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Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the Philadelphia debut of Icepick, the new trio featuring prolific improvisers Nate Wooley, Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten and Chris Corsano.   Bringing together... more
Icepick
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 8:00pm
"In Arab culture, the merger between music and emotional transformation is epitomized by the concept of tarab, which may not have an exact equivalent in Western languages." - The... more
John Butcher's Tarab Cuts
Saturday, June 25, 2016 - 8:00pm
Derek Bailey was one of the seminal ‘first generation’ British improvising musicians. As his work progressed, Bailey acquired a reputation as an uncompromising purist with an explicit... more
Ping of old...henceforth never: The compositions of Derek Bailey
Saturday, June 25, 2016 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm
+Simon Fell
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present an evening of compositions by Derek Bailey and Paul Rutherford, night one of our British contemporary music celebration. Presented in conjunction with the... more
Ensemble Anomaly: The music of Derek Bailey and Paul Rutherford
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 8:00pm
+About Derek Bailey
+About Paul Rutherford
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the Philadelphia debut of Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen. His latest trio builds upon his long musical association with drummer Jarle Vespestad and... more
Tord Gustavsen featuring Simin Tander
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 8:00pm
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the explosive Amsterdam-based free jazz trio Universal Indians along with their special guest, veteran improviser Joe McPhee. American-born saxophonist John... more
Joe McPhee and the Omnipotent Egyptians
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 8:00pm
Ars Nova Workshop is honored to present a rare meeting between saxophonist Peter Brötzmann and pedal steel guitarist Heather Leigh, whose partnership began at last year’s Tectonics Festival in... more
Peter Brötzmann + Heather Leigh
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 8:00pm
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the Philadelphia debut of the Rhys Chatham-Tim Dahl-Kevin Shea Trio, performing an expansive new post-punk composition. Born in Manhattan but based in Paris... more
Rhys Chatham-Tim Dahl-Kevin Shea Trio
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 8:00pm
Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present the return of drummer/composer Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom, an inventive sextet bringing together some of the most versatile and idiosyncratic artists... more
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 8:00pm
Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to announce a late addition to our Spring season, presenting Steve Coleman & Five Elements for two performances at Johnny Brenda’s preceding their weeklong run... more
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 8:00pm