The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Ars Nova Workshop
2008 Premiere Recording Grantee
$25,000
Ars Nova Workshop was awarded $25,000 to produce five recordings on High Two:
—Spanish Fly (Steven Bernstein, slide trumpet/valve trumpet; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Dave Tronzo, electric guitar) performs music by Steven Bernstein
—Min Xiao-Fen Asian Trio (Min Xiao-Fen, pipa; Okkyung Lee, cello; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion) performs Return of the Dragon Suite by Min Xiao-Fen
—Marshall Allen, alto saxophone; Louis Moholo, drums perform music by Allen and Moholo
—John Tchicai, alto saxophone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ches Smith, drums perform music by Tchicai, Halvorson, and Smith
—Scorch Trio (R. Björkenheim, electric guitar; I. Håker Flaten, double-bass; P. Nilssen-Love, drums) performs music by Björkenheim, Flaten, and Nilssen-Love
Founded in 2000, Ars Nova Workshop is a Philadelphia non-profit jazz and experimental music presenting organization. ANW seeks to inform, inspire, and challenge listeners while elevating the role of jazz and experimental music in contemporary culture. Fervently upholding the jazz/Free Jazz continuums by supporting its musicians, composers, and improvisers, ANW events are a forum for discourse and new trends in contemporary music theories and practices. http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/
Marshall Allen, no photo credit