Events

Too often, John Coltrane’s towering legend and enduring influence overshadows his message, which he meticulously wove into his best known album — which some have called his musical self-portrait — […]

Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a candid conversation the responsibilities and complexities of musical legacy and stewardship, featuring Kathleen Hennessy, Matthew Garrison, and Steven Fullwood of Nomadic Archivists Project, […]

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes William Parker for a special invocation ceremony at the Monument in Waiting, calling upon the spirit of John Coltrane.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with acclaimed saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and […]

Melvin Gibbs is a Grammy nominated composer, musician, artist, and writer, born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.  This talk will examine some of the ideas that inform John Coltrane‘s cosmic music. […]

The Tiberi Tapes, were captured by musician Frank Tiberi during Coltrane club performances in a variety of Philadelphia and New York City venues, in the early 1960s. These historic recordings […]

Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia. In tandem with Coltrane 100 […]

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, with acclaimed saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins and […]

Presented by Scribe Video Center, North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF): The John Coltrane Edition is a multi-site celebration of Black and Puerto Rican cultural history in North Philadelphia. Community historian Faye Anderson […]

Ars Nova Workshop welcomes Bobby Zankel for a special invocation ceremony at the Monument in Waiting, calling upon the spirit of John Coltrane.

Please join Ars Nova Workshop in celebrating the life and legacy of John Coltrane on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. A week of performances culminates with […]

Library Mixtape is a club for folks to listen to and discuss vinyl records! Whether you are just starting to get into records or you're an avid crate digger, we […]