BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Avant Philly - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20260801T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T213000 DTSTAMP:20260531T220806Z CREATED:20260531T215436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T220806Z UID:1285-1785612600-1785619800@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Grex\, Ashé Mystics & 90eeze DESCRIPTION:Grex: \nKarl Evangelista – guitar\, voice\, drums\, samples\, misc. \nRei Scampavia – synth\, voice\, drums\, misc. \nGrex is an art rock/experimental music duo based out of Oakland\, California. In biological terms\, a “grex” is an entity composed of several smaller organisms. Grex (the band) explores the meeting point between surreal songcraft and the dark outer reaches of experimental music. The group has been called an “otherworldly experience” (Eugene Weekly) and “true genre warping music” (KFJC)\, recalling at turns the ecstatic energy of John Coltrane\, the electronic squall of Death Grips\, and the lilting indie rock of Mitski. \nGrex has performed at Myra Melford’s New Frequnices Festival\, The Switchboard Music Festival\, The Sonic Circuits Festival (DC)\, and the United States of Asian America Festival\, and organized multiple online Lockdown Festivals in the midst of the 2020-2021 coronavirus outbreak. The band has worked with Fred Frith\, Tony Levin\, Marshall Trammell (Black Spirituals)\, Scott Amendola (Nels Cline\, TJ Kirk)\, and Asian Improv aRts\, and Evangelista is an active improvising guitarist alongside the likes of Andrew Cyrille\, Louis Moholo-Moholo\, Oliver Lake\, Ben Goldberg\, Alexander Hawkins\, and Trevor Watts. \nAshé Mystics: \nThe Ashé Mystics are Kevin Diehl\, Julius Masri & Joshua Marquez. They create a world of sound with electronic circuitry\, improv and percussive underpinnings. \nKevin Diehl is a Musician\, Composer\, Arts Organizer\, Drummer\, and Percussionist. Among his current projects is a new trio featuring Chad Taylor and Joe Chambers. Their eponymously titled debut record\, Onilu\, is due for release in Fall 2023. It features compositions by all three multi -instrumentalists. Onilu is a Yoruba word meaning “drummers.” Another project is Justice: The Vocal Works of Oliver Lake. A vocal trio joins his ensemble Sonic Liberation Front in performing the works of this widely acclaimed composer. \nJulius Masri is a Philadelphia based multi instrumentalist\, and performer/composer for the city’s dance community at large. His music focuses on improvisatory methods and syncretic / linguistic exchanges within various musical languages including Jazz\, Metal\, AfroCuban\, Experimental Noise\, and Arabic music. Born in Tripoli\, Lebanon\, he moved to the States in 1990 and picked up drumming a year later. He studied with Philadelphia instructors Carl Mottola\, Elaine Hoffman-Watts\, and as an undergraduate at Bard College\, with AACM’s Thurman Barker\, Richard Teitelbaum\, and Joan Tower. Julius plays drums\, circuit modified Casio keyboards\, Oud\, Kamancheh (aka Rabab\, Spike Fiddle)\, and various other instruments. \nJoshua Marquez is a Filipino-American composer and activist whose award-winning music explores the liminal space between tone and noise as a means to investigate the complexities and duality of Asian American identity. Searing a sonic imprint of cultural identity\, his tranquil investigations of the noise spectrum represent the internal conflicts of multiculturalism and the struggles of alienation and assimilation through the fusion and fission of disparate timbres. Hailed as “cutting-edge” (The Gazette)\, “haunting” (The Daily Iowan)\, and “creepy” (Fanfare Magazine)\, Marquez’s polemic deconstruction of sound is consumed by ever-evolving rituals of disintegrated perspectives from a postcolonial lens. \n90eeze: \n90eeze is a spiritual improvisor’s collaborative\, described by The Midbrow as “a mixture of Flying Luttenbachers\, John Zorn\, Ascension-era John Coltrane influences\, and maybe a little bit of Black MIDI. Consisting of guitar\, drums/percussion\, saxophone/flute\, bass\, and MIDI flute/programming\, it was like nothing was off the table with this band.” \nAlchemical\, Transcendent\, hoe out the soul… Express the inexpressible\, pure catharsis… \n90eeze was formed in early 2024 by Kyle Balles (drum/percussion) & Connor Eccles (guitar). Soon after Quinn Collins (bass) joined as the pervasive / constant 3rd member. \nOther auxiliary/interchangeable members Kyle Press (sax)\, Pureply (electronics/midi flute)\, Paul Geiss (trumpet/electronics)\, Dan Kochersberger (sax). \nAccessibility statement: Located on the 2nd floor up a steep flight of stairs. Ramp (also steep) in back available\, please contact us for more information. