Stephanie Mckay Stephanie has toured over 35 countries playing her original music at major festivals, appearing on TV and major radio stations in five continents. Her music fuses soul, folk and is inspired by legends such as Tracy Chapman, Odetta, and Mavis Staples. She is a member of the Inaugural…
Al "Papa Rap" Lopez Al Papa Rap Lopez is originally from Puerto Rico and has lived in NWA since 1994. Al is a self-taught musician who has composed and arranged hundreds of songs that he uses in his live performances. He performs solo or he can also bring his 8-piece…
Anjelica Lindsey ANJELICA LINDSEY is a classical composer, violinist, and recording artist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Her work is concerned with language revitalization, cultural reclamation, and the sonic expression of identity through immersive and emotionally resonant composition. She has premiered original works…
Idasa Tariq Idasa Tariq is a Hip Hop teaching artist and multi-media operator living in Pittsburgh, PA via Binghamton, NY. Located in Pittsburgh since 2013, Idasa teaches primarily black youth media literacy and music production. Currently, he is creative director of Guardians of Sound's Hip Hop Orchestra and a teaching…
Anqwenique Kinsel Pittsburgh native ANQWENIQUE is an extremely versatile vocalist and educator specializing in opera, classical music, jazz and soul. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Voice Performance from Indiana University of PA. She has performed and collaborated with Chamber Music Pittsburgh, Attack Theater, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,…
INEZ Walker INEZ is an entrepreneurial Renaissance creative and provocateur agent of change by way of Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. INEZ, a Cum Laude, Berklee College of Music alumna, is a musical polymath who utilizes singing, songwriting, music production, arranging, drumming, audio mixing, mastering, engineering and live performance to round out…
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…
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,…
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.…
Colescott Rubin Colescott Rubin is a time-traveling creole musical entertainer & educator with a whimsical flair for vaudeville & circus. He is an award-winning bassist/tubist/singer/songwriter known internationally for playing originals & improvised songs while unicycling, doing acrobatics, and other stage antics. He plays sold-out shows coast-to-coast for audiences of all…
