Ars Nova Workshop presents the Grammy-nominated bassist Stephan Crump with his new quartet Passerine at Solar Myth on Friday, June 13.

Bassist and composer Stephan Crump has become one of New York’s most steadfast and experienced instrumentalists over the course of the last quarter-century. CrumpHe was the anchor of Vijay Iyer’s foundational trio for 20 years, even as he developed a slew of imaginative ensembles of his own—the two-guitar Rosetta Trio, the Borderlands Trio alongside Kris Davis and Eric McPherson, the Secret Keeper duo with Mary Halvorson, just to sample. In all of these contexts, the act of bringing the rest of his life to the bass—the trauma and hope, the frustration and delight—remains Crump’s primary motivation. It is, if you will, the soul of his playing. At Solar Myth he’ll present the Philadelphia debut of his new quartet, Passerine, featuring drummer Ches Smith, trumpeter Kenny Warren, and saxophonist/flutist David Leon in an avian-inspired ensemble.