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 kicks off with the Sun Ra Arkestra performing bold new arrangements of the legendary saxophonist’s music at the Mandell Theater on Wednesday, September 23.

Join Ars Nova Workshop for a rare and intimate conversation bringing together three extraordinary musicians with direct ties to John Coltrane: bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and saxophonist Odean Pope.

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 John Coltrane Symposium's Dr. Anyabwile Love.

As we celebrate the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth, Ars Nova Workshop welcomes eminent Japanese Coltrane scholar Yasuhiro Fujioka for a special presentation exploring Coltrane’s historic 1966 tour of Japan—one of the most remarkable and consequential journeys of his career.

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.

As part of the celebration of the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth, Ars Nova Workshop welcomes bassist, composer, poet, and bandleader William Parker for a special invocation ceremony at Monument in Waiting.

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.

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…

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes acclaimed author and music historian Ashley Kahn for a special multimedia presentation exploring the spiritual message at the heart of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme—and what this deeply personal work reveals about Coltrane’s understanding of music, purpose, and his place in the world.

Melvin Gibbs is a Grammy nominated composer, musician, artist, and writer, born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.  This talk will examine some of the ideas that inform John Coltrane‘s cosmic music. It will dig into connections between cosmology and jazz that Gibbs has explored in collaboration with theoretical cosmologist Stephon Alexander,…

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.

Ars Nova Workshop presents the Panamanian-American drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader Daniel Villarreal at Solar Myth for two nights, November 6-7, 2026.