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Amanda Ekery Live in Concert
Afternoon Concert with Amanda Ekery
Live Performance by Amanda Ekery
Join Al-Bustan for a community gathering of live music and togetherness. The Árabe Mahrajan is built around the album release and live performance of Amanda Ekery and her touring musicians. Ekery is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer with roots in Syria and Mexico, her work explores the shared history and culture of her heritage. Árabe contains original songs and accompanying essays written by Amanda with the stories and history behind each track, covering everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights.
About the Artist
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Amanda Ekery creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives. Her work has earned support from the Jerome Foundation, Chamber Music America, and New Music USA, has been featured at the Portland Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, and The Kennedy Center, and spans Off-Broadway theater, film, and multiple studio recordings. Árabe is Amanda’s latest release about Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture featuring 12 original songs and accompanying essays in an art book with the history and stories behind each track. She is on faculty at The New School and Fordham University, and was awarded the 2022 Jazz Hero Award from the Jazz Journalist Association for her dedication to gender equity work with El Paso Jazz Girls, a nonprofit organization Amanda founded and runs in her hometown. Learn more at aekerymusic.com.
Tickets are pay-as-you-wish, with a suggested donation of $30.