Rachel Dungan

Rachel Dungan

Rachel Dungan Rachel Dungan is a musician, composer, and curator at the intersection of sound, storytelling, and social impact. A classically-trained pianist and solo/ensemble vocalist, she performs nationally and internationally with various groups (Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Urban Jazz, the Philadelphia Singers, Shades of Blue, CANTATICA, Centre Dimensions). She…
More!
Jessica Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez Jessica Rodriguez is a queer Latine multidisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, cultural curator, and human rights advocate based in Chicago. As a gun violence survivor, Jessica uses art and music as tools for collective healing and social change. She is the founder of Museica, a creative studio dedicated to accessible…
More!
DeShaun Gordon-King

DeShaun Gordon-King

DeShaun Gordon-King Known for his soulful tone and mesmerizing phrasing, Trevor James Alto Flute Artist Díjí Kay (née DeShaun Gordon-King) has given performances as a soloist and principal flute in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States. Díjí Kay grew up surrounded by griot traditions, jazz and gospel music. Inspired…
More!
JennyRebecca

JennyRebecca

JennyRebecca Opera singer and Berlin-based singer-songwriter JennyRebecca Ronning has earned praise from institutions such as the New York Times, where critic Anne Midgette wrote that “JennyRebecca showed a lovely, smooth voice that matched her poise.” An artist of uncommon range and depth, she moves fluidly between classical performance, contemporary songwriting,…
More!
Gabriella Simpkins

Gabriella Simpkins

Gabriella Simpkins Gabriella Simpkins is an award-winning singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Cape Cod, MA. Informed by her vast experiences across genres and performance settings, her music exists at the intersections of folk, classical, jazz, and indie rock. Her work explores the nuances of interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, as…
More!
Jasmine Pigott

Jasmine Pigott

Jasmine Pigott Dr. Jasmine “Jazzie” Pigott is a groundbreaking tubist, composer, educator, and advocate whose work amplifies Black music and voices in classical spaces. Her musical journey began at age 10 when she switched from trombone to tuba, inspired by her love for the Veggie Tales theme song. Since then,…
More!
Marcella Simien

Marcella Simien

Marcella Simien Marcella Simien is a Louisiana-born, ninth-generation Creole artist, touring/recording musician, teaching artist, yoga instructor, and co-owner of Swamp Soul Records and Reynolds Audio. A daughter of two-time GRAMMY winner Terrance Simien, she’s known for a genre-blending sound rooted in Creole tradition and contemporary production.Her latest album- written, performed,…
More!
Annick Odom

Annick Odom

Annick Odom Annick Odom is a Belgian-American performer-composer, storyteller, and community artist. Her work blends Appalachian folk traditions, especially ballads and Old Time tunes, with experimental composition and visual storytelling. She frequently works with archival materials and oral histories to create new, participatory pieces rooted in place and lived experience.…
More!
Stephen Qacung Blanchett

Stephen Qacung Blanchett

Stephen Qacung Blanchett Stephen Qacung Blanchett is a performing artist, a culture-bearer, and an art and culture educator. Qacung is a founding member of the Alaska Native tribal funk & Inuit soul group, Pamyua. In addition to his nearly 30-year performance career, Qacung has a passion to work for Alaska…
More!
Kartika Jahja

Kartika Jahja

Kartika Jahja Kartika Jahja is a vocalist and songwriter with the group Tika & The Dissidents. Some of the albums they have released to date are Frozen Love Songs (2005), Defrosted Love Songs (2006), Headless Songstress (2009) and MERAH (2016). The band is known to fuse different genres from punk,…
More!