Meet the musicians, filmmakers, writers, theater makers, and artists of all stripes that make their home in what we affectionately call “Upstate Manhattan”.
Gregory Hernandez is a filmmaker and video producer. Since 2017, he has worked on a feature length documentary called “1.5 million” which centers around the literacy crisis in The Bronx.
He is the fou…
Suzanne Russo is a NYC based artist and illustrator. She is inspired by her love of the city & walks around her neighborhood, Washington Heights. Influenced by working 20 years as a fashion designer,…
Josh Liveright is a writer, director, and producer. In 1991 he co-founded Zena Group, a not-for-profit theater and film collective based in New York City. As Zena Group's artistic director Josh produ…
Martyna Majok was born in Bytom, Poland and raised in Jersey and Chicago. She was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, Cost of Living, which debuted this past fall on Broadway. Oth…
Emmanuel Abreu is a New York City based photographer who has been collaborating with his Uptown community of Washington Heights/Inwood since the start of his career. His images tend to capture the ra…
Max Pollak is pictured on the US Postage Stamp honoring Tap Dance and has recently been awarded a NY State Artist Grant for his musical compositions and choreography. Seamlessly combining body percus…
Originally from Overland Park, Kansas, Hayley Podchun has been working consistently as a professional actor since the age of 10 and on Broadway since the age of 12. With eight Broadway shows, two n…
Louis Carrasco is a filmmaker and photographer from the Bronx, NY. He has worked in the media industry for close to 10 years. Having graduated from CUNY-Lehman College with a BA in media studies. He …
Daniel Bonilla is an artist that lives in Washington Heights/Inwood. Through his art, her “strives to reflect the movement of the times in a bright and impactful way.” During the early days of the p…
Hillary Carrigan is an award-winning Producer/Editor known for her contributions in post-production for feature-length film (You Hurt My Feelings, Jerry and Marge Go Large, Marriage Story, among othe…
Robert Silverman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. and has been playing jazz piano, trumpet, singing and composing for about 50 years. Mr. Silverman was first mentored by the great Jackie McLean in…
Annette A. Aguilar is a multi-percussionist, recording artist, producer and bandleader. She was born in San Francisco into a family from Nicaragua and currently resides in New York City. She began pl…
“A monumental force of ideas and energy” (Saxophone Journal), James Noyes has performed with the Long Island Philharmonic, Juilliard Symphony, Argento New Music Project, New York Arts Ensemble, David…
Frank Rapkiewicz is a musician born and raised in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He has been playing music, Guitar, Bass and Piano, for 50 years. He has worked with the likes of Dion and the Belmonts, Chuck B…
Jeffrey Hardy trained at LAMDA and has had an international career as an actor. He was a member of New Shakespeare Company of San Francisco, has worked in London’s West End, in repertory theatre in t…
Called the “Yo-Yo Ma of the harp,” by Vogue Senior Editor Corey Seymour, Bridget Kibbey is in demand for her innovative, virtuosic performances that expand the expressive range of the harp. Kibbey h…
Frank Coleman has had a long career collecting hyphens. He's a musician-composer-writer-editor-filmmaker-animator-producer-director-designer and software developer.
A former child actor, Frank appear…
Welcome to Inwood Art Works' 2022 On Air Seasonal Sampler. It’s where we highlight a musical performance from each Live N’ Local episode throughout our third season of On Air, which spans the entire …
Tony Davis is an internationally renowned guitarist and composer based in New York City. He regularly performs in NYC’s top venues such as The Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls and Mezzrow. He has played t…
Born in Santo Domingo, Hector Marchena is a singer/songwriter, musician, guitarist, producer, and performer living in The Bronx, New York City. He first began singing at 5 years old, and has not stop…