Avant Jazz: Past

Drummer and composer Tomas Fujiwara presents his newest project, 7 Poets Trio, featuring vibist Patricia Brennan and cellist Tomeka Reid.

Ken Thomson (Bang on a Can)'s newest Sextet fusing intensity/thematic cohesiveness of modern composition w/jazz's spontaneity and openness.

Brandon Seabrook Trio celebrates the release of their debut album, Convulsionaries.

THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Baltimore's legendary festival of improvised, experimental music debuts in New York as part of its 20th Anniversary Tour.

Baltimore's legendary festival of improvised, experimental music debuts in New York as part of its 20th Anniversary Tour.

Global influences transform compositions into an exciting tapestry, taking the listener into territory that feels both familiar and unknown.

In the final performance of his 2018 Van Lier Fellowship, bassist Brandon Lopez premieres new work set to interrogate the traditional structure […]

For his 2nd night of his 2018 Van Lier Fellowship, bassist Brandon Lopez plays a duet performance with saxophonist Steve Baczowski, pushing the […]

Jonathan Finlayson and his avant jazz ensemble bring Sterling Brown's poetry to life.