Ars Nova Workshop presents the daring avant-garde guitarist Rafiq Bhatia at Solar Myth on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

The New York Times proclaims, “Rafiq Bhatia is writing his own musical language,” heralding him as “one of the most intriguing figures in music today.” A guitarist, producer, and Academy Award-nominated composer “who refuses to be pinned to one genre, culture or instrument,” Bhatia makes sculptural, meticulously crafted music that finds common ground among ecstatic avant-garde jazz, mournful soul, fractured beats and building-shaking electronics. A voracious collaborator working across musical communities and artistic disciplines, Bhatia has created with Arooj Aftab, Holland Andrews, Teju Cole, Billy Hart, Marcus Gilmore, Vijay Iyer, Glenn Kotche, Okkyung Lee, Helado Negro, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Moses Sumney, and others. His latest album, the evocative Environments, will be released by ANTI- in September.