Filipino-American guitarist/composer Karl Evangelista, the creative force behind boundary-breaking group Grex, ranks among a new wave of musicians pushing the traditions of jazz and experimental music into the 21st century. In this special multi-generational quintet, Evangelista is joined by legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille, West Coast free jazz icon Bobby Bradford, bassist Luke Stewart, and keyboardist Rei Scampavia for an evening of roving improvisations, freedom sounds, and electronically tinged modern compositions. The quintet will premiere “Taglish II,” a striking new piece that explores Filipino-American stories in an era of uncertainty and unrest. This occasion marks the first collaboration between Cyrille and Bradford in decades, reuniting two key voices from John Carter’s landmark Roots and Folklore series. Cyrille was a longtime member of the Cecil Taylor Unit who has collaborated with David Murray, Bill Frisell, Oliver Lake, Muhal Richard Abrams and countless others; while Bradford, 90, is an original member of the Ornette Coleman Quartet who recently lost his home in the California wildfires.
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Natalie Jane Hill / Nic Panken / Sam & Louise Sullivan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
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Tiny Desk Contest On The Road 2025 | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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Vertical Current | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Penn Museum - Stoner Courtyard | All Ages |
Archawah (Vinyl Release Show) / Christina Ward / Cadre Noir | 7:00pm | Milkboy Philly | 21+ |
Samantha Crain / Jess Nolan | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
Bear Ghost / Spaceman Bob | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Will Orchard / A Meadow / Jess Kerber | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Fraternal Twin / Wesley Wolffe / Microgoblet / Prill | 8:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
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Poison Ruin | 6:00pm | Spruce Street Harbor | All Ages |
We Call It Jazz: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans | 6:30pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | 21+ |
Cell Tower / Mila Culpa / Rig B / Henderson Century | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Philadelphia Heritage Art Ensemble | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Hawthorne Park | All Ages |
Smushie | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
BashfortheWorld | 8:00pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
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James McKain & James Paul Nadien & Evan Palmer / Cartoon / Nomad War Machine | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |