Upcoming Events
6:30pm
Christian McBride & Sonia Sanchez
The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons
Please join us for this very special discussion, moderated by Dyana Williams, and duo performance in celebration of Christian McBride’s The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons (Mack Avenue Records) at Penn Museum’s Widener Lecture Hall. Attendees are invited to visit the new Africa galleries from 5-6:30pm.
8:00pm
Jeff Parker & The New Breed
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to present the return of guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Jeff Parker with his eclectic and autobiographical ensemble The New Breed.
8:00pm
Sun of Goldfinger
Please join us for a performance by Sun of Goldfinger, an exploratory trio featuring three Ars Nova Workshop favorites: guitarist David Torn, saxophonist Tim Berne, and percussionist Ches Smith.
8:00pm
Natural Information Society / Xylouris White
Please join us for a very special double bill featuring two uncategorizable ensembles: Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society and Xylouris White.
6:00pm
2nd Annual Fundraiser
Honoring Marshall Allen
The board and staff of Ars Nova Workshop invite you to our second annual fundraiser. This year we honor Sun Ra Arkestra maestro Marshall Allen.
8:00pm
mssv
Please join us for a performance by the explosive trio mssv (Main Steam Stop Valve) led by guitarist Mike Baggetta, teaming him with drummer Stephen Hodges and punk legend Mike Watt for a window-rattling obliteration of the walls between jazz and rock. This performance marks the record release celebration for “Live Flowers” (Striped Light Records), which documents last year’s legendary Ars Nova-produced performance at Johnny Brenda’s.
8:00pm
Nick Zinner / Jessica Moss / Travis LaPlante
Please join us for a very special evening of unique solo performances from guitarist Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), violinist Jessica Moss (Thee Silver Mt. Zion), and tenor saxophonist Travis LaPlante (Battle Trance).