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/grex-ashe-mystics-90eeze/ LOCATION:Studio 34\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T220000 DTSTAMP:20260806T010514Z CREATED:20260626T131641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T010514Z UID:1340-1786044600-1786053600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:NOMON Mikel Patrick Avery DESCRIPTION:NOMON is an electro-percussion duo of sisters Shayna and Nava Dunkelman\, united by a shared vision to expand how percussion can speak\, move\, and connect. They are driven by curiosity\, exploring rhythm not only as sound\, but as energy\, gesture\, and emotion. They believe percussion can embody both structure and freedom\, precision and vulnerability. \nAfter spending years apart working on their own unique voices\, they came together in 2018 to form NOMON. \nBorn and raised in Tokyo\, Japan to an Indonesian mother and an American father\, the sisters became multi-instrumentalists performing alongside their mother\, a musician and composer active in Asia and the Middle East. \nOpener: Mikel Patrick Avery \nA percussionist\, composer/improvisor\, filmmaker\, photographer\, and designer of modern pedal and electronic instruments\, artist Mikel Patrick Avery considers this multiplicity as one practice: creative problem solving. Gifted in various musical genres\, his rigorous work of performance\, improvisation\, composition\, and experimentation spans jazz\, experimental\, and electronic music. With his deep understanding of the historical and contemporary significance of various genres\, he explores the uses of improvisation to navigate uncertainty\, imagine alternative futures\, and inspire social cohesion. Avery has collaborated and performed with numerous ensembles including Natural Information Society\, Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra\, Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons\, Tomeka Reid\, the Jeff Parker Quartet\, Kurt Vile\, Big Thief\, and Theaster Gates’ ensemble\, The Black Monks of Mississippi. \n  URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/nomon/ LOCATION:Asian Arts Initiative\, 1219 Vine St\, Philadelphia\, 19107\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Arts Initiative":MAILTO:info@asianartsinitiative.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T034054Z CREATED:20260809T034054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T034054Z UID:1409-1786219200-1786226400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Situation Aesthetics #3 Eric Wong (Berlin)\, Mark Cetilia (Providence)\, Ben Bennet DESCRIPTION:Eric will be on tour in the U.S. from Berlin presenting music with bluetooth speakers\, and Mark is from New England doing excellent reduced electronic music. Local percussionist Ben Bennet will open. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/situation-aesthetics-3-eric-wong-berlin-mark-cetilia-providence-ben-bennet/ LOCATION:Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement\, 1542 East Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="Morgan Evans-Weiler":MAILTO:morgan.evans.weiler@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260809T223000 DTSTAMP:20260720T020434Z CREATED:20260720T020434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T020434Z UID:1372-1786305600-1786314600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Percy Jones PKT ft. Kenny Grohowski\, Tim Motzer + Julie Slick Tim Mitzer duo DESCRIPTION:door 7.  show 8. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/percy-jones-pkt-ft-kenny-grohowski-tim-motzer-julie-slick-tim-mitzer-duo/ LOCATION:Johnny Brendas\, 1201 Frankford Ave\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T170000 DTSTAMP:20260812T024158Z CREATED:20260812T024158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T024158Z UID:1425-1786435200-1786467600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Erin Demastes & Dylan Burchett / Jesse Kudler DESCRIPTION:Erin Demastes and Dylan Burchett Duo\nErin Demastes is an experimental composer\, performer\, and sound artist. She uses everyday objects and hacked electronics for her installations and performances and subverts their use and perception with play and experimentation.