Profile Type: Open Stages 2025 Artists
Blue Avenue Groove
Blue Avenue Groove is the party! A collective of some of the best musicians that NYC has to offer, Blue Ave brings new energy and life to your favorite covers. Join us for this very special set, featuring some of our favorite female-led covers from the 2000’s and beyond.
Umer Piracha
Umer Piracha (@umerpiracha) is a Sufi vocalist and sound artist whose work invites deep spiritual presence and emotional resonance. Raised in the Sufi city of Multan, Pakistan, and mentored within a 700-year Qawwali lineage, Umer blends South Asian devotional traditions with contemporary sonic and contemplative practices.Now based in New York City, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center,…
Nakshatra Trio
Trina Basu, Arun Ramamurthy & Dan Kurfirst Violinists Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy reimagine the potential of string chamber music with a unique sound both deeply intimate and cinematically expansive. Rooted in traditions of South Indian classical music, Western chamber music, and jazz, the duo is uniquely positioned to create a sound that feels ancient, orchestral, and contemporary or as The…
The E Street Shuffle
The E Street Shuffle is the nation’s premier Bruce Springsteen tribute act, masterfully recreating the sonic landscape of the music, while simultaneously embodying the spirit, power and camaraderie of The E Street Band’s legendary live concerts. Hailing from Bruce’s own stomping grounds of Asbury Park, NJ, the band has rocked crowds across the country for…
HONK Family Band
Born on the Open Streets of New York City in 2022, HONK Family Band is NYC’s beloved block party band, covering everything from Talking Heads and Nirvana to Pharoah Sanders, Rebirth Brass Band and other New Orleans classics. HONK Family Band is a project of House of HONK! New York City, created to further the…
Dancewave (Latin Dance Lessons)
Join us for an all-ages Latin Dance Workshop led by Dancewave teaching artist Stephanie Peña, followed by a dance performance by Dancewave students. Learn the history and basic steps of Merengue, Bachata and Salsa, and get ready to move your body and dance! About Dancewave Since 1995, Dancewave has been a 501(c)(3) community hub for artists, educators, and…
Cinco12
Cinco12 is a project created by Brooklyn musicians Jenny Luna, Michael Winograd, and Skye Steele to honor the music of the late Selena Quintanilla Perez. The band will bring to life many of the well-loved songs of the “Queen of Tejano Music”.
Baklava Express
Baklava Express is a NYC based Cross-Cultural fusion project, led by award winning composer and oud player, Josh Kaye. The band performs original music, influenced by various traditions, from Mizrahi and Sephardi folk music, to the broader musical traditions of the Mediterranean. The eclectic influences and vast differences in the musical backgrounds of its members…
The Grand St. Stompers
The Grand St. Stompers, called “a pillar of New York’s hot jazz scene” by the New York Times, revive and refresh the music of 1920s New Orleans and beyond to the delight of listeners and dancers around the country. Led by trumpeter Gordon Au—called “comfortable in any idiom and fearless” by music writer Michael Steinman—they…
Stephanie Peña (Latin Dance Lessons with Dancewave)
Join Dancewave and People of Earth for an All Ages Latin Dance Workshop led by Stephanie Peña! Learn the history and basic steps of Merengue, Bachata and Salsa. Get ready to move your body and dance. About Stephanie Peña Stephanie Peña, a choreographer, dance educator and performer. She earned an MFA in Choreography at the University of…