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What’s On
Wednesday, July 3
8:00 PM
Ars Nova Workshop presents the venturesome duo of saxophonist Sakina Abdou and guitarist Bill Nace at Solar Myth on Wednesday, July 3.
Emergency Group / Psychic Temple
Wednesday, July 17
8:00 PM
Saturday, July 27
8:00 PM
Thursday, August 8
8:00 PM
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Friday, August 23
8:00 PM
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Tuesday, September 10
8:00 PM
Saturday, September 14
8:00 PM
Saturday, September 21
8:00 PM
Anna Webber’s Shimmer Wince
Sunday, September 22
8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 2
8:00 PM
Friday, October 4
8:00 PM
Tuesday, October 8
8:00 PM
Sunday, October 27
8:00 PM
Glass Band / Angelo Outlaw
ReSounding Progressions — Ars Nova Workshop supports an intergenerational collaboration and interpretation of jazz poetry as musical composition.
Programs
2nd and 4th Thursdays
June 13 - October 24
Another Space, Another Time
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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Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal Catalogue
The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound CD
Jeff Parker & The New Breed Poster
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