\nDylan Burchett is a musician and sound artist. \nPhilly’s own Jesse Kudler will be on improvised acoustic guitar \n$10-20\, BYOB\nDoors at 7pm\, Music at 8pm \n\n\n\n\n\ncalendar by Tockify URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/erin-demastes-dylan-burchett-jesse-kudler/ LOCATION:Brickbat Books\, 709 South 4th St\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T220000 DTSTAMP:20260729T124434Z CREATED:20260729T124434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T124434Z UID:1386-1786476600-1786485600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:POCKET DIMENSIONS : Del Rossi Trio - Search for the Infinite Light - Kilynn Lunsford DESCRIPTION:21+ \nAugust 11th\, as always at @upstairsabyss! This time around it’s gonna be @searchfortheinfinitelight doing a solo upright set\, the West Philly debut of the new Del Rossi Trio (Matthew Smith Lee on bass clarinet\, Nathalie Shapiro on harmonium\, Lisa Powley on cello)\, and a very special solo voice performance by the one and only @kilynn.lunsford. I will see you there! \nSource image is by the English artist William Heath and was published in 1812. It’s called “Grimaldi’s leap frog\, in the comic pantomime of The Golden Fish.” URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/pocket-dimensions-del-rossi-trio-search-for-the-infinite-light-kilynn-lunsford/ LOCATION:Upstairs at Abbyssinia\, 229 S 45th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T213000 DTSTAMP:20260620T161609Z CREATED:20260620T161609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260620T161609Z UID:1332-1786563000-1786570200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Ishmael Ali/Will Greene/Lily Finnegan Trio & Crowmeat Bob/Ian McColm duo DESCRIPTION:Ishmael Ali\, Will Greene & Lily Finnegan Trio: \nAn ensemble defined by restlessness and sonic curiosity\, this improbable improvising trio rides the edge between sonorous melodies\, atonal outbursts\, and tilted grooves — creating music that feels both elemental and unpredictable. Individually\, each artist in the trio brings a distinct voice: Will Greene’s saxophone moves effortlessly between melodious phrasing and jagged rupture; Ishmael Ali’s cello oscillates between textural articulations\, idiomatic gestures\, and rhythmic grooves; and Lily Finnegan’s percussive approach spans pliant\, groove‑oriented dialogue to fractured\, pointillist soundscapes\, providing a platform for both abstraction and lyricism. Together\, their interplay coalesces into a dynamic conversation that propels the trio into spaces at once visceral\, exploratory\, and delightfully capricious. \nIshmael Ali is a dynamic cellist\, guitarist\, improviser\, and composer based out of Chicago. His work centers on exploring sound through improvisation\, experimentation\, composition\, and collaboration\, focusing on a wide array of idiomatic approaches in an ever-changing\, always-growing list of projects informed by diverse influences.. He is leader or co-leader of a plethora of working projects including Hearsay\, Ensemble Ziraph\, and Akjai \, currently performs with Kahil El Zabar and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and has performed and recorded with Avreeayl Ra\, Josh Berman\, Jim Baker\, Fred Jackson\, Ed Wilkerson\, Angel Bat Dawid\, Jason Stein\, Tom Skinner\, and many more. \nWill Greene plays guitar and saxophone and currently resides in Chicago\, after spending many years as an active member of various Brooklyn\, NY music communities. His musical practice explores time-bending\, pitch excursions\, and interactive notions. In addition to an active schedule of jazz and improvisation adjacent activities\, Will is a member of avant-thrash outfit TRIGGER\, italo-prog orchestra TREDICI BACCI\, and leads the CHICAGO MICROBES. He is also proud of and grateful for his past and ongoing collaborations that have taken him across the United States and several continents. A woefully abbreviated list of these collaborators: John Zorn\, Joe Morris\, Raf Vertessen\, Elias Stemeseder\, Zoe Christiansen\, Kenny Wollesen\, Max Jaffe\, Henry Fraser and Carrie Furniss. \nLily Finnegan is a Chicago-based drummer\, composer\, improviser\, and organizer. She was spotlighted by The Chicago Reader as a “Chicagoan of Note” and included in The Chicago Sun Times “Next Generation of Jazz Musicians.” She leads her own quartet\, Heat On\, which released their debut album on Cuneiform Records. Other projects include improvisational duo with gabby fluke-mogul and playing in Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux. Finnegan has collaborated with wide ranging artists including James Brandon Lewis\, Macie Stewart\, Bill Orcutt\, Edward Wilkerson\, Nick Dunston\, Tashi Dorji\, Lia Kohl\, Patrick Shiroishi\, Brandon Seabrook\, and Shanta Nurullah. She is a member of the Catalytic Sound Collective and co-curates the Option Series. In 2026 she became a Next Jazz Legacy awardee. \nCrowmeat Bob & Ian McColm duo: \nCrowmeat Bob is self- and friend-taught on guitar and reeds\, composes for many different kinds of ensembles\, and has played in many bands and in improvised or otherwise situations with hundreds of musicians over the years. He once saw Sonny Sharrock play at the old 930 Club. \nIan G. McColm is