Jenny Van West Through the simple acts of saying hello and giving one guitar in 2015, the grassroots IMC Portland (Immigrant Music Connection) and the International Open Mic at Mayo Street were born. Now based at Studio 224, Jenny Read Van West's professional teaching space in the heart of Portland,…
Lady J Huston St. Louis Blues Sensation - Lady J Huston (pronouced Houston), is a multi-award-winning vocalist, trumpeter, and songwriter, intertwining Soul, Jazz, and Gospel. Graduating Valedictorian, she accepted several academic and music scholarships including Howard University, eventually earning a B.S.B.A. Degree. As a child dancer, she was managed and…
Brandon Stuart Brandon Stuart is a musician, actor, dancer, yogi, and founder of Detroit-based, creative arts collective, ICONICLASS. In communion with motley crews of fellow artists, he engages with the realm of A.r.t. in everyday life as “A random thought”, the embodiment of curiosity and self-expression emerging from the depths…
Shadoe Heiple Shadoe is an Alutiiq and Tsimshian artist driven by her life purpose of connecting her community to the power and transformation found in song and heritage. With 15 years of musical experience as a singer, composer, drummer, and voice coach, she passionately embodies her mission. One manifestation of…
Jessica Harned Jessica Harned is a classically trained Violinist and lives in Boise, ID. She first became a member of the Boise Philharmonic in 2016, and since, has performed with local professional ensembles, including Mariachi Sol de Acapulco, who won the Governor's Award for Musical Excellence in 2018. In 2020,…
Alastair Moock Alastair Moock is a Boston Music Awards-nominated singer-songwriter and a Grammy nominee for Best Children’s Album. In 2020, he co-founded Family Music Forward, a racial justice collective working in the family music space. That same year, he declined a second Grammy nomination – along with two other nominated…
Chao Tian CHAO TIAN is a Chinese dulcimer virtuoso, improviser, sound designer, and visual artist. Her dexterity has led to her breaking down barriers and working across creative genres. In her work, she explores the distinct sounds and techniques of the Chinese dulcimer in order to create a multidimensional sensation…
Eljuri Music inspires us all. Eljuri and her music are a force for change. The vibrations ripple through the space between us. Eljuri is constantly exploring new sounds and these reflections. They intersect somewhere between the cultures that she was raised in and the countries of her heritage; Spain, Lebanon,…
Byron Au Yong Composer and educator Byron Au Yong (歐陽良仁) creates musical events Variety calls “claustrophobic and expansive, intimate and existential, personal and political all at once.” He was born to Chinese immigrants in Pittsburgh and raised in the Pacific Northwest. His upbringing informs an attention to the ways people…
Aaron English (Genre: World) Nashville-based singer-songwriter/pianist Aaron English's music blends American rock & folk with the traditional music of Africa, Brazil, Ireland & the Middle East. Highlights of his career include a song on the Fox TV drama “Bones”, a Top 5 radio hit in Italy, & a Top 20…
