Ars Nova Workshop presents Polish guitarist Raphael Rogiński, performing his transformative interpretations of the music of John Coltrane and the words of Langston Hughes at Solar Myth on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
Sat, February 14
8PM
Sold Out
Performance
Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons
Ars Nova Workshop presents the return of centenarian powerhouse Marshall Allen and his ever-changing Ghost Horizons ensemble, at Solar Myth on Saturday, February 14, 2026.
CANCELLED
Performance
أحمد [Ahmed]
Due to unexpected circumstances, band members are unable to travel to the U.S. this February. All tickets purchased for these performances will be fully refunded.
In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Chad Taylor Quartet performing The Avant-Garde, the 1966 album that brought together Don Cherry and John Coltrane, at Solar Myth on Friday, February 27.
Ars Nova Workshop hosts the record release party for I Want To Be Ready, the latest from Philly-based post-rock experimentalists The Early, at Solar Myth on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Two of Ars Nova Workshop’s most explorative endeavors converge for a single performance, as centenarian powerhouse Marshall Allen reconvenes his ever-changing Ghost Horizons ensemble in conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry. A night after her own performance, Angel Bat Dawid will join Ghost Horizons at Solar Myth on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Kresten Osgood with Bobby Zankel, Marshall Allen & Dave Burrell
Ars Nova Workshop brings Danish drummer Kresten Osgood to Solar Myth for a summit of Philly jazz giants featuring Bobby Zankel, Dave Burrell and Marshall Allen on Wednesday, March 18.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for the return of drummer/composer John Hollenbeck and his eclectic, category-defying quartet GEORGE at Solar Myth on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to welcome back the Philadelphia-born free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements, celebrating the release of their bracing new album at Solar Myth on Friday, March 27, 2026.
In conjunction with The Living Temple, the ongoing exhibition celebrating the life and work of Swedish visual artist and designer Moki Cherry, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Philadelphia-born free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements, exploring the ecstatic music of Don Cherry’s groundbreaking Organic Music Society at Solar Myth on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a performance by the visionary producer, percussionist, composer and cosmic facilitator Carlos Niño for two nights at Solar Myth April 1-2, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop is excited to welcome back Chris Speed’s Yeah No, with Cuong Vu, Skúli Sverrisson, and Jim Black, to Solar Myth on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the boundary-crossing trumpeter, santurist, vocalist and composer Amir ElSaffar with his New Quartet at Solar Myth on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a special performance by two modern masters - pipa player Min Xiao-Fen and bandura player Julian Kytasty - at Solar Myth on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sam Prekop, best known as co-founder of Chicago indie rock band The Sea and Cake, at Solar Myth on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop presents punk-jazz power trio The Messthetics, joined by fire-breathing saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, at Solar Myth on Friday, May 8, 2026.
Ars Nova Workshop is a non-profit organization — which means that we need your support! Show your support with a donation today.
Programs
September 25, 2025 - April 12, 2026
Exhibition
The Living Temple
Info
Exhibition
The Living Temple
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
