Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a very special Coltrane birthday celebration featuring DJ Spinna, Cosmo Baker, & Angélika Beener, on September 23 at Forman Arts.  

John Coltrane had a transformative presence during his earthly lifetime and beyond. Join Terri Lyne Carrington, Angélika Beener, and Immanuel Wilkins in conversation on their impressions of Coltrane’s sonic ubiquity, spiritual transcendence, and palpable endurance, commemorating his 100th.    

Please join Ars Nova Workshop and music historian and journalist Ashley Kahn, as he discusses the legacy of John Coltrane with three of his most eminent living friends and collaborators: bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and saxophonist Odean Pope; at The Study at University City on September 24.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, and the multi-faceted L’Rain at the Mandell Theater on Thursday, September 24.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a conversation with Michelle Coltrane and Salim Washington, moderated by Coltrane Symposium organizer Anyabwile Love.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop and eminent Japanese Coltrane scholar, Yasuhiro Fujioka, for a discussion surrounding he pivotal 1966 Japanese tour and recordings that many consider among Coltrane’s most triumphant achievements; at the URBN Annex Screening Room at Drexel University on September 25.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with Irreversible Entanglements performing Ascension and the legendary trio of Odean Pope, Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille, at the Mandell Theater on Friday, September 25, 2026.

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes William Parker for a special invocation ceremony at the Monument in Waiting, calling upon the spirit of John Coltrane. Learn more about the Monument in Waiting by Theaster Gates here.  …

Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a candid conversation the responsibilities and complexities of musical legacy and stewardship, featuring Kathleen Hennessy, Matthew Garrison, and Steven Fullwood of Nomadic Archivists Project, at The Study at University City on September 26. Kathleen Hennessy is Vice President of The John & Alice Coltrane…

The Tiberi Tapes, were captured by musician Frank Tiberi during Coltrane club performances in a variety of Philadelphia and New York City venues, in the early 1960s. These historic recordings offer an intimate glimpse into Coltrane’s evolving artistry and have become an important addition to the documented legacy of one…

Too often, John Coltrane’s towering legend and enduring influence overshadows his message, which he meticulously wove into his best known album — which some have called his musical self-portrait — A Love Supreme. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of this seminal recording, this presentation employs music and video excerpts to better…

Melvin Gibbs is a Grammy nominated composer, musician, artist, and writer, born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.  He has been called “the greatest bassist in the world” by Time Out New York magazine and was 2019 winner of JazzTimes Magazine’s Critics Poll in the category: Electric Bass. His book “How…

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with acclaimed saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and a celebration of the music of Alice Coltrane, at the Mandell Theater on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes Bobby Zankel for a special invocation ceremony at the Monument in Waiting, calling upon the spirit of John Coltrane. Learn more about the Monument in Waiting by Theaster Gates here.  …

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. A week of performances culminates with the duo of Marilyn Crispell and Tyshawn Sorey at the Mandell Theater on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

Ars Nova Workshop presents the intricate and exacting music of Baltimore-based avant-rock band Horse Lords, at Solar Myth on October 9, 2026.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop at Solar Myth on October 18, 2026 for a special closing-night performance by saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and his remarkable quartet, presented in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Philly Music Fest.

Ars Nova Workshop presents the master Cuban drummer Dafnis Prieto and his Sí o Sí Quartet at Solar Myth on Friday, October 23, 2026.

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes guitarist Nate Mercereau and his new project Fantastic Thoughts to Solar Myth on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes rising South African saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane and his band to Solar Myth on October 29.