NYS Music 2023

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  • Keyanna Hutchinson announces “Plugged and Unplugged” at the Greenwich House Music School 

    The gifted Keyanna Hutchinson announced her Uncharted concert, Plugged and Unplugged, at the Greenwich House Music School.  The show will begin at 8pm on Thursday, April 13.

    Keyanna Hutchinson is a Brooklyn-born versatile musician. The multi-talented artist uses her Caribbean lineage, love for music, conservatory training, experience with rock, jazz, R&B and experimental composition tours as inspiration. While known for her mastery of the guitar, Hutchinson is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer.

    Hutchinson reveals that the efforts of Terri Lynne Carrington, Lizz Wright, and Brandon Ross of Harriet Tubman have motivated her throughout this journey. Her mentors inspired her to craft a sound that pays homage and to propagate the roots of black and indigenous sound. She also is a recent awardee of the prestigious Next Jazz Legacy fellowship through New Music USA. 

    Plugged and Unplugged will feature Hutchison’s many talents for a new project that will eventually be released as a debut album. The album will fuse her love of live performance with recent explorations into electronic composition and remix culture. In its ninth year at Greenwich House Music School, the Uncharted residency and concert series provides a resource for New York-based musicians to develop original material, foster new collaborations, and premiere first-look projects in an intimate concert setting. 

    Greenwich House Music School was founded in 1902 and currently offers innovative programs in arts and education, older adult services, behavioral, mental health, and workforce development. The music school strives to help communities by taking thoughtful risks, piloting new models and approaches, and implementing effective solutions. More information about the Greenwich House Music School can be accessed here.

    Tickets are available for purchase here.

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  • Greenwich House Music School Sets Dates for Uncharted Concert Series

    Greenwich House Music School has announced the dates for its annual concert series, Uncharted, now in its ninth year. The spring concert series will run across six consecutive Thursdays this spring, beginning April 6 and ending May 11. Endea Owens and The Cookout will open the series, and Oran Etkin Duo with Sasha Berliner will close out.

    The annual Uncharted concert series at has been an invaluable resource for a number of New York-based musicians since 2014. It has given artists the opportunity to foster new material and debut their music to live audiences in a concert setting. Continuing on this legacy, co-founder, and Director of Greenwich House Music School Rachel Black said “This year’s cohort of musicians represents some of the most genre-diverse and creatively original performers to take part in our program.”

    Greenwich House Music School has provided New Yorkers with affordable, high-quality arts education since 1905. Students are taught by the renowned staff the beauty and transformative power of music, art, dance, and theater. GHMS is a member of the New York City Coalition of Community Schools of the Arts and The National Guild of Community Arts Education.

    The Uncharted Concert Series Lineup. Credit: Greenwich House

    Endea Owens is a Detroit-raised recording artist, bassist, and composer. In 2018, she graduated from The Juilliard School and quickly joined The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of their house band, Stay Human. Owens’ work has won her an Emmy, Grammy Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. She has used her talents to educate students across the United States, South America, and Europe. Owens’ debut album, Feel Good Music, is due for release in 2023.

    Conservatory-trained Keyanna Hutchinson, from Brooklyn, has a love for music and a remarkable packed recording and touring schedule supporting performers in the fields of rock, jazz, R&B and experimental composition. While she may be best known for her guitarist skills, Hutchinson is also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Hutchinson plays to pay homage and to propagate the roots of black and indigenous sound.

    Mafer Bandola’s alias is inspired by her love for her favorite instrument, the bandola llanera, an instrument indigenous to Venezuela. A self-taught composer and educator, Bandola brings a unique perspective to the largely male-dominated bandola llanera. Mafer is a co-founder and performer with the band LADAMA, a collective of four female musicians each from a different Latin and North American country.

    Singer-songwriter Nour Harkati, born in Tunisia, has explored the lands and disparate sounds of North Africa, Europe and New York City. At this years concert, Harkati will blend ambient spiritual sound with heavily rhythmic and unusually structured vocal lines. Additionally, Harkati’s performance is co-presented with Habibi Festival.

    Tickets for this year’s Greenwich House Music School Uncharted concert series start at $20 or less for general entry to all shows, and 100% of sales go directly to the artists. Advance ticket sales include an open wine and beer bar.

    Watch Alea perform at the 2022 Uncharted concert.