Past Events

Mehrnam Rastegari is a well-established Iranian musician and film score composer, singer, violinist, and master Kamancheh player. She has been featured at some of the most prestigious music festivals in the world where traditional Iranian music is performed, including the Fajr International Music Festival in Tehran, Iran, and the WOMEX World Music Expo, which occurred in Tampere, Finland. Rastegari composed the score for multiple award-winning films, including “Dispirited” for which she won the award of “Best Original Score” from the…

Darragh Morgan on violin, Tim Gill on cello and Mary Dullea on piano, the Irish piano trio Fidelio Trio make their much-anticipated debut at National Sawdust with an eclectic offering of works by Anna Clyne, Philip Glass, Linda Buckley, David Fennessy, John Zorn, and inti figgis-vizueta. Since their debut at London’s Southbank Centre, they have regularly appeared at the Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, at festivals including Spitalfields, Cheltenham, St. Magnus and Huddersfield. In Ireland they regularly perform at National…

Alternative pop singer/songwriter Mehro who is recognized for a string of viral hits, including "lightning" and "perfume." His music videos have been viewed more than 39 million times on YouTube. He released an EP titled "alchemy" in 2022.

Vansire is a dream pop band from Rochester, Minnesota consisting of Josh Augustin and Sam Winemiller. They are currently signed to Spirit Goth Records. Vansire has performed at Rockhester and First Avenue, played a live session with Audiotree, and collaborated with artists such as Chester Watson, Jeremiah Jae, and Mick Jenkins.

Daymé Arocena is an Afro-Cuban jazz singer from Havana, who has been described as Cuba's "finest young female singer." She won the 2015 Juno Award for the best jazz album, as a member of the jazz band Maqueque performing with Canadian musician Jane Bunnett. She returns to New York City to celebrate the release of her new album Al-Kemi via Brownswood Recordings. Produced by Eduardo Cabra (Calle 13), the record marks an exciting reinvention of her sound, fusing Neo-soul vocals…

Lillian "Lilly" Hiatt is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter John Hiatt. In 2005, Hiatt formed a band, Shake Go Home, in Denver with fellow students from University of Denver. After graduation, the band moved to Nashville and recorded several EPs. In 2012, Hiatt released her debut album, Let Down. In 2015, Hiatt released her second album, Royal Blue, on the Normaltown label, an imprint of New West. In August 2017, Hiatt released her third…

Violinist Daisy Castro has been an active member of the Gypsy Jazz community both in the United States and in Europe since she was quite young. She has played on stages on both continents with many revered players, earning the respect of these luminaries and their discerning audiences. With a repertoire encompassing everything from the Django songbook to Salsa to traditional Turkish music to original compositions, along with an occasional addition of effects pedals, a whole new world of musical…

Caroline Kuhn is a singer-songwriter from New York. A graduate of the New England Conservatory and LaGuardia High School, Kuhn adds pristine vocal harmony to several city-based projects. She performs her solo music on both guitar and banjo, sometimes alone, and sometimes with a rock band. Most recently, she has written a forthcoming album of enormous, introspective indie rock songs. It’s her first major artistic statement under her own name, showcasing her truly singular soprano and unwavering degree of command…