancheh\, tombak \nSina Homaee: santoor\, tombak\, daf \nParsa Ferdowsi: setar\, tanbour \nFor this performance they will be joined by: \nBahar Badieitabar: oud \nShiraz Ensemble is a contemporary music group that unites Iranian musicians performing traditional instruments in the United States. Built on the values of curiosity\, innovation\, open dialogue\, and experimentation\, Shiraz Ensemble is dedicated to creating new music and collaborating closely with composers\, performers\, and interdisciplinary artists. Our mission is to deconstruct and reconstruct the rich traditions of Iranian classical music\, transforming them into new forms through contemporary composition techniques. We also aim to collaborate with artists from diverse cultures to create unique cross-cultural musical experiences\, explore new artistic territories\, and build bridges through music and art. We strive to blend innovation and tradition\, pushing the boundaries of Iranian music while honoring its cultural heritage. \nBased in Philadelphia\, Shiraz Ensemble has performed at venues such as the Asian Arts Initiative\, University Lutheran\, The Perch\, Market Street Music in Delaware\, Philadelphia Porchfest\, Paintridge Station\, and Philly Typewriter. We have collaborated with various artists and ensembles\, including Mahya Hamedi\, Violalia Duo\, and Hodge-Podge Band\, fostering a creative exchange that highlights the versatility and vibrancy of Iranian music in a modern context.Shiraz Ensemble embodies a global perspective\, merging our roles as world citizens and passionate artists to highlight crucial socio-political issues through art. Drawing inspiration from our journeys as immigrants from Iran to the United States\, we channel our experiences into a transformative musical narrative. Founded in 2023 in Philadelphia\, Shiraz Ensemble takes its name from the ancient city of Shiraz in Iran\, the birthplace and upbringing of its founders\, Sina Homaee and Sepehr Pirasteh. \nBahar Badieitabar: \nBahar Badieitabar is an Iranian Oud player and composer\, recently graduated on a full scholarship with a double major in composition and performance from Berklee College of Music. At the age of 12\, Bahar began her musical training at the Tehran Music School\, where she earned her high school diploma in music. She studied under notable oud players\, including Siavash Roshan\, Negar Bouban\, and Yurdal Tukcan. Bahar won first place at the Iranian Youth National Music Festival for two consecutive years at ages 16 and 17. She has performed as both a performer and composer at numerous venues\, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, MCG Jazz\, and Groton Hill Music Center\, as well as at music festivals in Iran and the United States\, collaborating with musicians of diverse backgrounds. \nIn 2017\, Bahar began her undergraduate studies in Oud Performance at the University of Tehran before moving to the United States to study at Berklee. She has studied and worked with acclaimed musicians such as Marti Epstein\, Kris Davis\, and Alain Mallet\, and has been a part of Berklee’s Institute of Jazz Gender and Justice since 2022. \nBahar’s background contributes to her authentic composition approach\, rooted in Iranian classical music\, contemporary concert music\, and jazz. Currently\, she is a member of Danilo Perez’s Global Jazz Messengers. She has shared the stage with Grammy-winning\, world-renowned musicians\, including John Patitucci\, Brian Blade\, Danilo Perez and Bruno Raberg. \naccessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/shiraz-ensemble-with-special-guest-bahar-badieitabar/
LOCATION:The Perch Large Room\, 2008 Arizona St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T214003Z
CREATED:20260506T214003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T214003Z
UID:1198-1781377200-1781384400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:The Music of Pauline Oliveros  - Arcana New Music Ensemble
DESCRIPTION: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 \nBowerbird is pleased to co-present the Arcana New Music Ensemble performing music of Pauline Oliveros at Stoneleigh: a natural garden. Pauline Oliveros’ (1932-2016) life as a composer\, performer and humanitarian was about opening her own and others’ sensibilities to the universe and facets of sounds. Her career spanned fifty years of boundary dissolving music making. In the ’50s she was part of a circle of iconoclastic composers\, artists\, poets gathered together in San Francisco. In the 1960’s she influenced American music profoundly through her work with improvisation\, meditation\, electronic music\, myth and ritual. \nPROGRAM \nThe Well\nThe Gentle \nWritten between 1982-1983 and commissioned by Philadelphia’s Relâche Ensemble\, The Well and The Gentle are two of Oliveros’ Sonic Meditations – text-based\, intuitive pieces rooted in listening with minimal instructions. \nThe performance will take place at the pool house\, an outdoor space in the heart of Stoneleigh’s bucolic campus (seating provided). The garden will open at 5:30 for audience members to come early and enjoy the grounds. Feel free to bring a blanket and picnic! \nTicketing link will be available soon\n$30 – Natural Lands member ticket\n$40 – Non-member ticket\n$20 – Young Adult ticket (30 and under)\n$10 ACCESS ticket
