Live @ Roots Garden (July 2026)

Olney Culture Lab is excited to present Percussionist Alex Shaw & Friends as part of our 2026 performance series Live at Roots Garden in Fisher Park.

Alex Shaw is a Philadelphia-based percussionist, sound artist/composer, cultural producer, and arts educator specializing in Afro-Brazilian music traditions. He is the director of renowned Brazilian ensemble, Alô Brasil, and was a section leader in the award-winning Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra for over a decade in which he shared stages with tabla master Zakir Hussain, hip hop dance legend Rennie Harris, and kora virtuoso Yacouba Sissoko, among others. He has also trained as a member of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation since 1998, dedicated to preserving and cultivating this Afro-Brazilian martial art. Alex has worked as an accompanist for numerous local dance companies, colleges, and universities in the region, and has directed Brazilian drumming ensembles at numerous educational institutions, including University of the Arts, Temple University, Swarthmore College, California Institute of the Arts, and The Wharton School of UPenn.

Live at Roots Garden in Fisher Park is a series of outdoor performances held in the lush green space of the Roots Community Garden in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia was a breath of fresh air for attendees and performers alike.

Go to liveatrootsgarden2026.eventbrite.com to register for this free event.