“Ekery’s ethereal scatting floats above piano tremelo within her impressive compositions, [which] display her natural inclination for inventive compositional moves and popular genres.”
-Kerilie McDowall, Downbeat
7th Annual El Paso Jazz Girls
7th Annual El Paso Jazz Girls cost-free summer program. Sign up and learn more here.
Andrew + Amanda Duo
Original music, Annette Peacock, and Carla Bley. Andrew + Amanda return to the Core Memory Music Series. Learn more here.
Árabe at Asia Society Texas
Culminating free performance from University of Houston residency playing new original music and selections from Árabe at the Asia Society Texas' public art installation Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette, co-commissioned by the Mitchell Center.
Residency at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Spending a week in residence at the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts working with students to write songs and play selections from Amanda’s upcoming album, Árabe. The residency will culminate in a public performance at Asia Society Texas. Learn more here.
Fordham Faculty Concert
Playing and singing some original music as part of the Fordham University Faculty Concert along with some fantastic colleagues. Fordham Lincoln Center campus, 12th Floor Lounge, 7pm.
Perennials at Schnitzer Collection Portland
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northwest Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Yvonne Rogers (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions).
Perennials at Willamette University
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northwest Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Yvonne Rogers (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
New Musical Theatre Writer's Workshop
An evening of never-before-shared musical theatre works from the composers and lyricists of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop! Amanda is presenting a song with her writing partner Cassidy Dermott. Livestream, ticket information and more info here.
Perennials Tour: Jazz Vespers at St. Peter's Church NYC
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
El Paso Giving Day
Please help support El Paso Jazz Girls’ mission of providing cost-free education to girls and gender expansive youth in the Sun City! Learn more about El Paso Giving Day here.
Perennials Tour: Framingham State University
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
Perennials Tour: Cambridge House Show
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
Perennials Tour: Cadenza in Freeport, ME
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
Perennials Tour: Bates College
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
Perennials Tour: Blue in Portland, ME
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
Perennials Tour: Providence College
Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northeast Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Martha Kato (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions). Learn more here.
JAM3A Music & Arts Festival
Thrilled to be back in Dearborn for the JAM3A Festival! JAM3A, an Arabic word for “gathering,” is a music and arts festival presented by the Arab American National Museum (AANM), celebrating Arab talent, community and identity.
MATA Festival
Performing on Jimena Maldonado’s “Repeat Their Names” as part of the MATA Festival. Full line up and details can be found here.
Hello/At Last: First Encounters and Long Awaited Returns
Playing a solo set of original music for this wonderful series.
Two sets, 30 minutes each.
The first - two brilliant musicians who have never played together before.
The last - that thing your friend did once that you’ve never forgotten, the secret songs, the once-in-a-blue moon band, lightning striking twice. rare treats
The Diamond Off-Broadway
Come see the People’s Theatre Project’s original new play “The Diamond.” Amanda wrote and will perform original music for the play in her off-broadway debut. Learn more here.
NEC Guest Class Talk
Speaking with entrepreneurship students at New England Conservatory about the pathway from music degree to performer/project leader/and beyond.
WBAI 99.5 Interview
Tune to @WBAI 99.5 FM NYC this Sunday at 8:30 AM EST for City Watch WBAI. Amanda and Mino Lora will discuss the Peoples Theatre Project’s world premiere of The Diamond at Pregones Theatre this April.
The Woodshed Network Residency
The Woodshed Network, with NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater, is a program for Women in Jazz, to provide professional support and accelerate careers through mentorship, knowledge sharing and community interaction. Learn more here.
Songwriting Workshop @Virginia Commonwealth University
Leading a songwriting for students in the School of World Studies at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Interested in having Amanda give a workshop at your school/program? Send an email to aekerymusic @gmail.com
People's Theatre Project Residency
Composing and performing music for new work in progress “The Diamond” a play from the People’s Theatre Project. Find details about the performance here. Learn more about PTP here.
Guest Speaker UNT Vocal Forum
Speaking with vocal jazz students at the University of North Texas.
UTEP Big Band @TMEA
Featured performer with the University of Texas at El Paso Big Band at the Texas Music Educators Convention. We will be playing my original song “Here We Go Again” which I arranged for big band and other standards.
Tierra Recording
Lawrence Brown III (percussion) and I (voice, flute, midi sounds) wrote music for an upcoming dance film “Tierra” by Amanda Ramirez.
Tierra will incorporate modern and traditional Mexican dance styles and explore the power that physical land and ancestral roots have in Mexican culture. Learn more here.
Jazz Voice.com Songwriting Workshop
In this workshop, participants will learn about songwriting craft through lyric writing, harmonic structure, development, and prompts to get you started. Learn more and sign up at Jazzvoice.com.
Amanda Ekery & Friends in Concert @AANM
Join artist-in-residence Amanda Ekery and participants from her songwriting workshop for a performance of their collaborative work, produced during her residency. Learn more here.