a multi-instrumentalist\, improviser and composer residing in Philadelphia\, PA. He has contributed drums\, synthesizer\, guitar and an array of other instruments to releases by Glasspack\, Heart of the Ghost\, Elkhorn\, Daniel Bachman\, Cartoon\, and Center. As a member of numerous live ensembles\, McColm has performed at Moogfest\, Hopscotch Music Festival\, Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music\, Elastic Arts’ Exposure Series\, The DC Jazz Festival\, Black Mountain College’s Interlude AVL Festival\, Catalytic Sound Festival\, and as a part of Experimental Sound Studio’s The Quarantine Concerts. Ian can be heard on releases from Stoned to Death Records\, No Quarter\, Feeding Tube Records\, bruit direct disques\, and Regional Bears (among others). \naccessibility: two steps from street to venue. \nPlease note\, entrance is via the side door on Arizona Street. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/ishmael-ali-will-greene-lily-finnegan-trio-crowmeat-bob-ian-mccolm-duo/ LOCATION:The Perch\, 2321 Emerald St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T210000 DTSTAMP:20260630T183309Z CREATED:20260630T183309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T183309Z UID:1365-1786734000-1786741200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Erin Demastes / Dylan Burchett DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/erin-demastes-dylan-burchett/ LOCATION:Brickbat Books\, 709 South 4th St\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T220000 DTSTAMP:20260819T020654Z CREATED:20260819T020654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T020654Z UID:1438-1787338800-1787349600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Jordan Burgis & Jim Strong / Etherea Meeting / Sam Wenc DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/jordan-burgis-jim-strong-etherea-meeting-sam-wenc/ LOCATION:5038 Walton Ave\, 5038 Walton Ave\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T220000 DTSTAMP:20260819T022450Z CREATED:20260819T022450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T022450Z UID:1449-1787342400-1787349600@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Noise sSongs 9 - Mali Obomsawin / Chemical / Kate Ferencz DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/noise-ssongs-9-mali-obomsawin-chemical-kate-ferencz/ LOCATION:James Oliver Gallery\, 723 Chestnut Street \, 2nd floor\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T220000 DTSTAMP:20260819T021142Z CREATED:20260819T021142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T021142Z UID:1441-1787425200-1787436000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Boyhood / Mara Wild / Built By Scriabin / Chevrolet Pile DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/boyhood-mara-wild-built-by-scriabin-chevrolet-pile/ LOCATION:Khyber Pass\, 56 South 2nd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T230000 DTSTAMP:20260812T023207Z CREATED:20260812T023207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T023207Z UID:1418-1787475600-1787526000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Follow the Sound Music by Paul Giess and Marquise Lindsey-Bradley DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird is pleased to present a morning birdwalk at Wissahickon Park led by Tony Croasdale with two performances by Paul Giess on trumpet and Marquise Lindsey-Bradley on clarinet. \nPlease take note of the weather and dress accordingly with appropriate footwear.\nMeet at the Wissahickon Environmental Center – Tree House. \nEstimated run time: 120 minutes\nDistance: approx. one mile\nFree admission – reservations are encouraged \nABOUT THE EVENT \nFollow the Sound is a communal outdoor listening experience that combines a guided nature walk with live music. Each ambulatory program is attuned to the here and now of its site — birds\, bugs\, water\, and wind — creating a moment of shared awareness and presence. \nFollow the Sound events are free and have been hosted at various sites throughout the Philadelphia area including John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum\, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education\, Stoneleigh: a natural garden\, and more\, each led by a naturalist with expertise of the local ecosystem. \nEach ~90-minute program entails walking a distance of less than one mile\, usually on flat\, accessible terrain. A wide range of diverse musicians have participated on an array of flutes\, electronics\, violins\, viola da gamba\, and more\, in solo and impromptu duo formats. \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nPaul Giess is a Philadelphia-based musician\, producer\, and educator whose versatile musicianship crosses traditional boundaries. Described by Downbeat Magazine as delivering “lyrical\, highly expressive trumpet work\,” Paul brings this quality to his performances with artists including Jamaaladeen Tacuma\, Grant Calvin Weston\, Yolanda Wisher\, and Guthrie Ramsey.