December 16, 2024
Billy Harper
Ars Nova Workshop cultivates connection and curiosity through deep listening, improvisation, and joyous creative expression.

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What’s On
Tue., September 10
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Maria Chávez
Ars Nova Workshop presents the experimental turntablism of Maria Chávez, at Solar Myth on September 10.
Wed., September 11
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Secret Chiefs 3: UR
Sat., September 14
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Tashi Wada
September 19-20
8PM
  • Performance
Holland Andrews
Sat., September 21
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Anna Webber’s Shimmer Wince
Sun., September 22
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Sarah Davachi
Mon., September 23
8:00 PM
  • Performance
John Coltrane’s 98th Birthday Celebration
Wed., October 2
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Weird of Mouth
Fri., October 4
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Ganavya
Tue., October 8
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Amaro Freitas
October 9-10
8PM
  • Performance
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil
Fri., October 11
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Miles Okazaki: The Complete Monk
Sun., October 13
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Kiefer Trio
October 15-17, 19
8PM
  • Performance
Nels Cline & Friends
Sun., October 20
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Photay
Sun., October 27
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Glass Band / Angelo Outlaw
Wed., October 30
6:00 PM
  • Fundraiser
5th Annual Nova Award
Sat., November 16
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Dezron Douglas Quartet
November 19-20
8PM
  • Performance
Cortex feat. Hedvig Mollestad & Nels Cline
Fri., December 13
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Air Legacy Trio
Sat., December 14
8:00 PM
  • Performance
Hu Vibrational

 

 

ReSounding Progressions — Ars Nova Workshop supports an intergenerational collaboration and interpretation of jazz poetry as musical composition.

News
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.
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.
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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