Alex Harding/Lucian Ban duo & David Dzubinski/Carlos Santiago duo (Fire Museum Presents) (The Perch)
Wed, Apr 15
|The Perch Music & Arts Workshop
The Perch | 2008 E. Arizona Street, Philadelphia PA 19125 | 8pm-10pm | $15-25 sliding scale |
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Perch Music & Arts Workshop, 2321 Emerald St, Philadelphia, PA 19125, USA
About the event
Alex Harding & Lucian Ban duo:
The relationship between Alex Harding and Lucian Ban has been long and fruitful. Their combination of elements of improvisational music have helped the pair develop a unique musical language that transcends the expectations of the jazz genre. Pianist Lucian Ban arrived in New York City from Romania to study at the New School in 1998. As he first began to immerse himself into the local scene, Ban was fortunate to hear baritone saxophonist Alex Harding. The two hit it off immediately and formed a fast friendship leading to musical collaboration. This led to Ban providing a handful of songs for Harding and Harding becoming an essential voice on Ban’s recording debut on their co-led album, Somethin’ Holy (CIMP, 2002). It was Harding’s unique voice that attracted Ban, one that had also captured the ears of many legendary collaborators, including Sun Ra, Muhal Richard Abrams,…