\n2024 was a landmark year for Paul’s career. At the top of the year\, Paul was featured on Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s album “The Lighthouse” alongside Odean Pope\, Grant Calvin Weston and Marc Cary. Paul was also a featured composer for a WHYY podcast\, Philadelphia Revealed\, composing a variety of music in addition to the theme which he wrote with a long time collaborator Matthew Jernigan. Later that year\, Paul joined Jamaaladeen Tacauma’s Groove Al a Moroc at the Timitar Festival in Agadir Morocco. That same summer\, Paul joined Jamaaladeen again in his Solar System Boogie Band at the Lancaster Ave Jazz Festival in Philadelphia. Towards the end of the year\, Paul was awarded a grant from Scribe Video to help fund an oral history project he has been pursuing with Chrisitiana Jackson\, Director of African Studies at Rutgers University. By recording interviews with elders from the Philadelphia jazz scene such as Andy Aaron\, Lovett Hines\, and Cullen Knight they aim to document oral history while telling the stories of historic jazz clubs in the city. \nHis discography as leader includes “Hymns Vol. 1” (Ropeadope Records\, 2021)\, featuring vocalist V. Shayne Frederick\, and his debut “U Suite U” (2014). Most Recently\, Paul has been releasing music from live performances of a new project\, Untethered. This group explores the unknown through spontaneous creative composition using blends of sound design\, funk\, and energetic sonic interactions with veteran drummer Grant Calvin Weston alongside emerging Philadelphia talents\, Lee Clarke and Timothy Ragsdale. \nAs a composer\, Paul received the 2018 McKnight Visiting Composer Residency from the American Composers Forum. Paul held a two month residency at MSS collaborating with artists with developmental disabilities\, which culminated in a concert featuring the artists from their program. Additionally “Prayer for Mimi” appears in the Philadelphia Real Book. \nPaul’s work also ventures into the world of theatre. In December of 2015 Paul was the trumpet player in the critically acclaimed performance of the musical Black Nativity\, hosted by Theater Horizon in Norristown. Black Nativity won a Barrymore award for Best Musical Ensemble. In January of 2015 Paul traveled to New Orleans Louisiana to be the musical director for an original theater work\, “AMERICANA”. Most recently Paul produced performed and directed a two person show included in Urban Movements Arts’ offerings for the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Rubr Duki Dance Party\, is a piece of immersive theatre which guides audiences through a surreal world to help them discover their inner rubber ducky by way of drawing\, writing\, dancing\, quacking and playing with rubber duckies. \nAs an educator\, Paul teaches through Artsmart\, Mill Creek School\, and The Concept School. He came to these positions following seven years at the Philadelphia Clef Club where he served as Education Coordinator under Lovett Hines\, a prolific jazz educator. Concurrently Paul was also implementing a music program for adults with developmental disabilities at the Center for Creative Works\, establishing Pop Pop Pop Records\, and producing concerts that showcase their talents in the process. \nMarquise Lindsey-Bradley is a clarinetist\, arts administrator\, and Philadelphia native who uses music as a foundation for leadership and community service. He joined PCMS as Marketing & Engagement Director in the 2023-24 season\, where he oversees communications for its 50 annual concerts and fosters partnerships with young professionals\, higher education institutions\, corporations\, and community groups. \nMarquise also serves as the Creative Program Coordinator for the Olney Culture Lab\, of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia\, where he curates the Live at Roots Garden concert series and the annual Jazz on the Green music festival. \nA passionate advocate for musical literacy and diversity in the arts\, Marquise has gained recognition for his work in the field. He has presented to local and national audiences through collaborations with organizations such as the LA Philharmonic\, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra\, the Sphinx Organization\, and World Cafe Live. He has also been featured on podcasts\, including The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz\, Audio Olney\, and Tacet No More with Yumi Kendall and Joseph Conyers. \nMarquise holds a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music\, with a Minor in Business Management from Case Western Reserve University. In 2023\, he earned a certificate in Orchestra Management from The Juilliard School in collaboration with the League of American Orchestras. \nIn his free time\, Marquise enjoys spending time in nature\, exploring Philadelphia’s bar and restaurant scene\, and roller skating with the Philly/Jersey-based crew\, Great On Skates. \nTony Croasdale started birding at about nine years old. Tony has performed field research in the Canadian Arctic\, Alaska\, Brazil\, Peru\, and in the Mid-Atlantic. He was the singer of R.A.M.B.O.\, a hardcore punk band and birded extensively while on tour. Tony works as an environmental educator and co-hosts the Urban Wildlife Podcast www.urbanwildlifecast.com. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/follow-the-sound-music-by-paul-giess-and-marquise-lindsey-bradley/ LOCATION:Wissahickon Environmental Center – Tree House\, 300 W Northwestern Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260824T220000 DTSTAMP:20260630T175455Z CREATED:20260630T175253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T175455Z UID:1351-1787601600-1787608800@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:MAPS & ATLASES \, BARK CULTURE \, LOADCARD DESCRIPTION:*All events are 21+ valid ID required for entry* \n7 PM – Doors\n8 PM – Show URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/maps-atlases-bark-culture-loadcard/ LOCATION:Johnny Brendas\, 1201 Frankford Ave\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T220000 DTSTAMP:20260826T011017Z CREATED:20260729T124939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T011017Z UID:1389-1787684400-1787695200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Victor Vieira-Branco's Bark Culture / Blacks' Myths / Sam Xiao Cody and Will McGoran DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/victor-vieira-brancos-bark-culture-2/ LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N 11th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T220000 DTSTAMP:20260826T013634Z CREATED:20260826T013634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T013634Z UID:1471-1787857200-1787868000@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Nu Jazz\, Gugon\, Gloorp DJ\, and Will Mcgoran + Sam Xiao Cody DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/nu-jazz-gugon-gloorp-dj-and-will-mcgoran-sam-xiao-cody/ LOCATION:Ruba Club\, 416 Green Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19123\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T220000 DTSTAMP:20260819T022213Z CREATED:20260819T022045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T022213Z UID:1446-1787947200-1787954400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Noise songs 10 - Star & Stan / Jordan Deal / Imminent Burial / John Moran solo bass DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/noise-songs-10-star-stan-jordan-deal-imminent-burial-john-moran-solo-bass/ LOCATION:James Oliver Gallery\, 723 Chestnut Street \, 2nd floor\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T190000 DTSTAMP:20260826T013419Z CREATED:20260826T013419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T013419Z UID:1469-1788109200-1788116400@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:John Swana DESCRIPTION:Solo URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/john-swana/ LOCATION:A Man Full Of Trouble Tavern\, 127 Spruce Street\, Philadelphia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T220000 DTSTAMP:20260630T182519Z CREATED:20260630T182519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T182519Z UID:1360-1788120000-1788127200@www.avantphilly.com SUMMARY:Titan to Tachyons DESCRIPTION:Titan to Tachyons is an instrumental experimental jazz-metal group led by New Zealand/New York composer and guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver)\, which features Kenny Grohowski (Secret Chiefs 3\, John Zorn) on drums\, and two bassists: Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle\, Fantômas\, Tomahawk) and Matt Hollenberg (Cleric\, John Zorn). The quartet’s music depicts the realms of surrealism and science-fiction through eclectic and improvisational passages\, juxtaposed by fluid grooves and metallic flurries. The band recently released their mind-blowing second album\, Vonals\, via John Zorn’s Tzadik Records. As alluring as it is unpredictable\, the album features spaced-out free-flowing jams merged with explosive metallic outbursts\, as if the listener was watching a time-lapse video of the cosmos forming from an ominous jazz lounge in a David Lynch film. URL:https://www.avantphilly.com/event/titan-to-tachyons/ LOCATION:Solar Myth\, 1131 S Broad St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR