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March 30, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Ingrid Laubrock / Tom Rainey Duo

Ars Nova Workshop presents the duo of renowned improvisers Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey at Solar Myth.

April 4, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Xylouris White

Please join us for a performance by Xylouris White, the indefinable improvising duo project of lute player Georgios Xylouris and drummer Jim White on April 4.

April 5, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

FUJI|||||||||||TA + claire rousay

Ars Nova Workshop presents Japanese sound artist FUJI|||||||||||TA and experimental composer claire rousay in a double bill at Solar Myth.

April 13, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Art Heist

Ars Nova Workshop presents Art Heist, a wide-ranging free jazz quartet, at Solar Myth on April 14.

April 21, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Plunky & Oneness of Juju

Ars Nova Workshop presents a rare performance by the Richmond, VA ensemble Plunky & Oneness of Juju at Solar Myth on April 21.

April 30, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Steve Gunn & David Moore

Please join Ars Nova Workshop for the Philadelphia debut of the deep listening duo of Steve Gunn and David Moore at Solar Myth on April 30.

May 5, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Jessica Moss / Ka Baird / Moor Mother

Ars Nova Workshop is excited to present this evening of solo performances uniting three of the most daring and boundary-breaking artists in modern experimental music.

May 6, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Nazir Ebo

Ars Nova Workshop presents Philadelphia rising star Nazir Ebo and his eclectic, genre-bending quartet at Solar Myth on Saturday, May 6.

May 14, 2023
7:00pm
  • Performance

Celebrating Giuseppi Logan

On May 14 at Solar Myth, Ars Nova Workshop will celebrate the life and legacy of the iconoclastic saxophonist and Philadelphia native Giuseppi Logan, who passed away in April 2020 from COVID-19 at age 84.

May 17, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade

Ars Nova Workshop presents Chicago-based saxophonist Greg Ward and his heavyweight quintet Rogue’s Parade at Solar Myth on Wednesday, May 17.

May 18, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Brandon Seabrook Epic Proportions

Ars Nova Workshop presents the mind-blowing guitar/banjo wizard Brandon Seabrook and his audacious ensemble Epic Proportions at Solar Myth.

May 19, 2023
8:00pm
  • Performance

Sexmob

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the return of Sexmob, the irreverent quartet led by slide trumpet master Steven Bernstein.

May 20 & 21
8:00PM
  • Performance

David Murray Trio

Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the return of saxophone giant David Murray, one of the most prolific and celebrated jazz musicians of the last half-century.

June 1, 2023
6:00pm
  • Fundraiser

4th Annual Nova Award

Ars Nova Workshop is proud to announce living legend Odean Pope as the recipient of the 2023 Nova Award, to be presented at our 4th Annual Fundraiser at Solar Myth on Thursday, June 1.

News

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.

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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.

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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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February 17, 2022

File Under Freedom

Milford Graves multi-layered interdisciplinary works are included in a new exhibition about improvisation in art and music at Bergen Kunsthall in Norway.

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February 11, 2022

Ars Nova and Immanuel Wilkins on NPR’s Jazz Night in America

NPR'S Jazz Night in America was there to catch Immanuel Wilkins and his superbly intuitive band deliver a transcending performance at PhilaMOCA in January.

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February 4, 2022

Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins: ReSounding Progressions

Ars Nova Workshop is proud to support this intergenerational collaboration between Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins, with jazz poet and literary scholar Herman Beavers, in an interpretation of his work as musical composition.

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