Coming Up at Ars Nova Workshop

Coming shows from Philly’s ANW:

Ars Nova Workshop presents:

Thursday, February 21, 8pm
MARY HALVORSON TRIO
with Mary Halvorson, guitar; John Hebert, bass; and Ches Smith, drums
+ PHILLIP GREENLIEF SOLO
+ JEREMIAH CYMERMAN’S SILENCE AND SOLITUDE
with Jeremiah Cymerman, clarinet; Matt Bauder, clarinet; Josh Sinton,
clarinet; and Christian Pincock, laptop

A very unique trio of acts: Jeremiah Cymerman’s Silence and Solitude
celebrate their debut recording on John Zorn’s Tzadik Records; Bay area
mainstay Phillip Greenlief, who has worked with everyone from Nels Cline to
Pauline Oliveros to Wadada Leo Smith, makes a very rare solo appearance; and
an all-star trio led by the exceptional guitarist Mary Halvorson, best known
for her work with Anthony Braxton and Trevor Dunn. This will be an
unforgettable event.

Read Ben Ratliff’s New York Times review of Mary’s concert at the Tea Lounge
in Brooklyn: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/arts/music/09tea.html

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street
Free Admission

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MARCH 1-4 | RADICAL JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Saturday, March 1, 8:30pm
MASADA GUITARS
with Jon Madof, acoustic guitar; and Tim Sparks, acoustic guitar

Performing traditional and modern Jewish music as well as compositions from
John Zorn’s Masada songbook, Madof and Sparks will perform virtuosic solo
and duo interpretations. Jon Madof’s musical collaborations cover the
spectrum of the vibrant New York City music scene, from recordings and
sold-out shows with John Zorn and Marc Ribot to genre-busting work alongside
Frank London, Matisyahu and others. With his Jewish power trio Rashanim, he
has recorded extensively for John Zorn’s Tzadik Records, including the
trio’s latest, Shalosh. A longtime veteran of Klezmer and Balkan bands, the
legendary Tim Sparks touches on traditional Jewish melodies from around the
world, Yemen to the Caucasus, Krakow to Tin Pan Alley, artfully arranged for
solo guitar. Bill Frisell has already exclaimed that “Tim Sparks is
incredible, a complete original.”

Penn Hillel, University of Pennsylvania, 215 S. 39th Street
$12 General Admission

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Sunday, March 2, 2pm
JOHN ZORN’S THE DREAMERS
JOHN ZORN ESSENTIAL CINEMA
with Cyro Baptista, percussion; Joey Baron, drums; Trevor Dunn, bass; Ikue
Mori, electronics; Marc Ribot, el. guitar; Jamie Saft, keyboards; Kenny
Wollesen, drums; and John Zorn, alto saxophone

Please join us for this special matinee performance featuring two very
different projects from composer John Zorn. Essential Cinema features the
members of Electric Masada performing live scores to American experimental
filmmakers Maya Deren (“Ritual in transfigured time”), Joseph Cornell (“Rose
Hobart”), Harry Smith (“Oz: The Tin Woodman’s Dream”) and Marie Menken (“Go!
Go! Go!”). And, continuing in the tradition of his popular project The Gift,
Zorn again combines a lifetime of musical passions – world music, movie
soundtracks, jazz, minimalism, exotica, funk, surf rock and more – to create
a vibrant and multifaceted experience of instrumental fairy tales.
Masterfully performed by the all-star players from Electric Masada, The
Dreamers is a project of breathtaking variety and one of Zorn’s most
beautiful and appealing projects. Seductive lyricism, hypnotic grooves,
catchy hooks and romantic moods from this genre-bashing master of surprise.

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
$25 General Admission

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Sunday, March 2, 8pm
JOHN ZORN’S ELECTRIC MASADA
JAMIE SAFT TRIO
ERIK FRIEDLANDER SOLO CELLO
perform music from Masada Book Two: The Book of Angels
with Cyro Baptista, percussion; Joey Baron, drums; Trevor Dunn, bass; Ikue
Mori, electronics; Marc Ribot, el. guitar; Jamie Saft, keyboards; Kenny
Wollesen, drums; Erik Friedlander, cello; and John Zorn, alto saxophone

Presented with International House Philadelphia

A true downtown supergroup, blending the raw power of Naked City with the
improvisational madness of Cobra and the lyrical soul of the Masada
songbook, Electric Masada is considered by many to be the most exciting
bands Zorn has ever had. Please join us for this very rare appearance
featuring opening sets from the Jamie Saft Trio and Erik Friedlander, both
performing acoustic interpretations from John Zorn’s Masada songbook. This
is an event not to be missed.

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street
$26.25-35.00 Admission

The performance of John Zorn’s Electric Masada is made possible by a grant
from the Philadelphia Music Project, a program of the Philadelphia Center
for Arts and Heritage, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered
by The University of the Arts.

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Monday, March 3, 8pm
AYELET ROSE GOTTLIEB / ANAT FORT / MICHAEL WINOGRAD TRIO
with Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, vocals; Anat Fort, piano; and Michael Winograd,
clarinet

Presented with Crossroads Music and Kol Tzedek

Ayelet is a Swiss/Israeli singer based in New York. Born in Jerusalem, she
studied at the New England Conservatory before settling in New York in 2002.
Her music is a passionate blend of Jazz, Middle Eastern rhythms and
improvisation, drawing inspiration from the likes of Oum Kalsoum, Betty
Carter, Ornette Coleman as well as the Jewish traditions of Sephardic music
and Klezmer. Ayelet is joined by the emerging clarinetist Michael Winograd
and the remarkable pianist and ECM Records’ artist Anat Fort, best known for
her work featuring Paul Motian and Perry Robinson.

Calvary Center, 48th and Baltimore
$12 General Admission

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Tuesday, March 4, 8pm
DANIEL BLACKSBERG’S YIDDISH SEXTET featuring FRANK LONDON
with Daniel Blacksberg, trombone; Frank London, trumpet; Michael Winograd,
clarinet; Brandon Seabrook, guitar/banjo; Jorge Roeder, bass; and Ritchie
Barshay, percussion

Philadelphia-based trombonist Dan Blacksberg presents a new and exciting
sextet featuring Klezmatics/Hasidic New Wave trumpeter Frank London, a major
voice in today’s Jewish music renaissance, who has worked with the likes of
John Zorn, LL Cool J, LaMonte Young, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, and David
Byrne. Blacksberg, fast becoming one of the most in-demand trombonists in
the world of Klezmer music, has collaborated with such artists as Bobby
Zankel, Joe Maneri, Joe Morris, Danilo Perez and Anthony Braxton. Please
join us for the debut performance of this wonderful ensemble.

Society Hill Synagogue, 418 Spruce Street
$12 General Admission

Sponsored by Penn Hillel, Kehillah of Center City, National Museum of
American Jewish History, Society Hill Synagogue, uwishunu.com, International
House Philadelphia and Kol Tzedek.

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