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-music-of-pauline-oliveros-arcana-new-music-ensemble-2/
LOCATION:Stoneleigh: a natural garden\, 1829 County Line Road\, Villanova\, PA\, 19085\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T220000
DTSTAMP:20260205T161258Z
CREATED:20260205T161258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T161258Z
UID:792-1781380800-1781388000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Anthony Tidd Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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 including; The Roots\, Steve Coleman\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, David Byrne\, Macy Gray\, Wayne Krantz\, Zap Mama\, Rudresh Mahanthappa\, Lady Gaga\, The Black Eyed Peas\, Orrin Evans\, Fergie\, Jill Scott\, Ursula Rucker\, and many more. His debut album\, Quite Sane – The Child of Troubled Times (2002)\, which fuses elements of hip-hop and funk with jazz\, quickly became a modern staple within creative music circles. In recent years he has revisited the still-cutting edge\, beyond-genre project. Since 2022 he has also served as Ars Nova Workshop’s Chief Creative catalyst. \nAt Solar Myth Tidd will lead his all-star quartet\, a group comprising four of modern creative music’s most inventive and imaginative musicians. Joining Tidd will be saxophonists Steve Lehman and Mark Shim and drummer Damion Reid – all of whom share intertwined histories\, collaborations and interests\, as well as intersections with the foundational M-Base Collective. \n  \n\nAnthony Tidd — bass\nDamion Reid — drums\nSteve Lehman — saxophone\nMark Shim — saxophone
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/anthony-tidd-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:20260613T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T220000
DTSTAMP:20260506T012928Z
CREATED:20260506T012928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T012928Z
UID:1196-1781380800-1781388000@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:JG Thirlwell  performs SILVER MANTIS
DESCRIPTION: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 performance. The inspiration behind Silver Mantis was to create a work incorporating live re-composition and improvisation into its structure\, one which could expand and contract fluidly with flow and spontanaeity from pre-ordained building blocks of sound. Incorporating musique concrète and electronic sound along with live instrumentation\, the composition is dynamic\, cinematic and diverse with stylistic left-turns\, creating a tension between time and anxiety. It is performed with a projection created exclusively for the project by acclaimed Swedish visual artist Sten Backman. \nSilver Mantis has been performed at Roulette Intermedia in NYC\, Cafe Oto in London\, 2220 in Los Angeles\, Big Ears festival in Tennessee\, Timacua Arts Foundation in Orlando\, Melbourne Recital Center\, Audio Foundation in Auckland\, Center for New Music in SF\, and Elastic Arts in Chicago. \nNOTE: This is a seated show.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/jg-thirlwell-performs-silver-mantis/
LOCATION:PhilaMoca\, 531 North 12th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T223000
DTSTAMP:20260615T024019Z
CREATED:20260615T024019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T024019Z
UID:1317-1781465400-1781476200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:The Humanosity Project
DESCRIPTION: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 Pete Dennis and drummer Julius Masri)\, the group is known for operating in the extreme\, experimental regions of jazz. The quartet originally formed while playing under a tree by a river in Philadelphia. This eventually evolved into a collaborative ensemble that regularly performs at underground jazz venues\, lofts\, and experimental festivals (such as the AIRLFT Festival at The Rotunda in Philadelphia\, IBeam in Brooklyn\, and concerts in Baltimore and Connecticut). They focus on deep\, spontaneous musical conversation and free improvisation\, operating without rigid structures and exploring the limits of sonic expression. \nFor this special occasion\, Humanosity is joined by Philadelphia saxophone legend Terry Lawson. Terry has long been on the front line of music\, originally playing in the band of the great drummer Roy Haynes and headlining at the Apollo. Terry’s tenor saxophone has been heard in the Sun Ra Arkestra\, The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir\, The Sonic Liberation Front\, and Airlift.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/the-humanosity-project/
