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New Paths Festival Preview

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From NewsWorks:

Some giants from the world of experimental jazz are coming to play the city of Philadelphia — literally. For the next month, nine musicians will improvise site-specific music in different locations around the city. The New Paths Festival, created by the experimental jazz presenter Ars Nova Workshop, began Monday in the underground auditorium of the Barnes Foundation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Chicago-based saxophonist Ken Vandermark and his quartet, Made To Break, played an original composition inspired by the artwork in the galleries upstairs.


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