WXPN WELCOMES A NIGHT OF SONG in the BIG ROOM
with MARSHALL ALLEN
+ JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK
Stage United + Gallagher Giving Fund presents A Night Of Song inside The Big Room at The TileWorks.
This is a celebration of powerful, hand crafted songs from artists near + far.
Thank you to Nook Nook Music School for their additional support.
On 2.27.26, enjoy the songs and stories of Marshall Allen + John Morgan Kimock with host Joe Montone.
DOORS: 6:30PM
Chef Dan Gallo of Thyme & Plate Catering will be on-site with delicious food.
MARSHALL ALLEN
Marshall Allen’s inventive and distinctive saxophone playing, as well as his band arrangements, have made him a major force in jazz going into his hundredth year. He is best known for his work with Sun Ra, not only recording and performing with him from the 1950s to Sun Ra’s passing in 1993, but also for taking over the leadership of the Sun Ra Arkestra for the past 30 years.
As one of the pioneers of the free jazz and avant-garde jazz movements of the 1960s, Allen is in demand by younger musicians interested in his sound, and not just from jazz. He has played with the likes of Sonic Youth, NRBQ, Phish, Digable Planets, and Medeski, Martin & Wood and has almost 200 credited performances and recordings to his name.
Although he no longer tours internationally and is limiting his performances to the Philadelphia area, he continues to compose, arrange, record, and perform with the Arkestra. He has also led the Sun Ra Arkestra in two recent, well-received recordings, the first in more than 20 years: Swirling and Living Sky.
- National Endowment of the Arts
LISTEN
JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK
John Morgan Kimock is a composer and drummer whose work blends improvisation, texture, and song. He released his album Hikikomori in 2021 and frequently collaborates with the Philadelphia-based trio WCK (Winderman, Colman, Kimock), as well as Jason Crosby and William H. Travis.
Over the past few years, his drumming has brought him on stage with Thomas Bartlett, The Crosby Collective, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Stills, Father John Misty, The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Oteil Burbridge, Dave Schools, and many others.
Active in the Philadelphia and broader regional music community, Kimock is a fixture in the local scene, collaborating with fellow musicians across folk, jazz, experimental, and roots-influenced projects.
LISTEN
JOE MONTONE
Joe Montone has been writing songs and immersed in music for over half his life.
He is also the Founder of Stage United -- a Bucks County based nonprofit inspiring communities through greater access to live concert experiences.
All ticket sales are final.
On 2.27.26, enjoy the songs and stories of Marshall Allen + John Morgan Kimock with host Joe Montone.
DOORS: 6:30PM
Chef Dan Gallo of Thyme & Plate Catering will be on-site with delicious food.
MARSHALL ALLEN
Marshall Allen’s inventive and distinctive saxophone playing, as well as his band arrangements, have made him a major force in jazz going into his hundredth year. He is best known for his work with Sun Ra, not only recording and performing with him from the 1950s to Sun Ra’s passing in 1993, but also for taking over the leadership of the Sun Ra Arkestra for the past 30 years.
As one of the pioneers of the free jazz and avant-garde jazz movements of the 1960s, Allen is in demand by younger musicians interested in his sound, and not just from jazz. He has played with the likes of Sonic Youth, NRBQ, Phish, Digable Planets, and Medeski, Martin & Wood and has almost 200 credited performances and recordings to his name.
Although he no longer tours internationally and is limiting his performances to the Philadelphia area, he continues to compose, arrange, record, and perform with the Arkestra. He has also led the Sun Ra Arkestra in two recent, well-received recordings, the first in more than 20 years: Swirling and Living Sky.
- National Endowment of the Arts
LISTEN
JOHN MORGAN KIMOCK
John Morgan Kimock is a composer and drummer whose work blends improvisation, texture, and song. He released his album Hikikomori in 2021 and frequently collaborates with the Philadelphia-based trio WCK (Winderman, Colman, Kimock), as well as Jason Crosby and William H. Travis.
Over the past few years, his drumming has brought him on stage with Thomas Bartlett, The Crosby Collective, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Stephen Stills, Father John Misty, The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Oteil Burbridge, Dave Schools, and many others.
Active in the Philadelphia and broader regional music community, Kimock is a fixture in the local scene, collaborating with fellow musicians across folk, jazz, experimental, and roots-influenced projects.
LISTEN
JOE MONTONE
Joe Montone has been writing songs and immersed in music for over half his life.
He is also the Founder of Stage United -- a Bucks County based nonprofit inspiring communities through greater access to live concert experiences.
All ticket sales are final.