LOCATION:Black Squirrel Club\, 1049 Sarah Street\, Philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260617T230000
DTSTAMP:20260521T010633Z
CREATED:20260521T010616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T010633Z
UID:1267-1781726400-1781737200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Basic / Bark Culture / The ER Band
DESCRIPTION:*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show \nBASIC \nVICTOR VIEIRA BRANCO’S BARK CULTURE \nTHE ER BAND
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/basic-bark-culture-the-er-band/
LOCATION:Johnny Brendas\, 1201 Frankford Ave\, Philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260619T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T142306Z
CREATED:20260416T142306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T142306Z
UID:1120-1781895600-1781906400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:FUJIllllllllllTA
DESCRIPTION: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 of playing a composed piece of music\, he aims to go as far as possible towards his own unknown state of being\, with an emphasis on observing the sound closely. \nIn 2009 Fujita hand fabricated a Pipe Organ that has only 11 pipes and no keyboard. Fujita conceived and built it using his imagination\, without any prior or specialized knowledge. The air pump (called “FUIGO”) which is kept moving by the left hand when playing\, and is based on associations with an ancient blacksmith. This unique instrument is too delicate in its nature to be played properly without a great deal of experimentation and trial and error. Fujita has spent a long time inventing ways to play it and experimenting with ways to utilise this instrument in sound systems.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/fujillllllllllta/
LOCATION:Icebox Project Space\, 1400 North American Street\, Philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T211100Z
CREATED:20260506T211100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T211100Z
UID:1203-1781978400-1781985600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Follow The Sound a nature with music
DESCRIPTION:Please note this is an outdoor performance. In case of rain\, the performance will take place Sunday June 21st. \nBowerbird is pleased to co-present Follow the Sound at Stoneleigh: a natural garden. This unique program blends a naturalist-led walk through the garden\, with particular attention focused on birds\, bugs and ‘the here and now’ of the environmental soundscape\, interspersed with site-responsive impromptu performances by improvising musicians along the way. This will be a rare and special opportunity for deep communal listening and attunement in a beautiful setting. \nEstimated run time: 60 minutes \nMusicians to be announced soon. \nTicketing link will be available soon.\nThere will be two time-slots to choose from:\n6pm start and 6:30pm start \n$30 – Natural Lands member ticket\n$40 – Non-member ticket\n$20 – Young Adult ticket (30 and under)\n$10 ACCESS ticket
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/follow-the-sound-a-nature-with-music/
LOCATION:Stoneleigh: a natural garden\, 1829 County Line Road\, Villanova\, PA\, 19085\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T203000
DTSTAMP:20260615T015717Z
CREATED:20260615T015717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T015717Z
UID:1297-1781978400-1781987400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Spirits Up!: Mindfulness and Music at The Yard on John Coltrane St.
DESCRIPTION:  \nSpirits 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 within the Black and Brown communities. \nPresented at The Yard on John Coltrane Street located in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion\, these series of Mindfullness sessions will be led by Carley Simone and accompanied by Guzhengist Salina Kuo. \n\nFREE\nAll Ages \n\n\nFeaturing\n\nCarley Simone \nis a Philly-born social entrepreneur\, artist\, and facilitator whose work reimagines sound as a tool for connection and creativity. Her practice blends music and mindfulness into immersive listening experiences; drawing from global genres and guided reflection. \nSalina Kuo \nis a singer/songwriter\, percussionist\, self-taught guzhengist\, improviser\, and educator\, based in Philadelphia (Lenape territory). They have a deep admiration for black American music\, world folk\, free improvisation\, and 60s/70s fem singer/songwriters. They write music that blends genres and utilizes uncommon instrumentation to create a unique yet cohesive and familiar sound. By confronting personal experiences with grief\, depression\, and intergenerational trauma\, Kuo’s storytelling invites listeners into their world and share in their healing. They release music under St. John’s Wort (vibraphone indie-pop/rnb/soul) and River Full of Fruit (freak-folk chamber orchestra).
