About this Event
Greenwich House Music School is pleased to present DoYeon Kim and Firas Zreik in its annual Uncharted Concert Series, part of the Elebash Artist-in-Residence Program.
Meet Jacquelene Acevedo, the multi-percussionist powerhouse who’s redefining the field with her dynamic beats and electrifying performances. Known for her musicality, sensitivity, power and passion, Jacquelene is the heartbeat behind some of the most thrilling musical experiences of our time.
She has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The View, PBS, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the GRAMMYS, and Bad Bunny. She was an invited weekly guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and she's opened stages for Lauryn Hill, Patti Smith, & Stanley Clarke.Jacquelene was awarded a Latin Grammy in 2017 for her genre-bending work with Flor de Toloache, adding percussion and funk to mariachi music.
She is featured in Spike Lee's 2020 Emmy-nominated film adaptation of American Utopia. She is also a 2021 TONY Award recipient for the stage production of the critically-acclaimed Broadway show by the same name. She performed with David Byrne acting, dancing, and singing in addition to playing 10 percussion instruments.
Trained in theater, dance, and music, she brings a multi-faceted artistic approach to her work, blending technical excellence with creative expression. Widely recognized for her work as a sought-after sideperson, her participation in the Uncharted residency marks an important step in honing her voice and developing a project as a leader.
Known as Audry Funk, Audry Bustos Díaz is a singer-songwriter, MC, and activist born in Puebla, Mexico. Residing in the Bronx, New York, she has been an international presence in the independent music industry for twenty years.
Her powerful message has reached notable venues, such as the Festival Puebla Ciudad Mural, Puebla, MX (2022) Lincoln Center, NYC, USA (2022), SEIKANAHH Festival, FR (2022), La Media Torta, Bogota, CO, (2022), San Juana Festival, Chicago, USA (2022), Festival Internacional de Puebla, Puebla, MX (2022), the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, USA (2021), among other stages in Latin America, the US, and Europe. And her music has been spotlighted in Latino Rebels, BBC, The Guardian, and VICE.
She has also given talks about philosophy, feminism, and migration at forums such as the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute, Doctoral and graduate student’s council - Mexican Studies Group (NYC, USA), Centro Cultural Chimkowe de Peñalolén (CL), Colegio Comfandi Calipso (Cali, CO), Centro Colombo Americano (Bogotá, CO), Hudson River Museum (NYC, USA), Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (MX).
She is considered one of the most important exponents of Hip-Hop in Spanish andhas been featured with various artists and producers from all over the world, such as Víctor Murillo (USA), Rebeca Lane (Guatemala), Linda Chichester (USA), Comagatte (IT), Medusa (TN), Lirosse (FR), among others.
Uncharted, now in its twelfth year, has been an invaluable resource for New York-based musicians to develop original material, foster new collaborations, and premiere first-look projects in an intimate concert setting.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Greenwich House Music School, 212-242-4770, New York, United States
USD 23.18
