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Saturday, March 29 • 7:30 PM • BKCM Concert Hall, 58 7th Ave.
Free (RSVP Below)
This incredible evening will feature original compositions from Anba Dlo-Kongo Nola, the debut record by Goussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass. The interactive performance will include horns, tanbou, piano, bass and vocals.
About Goussy Célestin and AyitiBrass:
Brooklyn born Haitian-American artist Goussy Célestin interchanges the roles of pianist, composer, vocalist, dancer, and arranger with ease. She has performed for the last two decades for audiences both locally and internationally. After graduating from the High School of Music & The Performing Arts in New York City, Goussy continued her studies with such esteemed artists as Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, Jaki Byard and Sheila Jordan. Her current mission integrates all of her disciplines in her project, Goussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass, incorporating elements of traditional Haitian folklore and Jazz.
While managing for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s early childhood music program, WeBop, Goussy is raising two sons, her “greatest creative compositions”, leading workshops for various programs, and in the studio recording her compositions and arrangements with Goussy Celestin’s Ayiti Brass. Her awards include, Laundromat Project: Create Change Fellow, Queens Council on the Arts, Gardarev Residency, Field Leadership Fund, and Space @ Ryder Farm Residency. She was a featured vocalist for Rattlestick Theater, and was a workshop facilitator for The Mile Long Opera. She leads music workshops for Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongs School and The Metropolitan Opera in NYC.
During the pandemic, Goussy completed an advanced vocal improvisation workshop, “All The Way In”, led by vocal dynamo, Rhiannon and received a commissioning grant from Mutual Mentorship for Musicians. Goussy received a New York State Council on the Arts’ Support For Artists Award, as well as the NYC Women’s Fund grant from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and New York Foundation for the Arts, for her upcoming recording release of her project, Goussy Célestin’s Ayiti Brass.
Goussy is also one of BKCM’s 2024-2025 Jazz Leadership Fellows – keep an eye out for more events featuring our JLF members later this year.
The event is open to all who want to attend, but for those who are able, we suggest a $20 contribution!