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/spirits-up-mindfulness-and-music-at-the-yard-on-john-coltrane-st/
LOCATION:The Yard on John Coltrane Street\, 1517 N 33rd Street\, Philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T220000
DTSTAMP:20260508T001446Z
CREATED:20260508T001446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T001446Z
UID:1214-1781985600-1781992800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Alden Hellmuth ‘Tether’
DESCRIPTION:Ars Nova Workshop presents saxophonist and composer Alden Hellmuth\, performing music from her new project Tether at Solar Myth on Saturday\, June 20\, 2026. \nAlden Hellmuth is a saxophonist\, composer\, and improviser based in New York City. A graduate of the Herbie Hancock Institute\, Hellmuth received the 2025 German Jazz Prize for Debut Album of the Year (International) for her album Good Intentions (Fresh Sound Records). Writing for Something Else\, S. Victor Aaron praised the album for\, “taking chances in differing ways\, landing on its feet every time because of carefully creative composing\, imaginative arranging and democratic group dynamics.” \nAn artist who seeks expression through freedom\, intuition\, and a deep commitment to her craft\, Hellmuth has performed and/or recorded widely across genres with artists including Herbie Hancock\, Dianne Reeves\, Adi Meyerson\, Josh Evans\, Lex Korten\, Kahiem Rivera and Moses Sumney. At Solar Myth\, Hellmuth will be presenting music from her latest project\, Tether\, set to be released June 26th with Berlin-based record label LEITER Verlag\, with Yvonne Rogers on piano\, Timothy Angulo on drums\, ____ on bass\, and ___ on trumpet.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/alden-hellmuth-tether/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T220000
DTSTAMP:20260615T022313Z
CREATED:20260615T022313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T022313Z
UID:1311-1781985600-1781992800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:*Great Blue Heron & Aaron Pond (Solo)
DESCRIPTION: \nGreat Blue Heron  \nWatson – Bass Clarinet \nJulius Masri – Percussion \nTomatà Juice – Strings \nConnor Przybyszewski – Trombone \n(One more TBD) \n \nThis special Solstice edition of the Great Blue Heron is intended as a force for drawing out the poison in us all; to turn it into nutrients for our mental health and clarity \n \n \nAaron Pond \nFor this occasion\, Aaron Pond will be performing improvised nigunim. He will utilize his throat\, his larynx\, the false vocal cords\, sinuses\, teeth\, lips\, tongue\, and other holes for exit and entry of sounds\, breaths\, objects\, thoughts\, and spirits. This will be simple just voice and horn.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/great-blue-heron-aaron-pond-solo/
LOCATION:3616 Lancaster Ave\, 3616 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA
ORGANIZER;CN="Peoples Music Supply":MAILTO:PeoplesMusicSupply@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T210000
DTSTAMP:20260615T022647Z
CREATED:20260615T022647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T022647Z
UID:1315-1782066600-1782075600@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Infra Dig
DESCRIPTION:Infra Dig is a new trio consisting of Bert Harris (bass)\, Rob Paul (percussion)\, and Thomas Patteson (alto saxophone). \nOpening set by Melinda Rice (violin and electronics).
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/infra-dig/
LOCATION:the Fidget Space\, 1714 North Mascher Street\, Philadelphia
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260508T000653Z
CREATED:20260508T000653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T000653Z
UID:1208-1782072000-1782079200@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Kahil ElZabar / David Murray Duo
DESCRIPTION: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\, 2026. \nLegendary percussionist and bandleader Kahil El’Zabar and saxophone icon David Murray have enjoyed a storied collaboration that has spanned more than four decades and traversed the globe several times over. Both\, as Ron Wynn wrote for JazzTimes\, “epitomize in their actions and approach the highest aspects of the jazz life [and are] dedicated to a musical vision unconcerned with trends or prevailing wisdom.” \nEl’Zabar & Murray have captivated audiences worldwide for over 40 years. The duo returns to Solar Myth for their latest tour\, which they’ve christened WE BE FREE—a title that epitomizes the boundless spirit of freedom and exploration that has been the touchstone for their remarkable careers. This new tour continues to build on their shared legacy as pioneers of Great Black Music\, bringing together decades of innovation\, global performance history\, and cultural impact. Unpredictable as it may be\, the collaboration promises a dynamic and deeply expressive program rooted in spiritual jazz improvisation and the ongoing exploration of freedom through sound.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/kahil-elzabar-david-murray-duo/
LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T015134Z
CREATED:20260309T002945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T015134Z
UID:931-1782331200-1782338400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:DoYeon Kim Quartet
DESCRIPTION: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 in jazz and improvisation as well as in the canon of classical Korean music – including sanjo\, jeongak\, and modern gugak – Kim channels history\, literature\, and an ever-evolving sense of the human spirit in a musical language entirely her own through her original compositions\, powerful solo performances\, and collaborations with artists around the world. \nRecognized as one of “7 Musicians Pushing Ancient Asian Instruments Into The Future” by Grammy.com\, Kim has performed and recorded alongside such notable musicians as Tyshawn Sorey\, Mark Dresser\, Kris Davis\, Peter Evans\, Matt Mitchell\, Anna Webber\, Joe Morris\, Tony Malaby\, Mat Maneri\, Cooper-Moore\, and many others. At Solar Myth\, she’ll lead a stellar quartet featuring flutist Laura Cocks\, bassist Henry Fraser and drummer Tom Rainey. \n 
