Cliff Notez

Prolific collaborator and award-winning multimedia artist Cliff Notez seamlessly manifests a mix of hip hop, jazz, folk, soul and R&B that’s been likened to “Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, blended with the paranoia of Radiohead’s Kid A.”Their music reveals the repercussions of trauma, exposes the realities of the Black experience, and shares an intimate...

Stephanie McKay

Stephanie McKay is a multifaceted artist with a love for music and a passion for teaching. With her soulful voice and exceptional talent, Stephanie has captivated audiences around the globe. From a young age, Stephanie’s musical journey began, with her unwavering determination and dedication propelling her to new heights. She started working as a performer...

The Blue Island Project

Nicolás Emden is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter, originally from Chilean Patagonia. His music navigates the waters of pop, rock, and Latin American folk.

Clave & Blues Trio

Nicolás Emden is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and songwriter, originally from Chilean Patagonia. His music navigates the waters of pop, rock, and Latin American folk.

Tolieth

Tolieth is a contemporary soul singer fusing elements of reggae, Afrobeats, and pop into an upbeat live performance.  Good vibes and smooth grooves are guaranteed with Tolieth on the mic. https://tolieth.com/

DJ WhySham

DJ WhySham, a proud voice “From The 617 To Your BackYard”, is also a recent inductee to the Grammy Recording Academy (Class of ’23). Celebrated for her dynamic sets, from Boston Calling to energizing post Boston Celtics games, and First Night Boston 2024, she is a 4-time nominee, and opened for the iconic DJ Jazzy...

LAVA GXRL

AT THE BEGINNING, LAVAGXRL EMERGED FROM THE ETHER. FORGED BY FIRE, INFUSED WITH THE POWER TO TRANSFORM AND DESTROY, LAVAGXRL EXISTS TEMPORARILY ON THIS PLANE. LAVAGXRL IS A GENDERLESS, TIMELESS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL BEING—A STARSEED PLANTED TO PUSH BOUNDARIES AND ENCOURAGE THE ABANDONMENT OF HUMAN MIND-BODY WORSHIP. LET THESE VOLCANIC SOUNDS FROM ANOTHER PLANE DISMANTLE YOUR HALLUCINATIONS....

Sarah Bernadette

Sarah Bernadette is a New Jersey-born singer-songwriter whose music fuses pop, jazz, and R&B influences to create a unique sound. She has her master’s degree from New England Conservatory in Contemporary Improvisation (’21) and her Bachelor of Music in Songwriting and Voice Performance from Berklee College of Music ('18). Her music is deeply personal; through...

Zion Rodman

Zion Rodman is a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter. He grew up in Cape Cod where he played around since the age of 15 and eventually received a B.A. in music from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. In 2017, Zion teamed up with producer Alex Katz and released his debut full-length record You're Invited. The folk-rock album received praise and...

Dwayne Haggins

He’s been described as “the love child of Otis Redding and Doc Watson.” “The John Legend of rockabilly.” And recently, “a ‘what-took-you-so-long’ fusion of Elvis and Marvin Gaye.” But he is Dwayne Haggins, and his voice is his own. Whether on the stage of a metropolitan concert hall or the makeshift bandstand of a neighborhood...

Samuel Batista

Panamanian saxophonist, composer, and educator Samuel Batista mixes Panamanian folkloric and urban music with jazz. His latest album, Panama United, featuring Anthony Fung (drums), Eunjeong Hwong (piano) and James Dale (bass) covers traditional Panamanian rhythms within his original compositions, aiming to preserve Panamanian folklore while documenting his firsts travels in the United States.  In 2012,...

BAMS Fest – Toki Wright x Kasia Lavon

Kasia Lavon is a performing and recording singer/songwriter and spoken-wordsmith based in Boston, Ma strongly influenced by the 90's era. Kasia specializes in nostalgic R&B sounds with a jazzy twist and believes that an artist’s job is to put words to the emotions for which the listeners have none. Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy...