Past Events

Catalan folk duo Tarta Relena make their New York premiere at National Sawdust, performing work from the award-winning 2019 album Ora Pro Nobis. Started in 2016 as an acapella project between Helena Ros and Marta Torrella, Tarta Relena’s electronic-accented folk reimagines the traditional music of the Mediterranean as a growing form unbound by precedent. Together Ros and Torrella trace vocal styles across time and borders, revealing the universal nature of pain and joy and unearthing the ties that exist between…

The Criticals are a Nashville based rock band formed by Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart. In November 2019, they released their first EP, “Mimosa Hygienem” starting their journey. When covid hit in early 2020, the band focused on writing, recording and releasing music and music videos. Their first music video for Treat Ya Better became popular online, leading many diehard fans to their music. Their sophomore EP, “Sour Grapes” was released in October 2020, along with several singles in ’21…

Kalia Vandever and Joy Guidry, two rising stars in New York City’s jazz scene, unite on this double bill and will perform music from their albums We Fell In Turn and Radical Acceptance. Vandever’s forthcoming album debuts her solo works for trombone, effects, and voice and is inspired by Hawaiian mythology, ephemerality, dreamscapes, and ancestry. Guidry’s Radical Acceptance tells a story of processing trauma, self-care, self-love, and finding hope for the future using improvisation, graphic scores, electronics, bassoon, gospel, and…

Peter Manheim celebrates the release of his debut EP, "In Time" on Northern Spy Records. The drummer and multi-instrumentalist, known by some for his drumming with the band "Resavoir", will present a set of his own dance-able and trance-able jazz music. The live band, featuring talking drum master Modou "Mamadou Fantastic" Sarr, is made of Peter's closest collaborators. Guaranteed to be a Tuesday night to remember.

D. A. Mekonnen's new experimental jazz project dragonchild brings the debut performance of BLACK to National Sawdust in this immersive, multimedia spatial sound performance. Growing up in Texas as a first-generation Ethiopian-American, DA Mekonnen often heard traditional Ethiopian instrumental and vocal recordings around his home and in his community. After becoming an accomplished saxophonist, Danny sought out master Ethiopian musicians to learn to play the traditional instruments of his heritage. Mekonnen is co-founder and long-time director of Debo Band, whose…

MARO is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & producer from Lisbon, Portugal. Graduating from Berklee College of Music (Boston) in 2017, the Portuguese artist officially debuted her career in 2018, having released five albums + an EP. She later joined Jacob Collier on his 2019 DJESSE World Tour, as a part of the band. In those years, MARO has opened for a lot of artists including Jessie J, Charlotte Cardin & ¿Téo?, and sold-out headline shows in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mexico &…

Braxton Cook is a Boston-borne, Emmy award winning alto saxophonist and singer-songwriter. He has toured with jazz musicians Christian Scott, Christian McBride, and Marquis Hill, and performed with Jon Batiste, Mac Miller, and Rihanna. His latest Album "Who You Are When No One Is Watching" is out now.

Ginja is a reggae-singer from Hanover, Jamaika. Born 07.09.1978 as Nakrumah Valentine Fraser. Part of the Ghetto Rock Soundsystem.