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/doyeon-kim-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:20260624T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260624T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T021711Z
CREATED:20260408T021711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T021711Z
UID:1076-1782331200-1782338400@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Fred Frith & Walnut Brain
DESCRIPTION:Fred Frith: \nFred Frith is a pioneer of the extended electric guitar. He learned to compose in \nHenry Cow\, developed his song-writing skills in Art Bears\, explored his multi- instrumentalism in Skeleton Crew\, rocked the house with Massacre and is still doing all of those things\, having been in one band or another continuously since 1964! Meanwhile his work has been performed by both Baroque and contemporary music ensembles\, along with string quartets\, chamber orchestras\, and a whole range of groups and artists in the ever-expanding field of semi-popular music. Fred composes extensively for film and dance\, and taught improvisation for years at Mills College in Oakland\, California and the Musik Akademie in Basel\, Switzerland. His life-long passion for improvising has increasingly led him to work with artists who don’t necessarily define themselves as improvisers\, including Brazilian drummer Mariá Portugal\, cellist Paula Sanchez\, and bricoleur extraordinaire Sudhu Tewari. Fred is the subject of Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzels’ award-winning film Step Across the Border. \n“if (you) haven’t seen Fred improvise solo\, (you) must. Just to see him live\, it has to be done. It’s one of the wonders of the world.” —Marc Ribot \n“Fred Frith is a great drummer.” —Miles Davis \n“Frith should be sellotaped to Derek Bailey and pushed off a cliff.” —Skelidude\, YouTube \nWalnut Brain: \nWalnut Brain\, the duo of Alina Josan and Steve Heise\, mess around with a custom-made diddley bow and an electric guitar to make decidedly earthbound sounds that reach for the clouds or the stars or whatever’s out there. A diddley bow is an instrument whose single string\, when struck and bowed by a sensitive player\, emits sounds that both scrape and sing. As we all know\, an electric guitar is a juiced up instrument capable of producing some of the most exciting sounds imaginable. In the intuitive hands of Walnut Brain\, these instruments weave together to oscillating rhythms and fleeting melodies. \naccessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/fred-frith-walnut-brain/
LOCATION:The Perch Large Room\, 2008 Arizona St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T220000
DTSTAMP:20260615T021551Z
CREATED:20260615T021551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T021551Z
UID:1307-1782414000-1782424800@www.avantphilly.com
SUMMARY:Free Range- Matt Davis's Aerial Photography
DESCRIPTION:Chamber Music in multiple idioms. Tom Kraines features in this eclectic ensemble. $20 with drinks provided 🙂 \nEstablished in 2002\, Matt Davis’ Aerial Photograph is a “wildly imaginative” (Jazziz Magazine”) ensemble that explores the intersection of jazz\, contemporary classical and folk music\, as well as social\, cultural and historical observation through aural histories. Described as “Inspired” by Downbeat Magazine and “Eloquent” by JazzTimes\, the group has performed throughout the eastern United States\, as well as in China and South Korea. The instrumentation of the group varies\, but often consists of a string quartet\, guitar\, bass\, drums and several wind instruments. Aerial Photograph’s original repertoire is inspired by the cultural pluralism that is fundamental to American society. The compositional process begins with communication: Davis conducts conversations with communities that include senior citizens\, recovering addicts\, children\, immigrants\, religious believers\, community volunteers\, incarcerated\, homeless\, teachers\, caregivers\, and artists and musicians. These conversations are recorded and are then woven into compositions that endeavor to express the feelings\, emotions\, and stories that are shared. The resulting music gives audiences the opportunity to find points of connection to the music\, and to experience familiar or unfamiliar communities in a new and engaging way. The Sway of Rivers is in the process of recording\, and is slated for release in 2023. This new music brings several new elements to the mix\, including home-made percussion instruments\, vocals\, and new approaches of expressing forms and time in music. \nRSVP\n \nFree Range is a monthly concert series providing artists with important resources in today’s content-driven music scene\, and providing audiences with exceptional and affordable (even better than a city-wide!) Jazz and improvised music.  \n \nFree Range prioritizes local musicians\, giving all performers high-quality audio and video of their show\, full use/rights to their materials\, including the raw audio for additional production if they so choose. \n \nPlease follow @free_range_music to stay up to date. \n \nSponsored by Love City Brewing & Urban Movement Arts/Philly Music Factory
URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/free-range-matt-daviss-aerial-photography/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut Street
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR