Ars Nova (label)

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AN EARLY HEADS UP:

Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia's premier experimental jazz presenter since 2000 will be launching a non-profit live concert recording label later this year with releases from its vast archive of live performances in Philadelphia that founder Mark Christman and recording engineer Eugene Lew (with the help of many others) have documented over the years since Ars Nova was founded. Please be on the lookout for advance CDs in the mail as well as other materials indicating the vast amount of work that Christman and his team have done to put Philadelphia on the map as a destination for experimental music. We are now gearing up to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Ars Nova Workshop. So stay tuned.

Initial titles will include music from:

Stephen Bernstein's Spanish Fly (Steven Bernstein, slide trumpet and valve trumpet; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Dave Tronzo, slide and prepared guitar)

Recorded live at Houston Hall, UPENN, Philadelphia, February 20, 2006 by Eugene Lew

Min Xiao-Fen Asian Trio (Min Xiao-Fen, pipa + vocals; Okkyung Lee, cello; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion + electronics)

Recorded live at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, November 4, 2007 by Eugene Lew

Marshall Allen / Louis Moholo-Moholo Duo (Marshall Allen, alto saxophone + Electronic Valve Instrument; Louis Moholo-Moholo, drums + percussion)

Recorded live at International House, Philadelphia, June 29, 2007 by Eugene Lew for Ars Nova Workshop

John Tchicai / Mary Halvorson / Ches Smith Trio (John Tchicai, alto saxophone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ches Smith, drums)

Thanks to Stephen Buono; Recorded live at Cinemagic 3, Philadelphia, January 26, 2006 by Eugene Lew for Ars Nova Workshop

Scorch Trio (Raoul Björkenheim, electric guitar + electric viola da gamba; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Fender bass; Paal Nilssen-Love, drums + percussion)

Thanks to Michael Anton Parker; Recorded live at Avant Gentleman¹s Lodge, Philadelphia, December 4, 2005 by Eugene Lew for Ars Nova Workshop