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Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the all-star Air Legacy Trio, performing the music of NEA Jazz Master Henry Threadgill, at Solar Myth on Friday, November 14.
Ars Nova Workshop presents master drummer Chad Taylor and his adventurous quintet at Solar Myth on Sunday, November 16.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the Norwegian / Swedish quintet Friends & Neighbors, at Solar Myth on December 3, 2025.
Matt Mitchell / Sara Serpa
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present two of the most creative and captivating voices in modern jazz, pianist/keyboardist Matt Mitchell and vocalist Sara Serpa, at Solar Myth on Thursday, December 4.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for the Philadelphia premiere of the Saccata Quartet, a new supergroup including members of Wilco, at Solar Myth on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Peter Evans Being & Becoming
Ars Nova Workshop presents the gifted trumpeter Peter Evans, a master of extended technique , and his new quartet Being & Becoming, featuring master drummer Tyshawn Sorey, for a two-night residency at Solar Myth, December 6-7.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the innovative, boundary-pushing band Kneebody at Solar Myth on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the Los Angeles-based supergroup SML, featuring luminaries from the city’s jazz, improv, and indie music scenes, at Solar Myth, December 11, 2025.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a hypnotic performance by Chicago trio Bitchin' Bajas at Solar Myth, December 12.
Ars Nova Workshop welcomes the esteemed bassist and composer Dezron Douglas and his Quartet to Solar Myth for a two-night residency, December 17-18.
Ars Nova Workshop welcomes back the Philly-based saxophonist and composer Bobby Zankel, celebrating his 76th birthday at Solar Myth on December 21, 2025.
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Programs
September 25, 2025 - April 12, 2026
News
March 2, 2025
Ars Nova Workshop and Otherly Love Records to release MARSHALL ALLEN’S GHOST HORIZONS “Live in Philadelphia”
NEA Jazz Master Marshall Allen, 100-year-old bandleader of the iconic Sun Ra Arkestra, announces new live album by his all-star project Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons Album to be released on May 23, 2025 by Otherly Love and Ars Nova Workshop Live in Philadelphia features nine…
October 15, 2024
Lovett Hines: A Legacy of Music and Mentorship
By John Morrison Musician and teacher Lovett Hines is the Artistic Director/Founder of the Music Education Program at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts. A committed educator, Hines’ story reminds us of the power and necessity of mentorship in jazz. Hines studied music at Combs College of…
January 9, 2024
Ars Nova at 2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest!
Hailed as “Philadelphia’s most reliable and ambitious presenter of new jazz and improvised music” by The Wire, Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) has connected creative music’s most exploratory and forward-looking artists with adventurous audiences in the City of Brotherly Love for more than…
October 14, 2022
A home of our own!
Ars Nova Workshop announces a new home venue located at the old Boot & Saddle bar in Philadelphia, and a partnership with Solar Myth, a new cafe and listening room slated to open at the location in November 2022.
March 8, 2022
Please Welcome Anthony Tidd!
Ars Nova Workshop is excited to announce Anthony Tidd as a new member of our team, joining us as Chief Creative Catalyst.
March 3, 2022
Dangerous Sounds with WRTI FM and JazzDanmark
WRTI celebrates the U.S. launch of the Dangerous Sounds podcast, with a series of live performances and a Philadelphia engagement presented by Ars Nova Workshop.
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