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From Philly’s Ars Nova Workshop:

Thursday, May 20, 8pm
JON IRABAGON + MIKE PRIDE | I DON’T HEAR NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES
with Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; and Mike Pride, drums

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street
Free Admission

In their own words: “The set-up and breakdown of grooves and
improvisational material is an attempt at melding many of our musical
influences, both jazz and non-jazz, all while firmly remaining in the
world of extended tenor saxophone and drum improvisation. While this
world is now an accepted part of the jazz lineage, our goal is to stack
levels of different genres, tempos, noise, and moods, and to constantly
shift the focus within this pile: either collectively or individually.
After running through these continuously churning and evolving layers,
the initial motifs transform into the resulting ideas that appear later,
while also reappearing in their original forms. This duality produces
another level of tension. Our hope is that the listener is able to hear
through these various shifting layers and to notice the progression,
development, and return of the original motifs.”

Tuesday, May 25, 8pm
SUN RA ARKESTRA
Maestro Marshall Allen’s Annual Birthday Celebration

Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Avenue
$12 General Admission

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