Ars Nova Workshop presents the acclaimed, eclectic violinist-composer Jenny Scheinman with her latest project, All Species Parade, at Solar Myth on Wednesday, April 9.
Ars Nova Workshop presents punk-jazz power trio The Messthetics performing guitar innovator Sonny Sharrock’s landmark album Ask the Ages at Solar Myth on Friday, April 11.
Sat, April 12
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25th Anniversary Celebration
Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet
Ars Nova Workshop presents the return of Wilco guitarist and legendary six-string groundbreaker Nels Cline with his all-star Consentrik Quartet at Solar Myth on Saturday, April 12.
Ars Nova Workshop is honored to present a very special cross-generational collaboration pairing two of creative music’s most innovative minds, as AACM icon Roscoe Mitchell and drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey converge at Solar Myth for two performances, April 18-19.
Ars Nova Workshop presents The Ancients, the intergenerational coalition of Isaiah Collier, William Hooker and William Parker at Solar Myth on April 23-24, 2025.
Ars Nova Workshop is excited to present Body/Head, the experimental guitar duo of Bill Nace and Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon, for a two-night residency at Solar Myth, May 4 & 5.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Macie Stewart, celebrating the release of her International Anthem debut at Solar Myth on Thursday, May 8.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the legendary drummer Pheeroan akLaff, revisiting the music of his Asian-inspired 1998 album Global Mantras at Solar Myth on Saturday, May 10.
Ars Nova Workshop presents vocalist Sharada Shashidar, a vital member of the fertile, genre-fluid L.A. scene orbiting Carlos Niño and his collaborators, at Solar Myth on Wednesday, May 14.
Ars Nova Workshop welcomes Onilu, the all-percussionist trio featuring master drummers Kevin Diehl, Chad Taylor, and Joe Chambers, to Solar Myth on May 21.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the return of centenarian powerhouse Marshall Allen and his ever-changing Ghost Horizons ensemble, celebrating the release of the project’s debut album with special guest at Solar Myth on Friday, May 23.
Ars Nova Workshop partners with the renowned PRISM Saxophone Quartet for a program of new music featuring three of modern music’s most eminent guitarists at Solar Myth on Wednesday, June 4.
Ars Nova Workshop presents the acclaimed drummer Dan Weiss and his stunning new quartet with Peter Evans, Patricia Brennan and Miles Okazaki at Solar Myth on Wednesday, June 11.
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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…
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