Meet the musicians, filmmakers, writers, theater makers, and artists of all stripes that make their home in what we affectionately call “Upstate Manhattan”.
Since moving to the United States in 1995, Eri Yamamoto has established herself as one of jazz's most original and compelling pianists and composers. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has said, “My hat’s of…
Libby Stadstad is a scenic designer for theater, opera, dance, film, television, and immersive installations. Her work has been presented by New York City Center, Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of…
Originally from the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Jerome Kitzke has thought himself to be as much a storyteller as he is a composer. Some of his stories are about life's persona…
Alan Sidransky is an award-winning writer of novels and short stories who focuses on the personal experience of everyday people faced with extraordinary circumstances. As a member of a family ravage…
Rich Shemaria is a long-time Inwood resident and currently the Jazz Composer in Residence within the NYU Steinhardt Jazz Studies Program, where he teaches composition and arranging and directs the N…
Kevin Berry is a self-described “narcoleptic comedian” living in New York City . He has done stand-up all over the world. Locally, in Inwood, he is the creator and curator of the weekly Dope Comedy S…
This is our On Air 2021 Live N’ Local Seasonal Sampler - Volume 1. Believe it or not, we’ve doubled our output of episodes in 2021, so we are going to take a listen at a live selection from the 12 m…
Chris Whittaker’s musical language of classical, jazz, pop, and gospel music melds genres and brings people together. He started playing piano by ear and writing songs when he was around 6 years old…
Melissa Moschitto is a director, writer and producer, and the Founding Artistic Director of The Anthropologists – a theater group dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that…
John Albin is a blues and jazz guitarist, composer, and vocalist who has been playing in and around NY since the early 1980s. John has appeared at many of the City's blues, jazz, and rock venues, and…
We're turning our spotlight on writer, editor, filmmaker, and photographer, Brian Mihok. His novel The Quantum Manual of Style was published by Aqueous Books in 2013 and his work has appeared in The…
This Live N' Local episode features Inwood resident and the director of both Taikoza and East Winds Ensemble, Marco Lienhard. Marco lived and performed in Japan for 18 years as a member of the legen…
Since 2000, Inwood-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Way has been making and recording a mix of folk, lo-fi pop, classical guitar, ambient, & improvisational guitar works. In 2009 he rele…
We're turning our spotlight on Broadway music copyist and local Inwood historian, Don Rice. Don has made a distinguished career as a music copyist on and Off Broadway, and well beyond. His projects…
On this Live N" Local podcast we welcome Louise Rogers and composer and pianist, Mark Kross of Jazz Wahi. Legendary jazz critic, Nat Hentoff, has praised Louise’s work as "the most joyously encouragi…
Carlos Deschamps is an Uptown native who creates short films and does photography work under his brand Cinematic Heights Productions. His short films Distances and Horror in the Heights both were of…
We turn our artist spotlight on theatrical wardrobe professional, Laurel Parrish. Laurel graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is proud member of IATSE Local 764, the thea…
Hailed by Slide Hampton as “an important future voice in jazz trombone” and “modern, forward thinking, and powerfully melodic” by JazzEd, Nick Grinder is a versatile trombonist and low brass doubler …
With several years in the arts, Ellen Mullen is a theatrical badass. She received her MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University, worked in CAA’s theater department, and raised a joyful hell as the F…
On this Live N" Local podcast we welcome guitarist Ric Molina. Born and raised in NYC, he has played the road on Broadway national tours, such as Big River and The Who’s Tommy, and for the past 17 y…