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Composer Portrait | Fieldwork

March 4, 2011

On March 11-13, Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present Composer Portrait: Fieldwork. These three nights of live music will provide an intimate glimpse at the collective and individual work of three widely celebrated and critically acclaimed composer-performers: pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Steve Lehman, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. “A jazz power trio for the new century” ...

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Interview | Nate Wooley

March 1, 2011

On March 5, Ars Nova Workshop presents a performance at Vox Populi by trumpeter Nate Wooley, violinist and electronicist C. Spencer Yeh, cellist Okkyung Lee, and percussionist Paul Lytton. With expansive avant-garde affiliations – noise, jazz, free improv, downtown – Wooley assembled this quartet “to see if a collision of forward thinking practitioners of each of ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Percussionist Craig McIver at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on March 10th

March 1, 2011

Percussionist Craig McIver will be appearing at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, 13 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave, Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday March 10th with his band featuring pianist Aaron Graves, bassist Mike Boone, and John Swana on EVI. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 Hailed by JazzTimes, ...

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Jazz Bridge Presents Sumi Tonooka at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Media (PA) on March 16

March 1, 2011

For the last piano concert of this season, Jazz Bridge presents award-winning jazz artist Sumi Tonooka in a rare piano concert in the Philadelphia area at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 145 W. Rose Tree Road in Media, PA, on March 16, 2011. With her will be bassist Mike Boone and drummer Alan Nelson. Initiation, her most ...

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All Star Tribute / Benefit for Odean Pope March 21st at Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts

February 28, 2011

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir; Sonia Sanchez; Ravi Coltrane; Kenny Barron; Pat Martino Trio; Gerald Veasley; Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble; Reggie Workman; Jamalaadeen Tacuma; Walter Blanding; Duane Eubanks; Willie Williams; Warren Smith; Tony Williams; Bobby Zankel; Justin Faulkner; Carlos Abadie; Monnette Sudler; Bootsie Barnes; George Burton and the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Ensemble. Philadelphia, PA ...

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Christian McBride on the Making of the Movement, Revisited

February 26, 2011

Christian McBride had never even written a single set of lyrics when he was tasked to compose a suite for a gospel choir in 1998. So rather than entrust himself with the words, he turned to four of the most momentous speakers of the 20th century: Civil Rights icons Rosa Parks, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and ...

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Jazz's "First Lady of Song" Comes to Life in Ella, a Highly-Acclaimed Musical Starring Tina Fabrique

February 24, 2011

Show features two dozen of the famed songstresses' greatest hits (Philadelphia, PA)—Celebrate the “First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald when ELLA, the highly-acclaimed musical about legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald, comes to Philadelphia for a limited engagement, March 22-27, 2011, at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring more than two-dozen hit songs, ELLA combines myth, ...

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Anat Fort Trio at Philadelphia Art Alliance on February 23

February 23, 2011

On Wednesday, February 23, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Anat Fort Trio at Philadelphia Art Alliance. The group dialogue between pianist Fort, bassist Gary Wang, and drummer Roland Schneider has been ongoing for ten years, and this deep relationship is evident on 2010’s spellbinding ECM debut, And If. In a 2007 interview with All About Jazz, ...

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Interview | Larry Ochs (Celestial Septet)

February 20, 2011

On Tuesday, February 22, Ars Nova Workshop presents the Celestial Septet, featuring Rova and the Nels Cline Singers, who kick off their 5 date tour at International House Philadelphia. For those living outside the city who would like to experience this special concert, be sure to sign up for the free live webcast at this link. ...

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Jazz Night! Featuring Joanna Pascale and Friends - Saturday, February 26 at the James A. Michener Art Museum

February 18, 2011

Josh Richman on piano, Madison Rast on bass, Dan Monaghan on drums James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St. Doylestown, PA 18901 215.340.9800 “Stunning, sophisticated and extremely soulful." —Philadelphia Weekly Join us for a delightful evening of jazz! Purchase your tickets early as Jazz Night sells out quickly! ...