Photo by Alex Brown

Sonya Belaya -piano
Caroline Davis -alto saxophone
Alfredo Colón -tenor saxophone
Kanoa Mendenhall -bass
Qasim Naqvi -drums

Sonya Belaya is a first generation Russian-American pianist, singer, composer, and improviser based in New York. Committed to multiplicity, she is a diverse music-maker invested in the development intimate, meaningful collaborations. Her work is centered around music as social work, exploring trauma-informed healing practices as it relates to the immigrant experience and intersectional feminist ancestry. Sonya’s awards include the 2022 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award, 2021 American Composers Forum Create Award, the 2020-2021 Resident Artist & 2021-2022 Commissioned Artist at Roulette Intermedium, made possible by the Jerome Foundation. Sonya Belaya is a Yamaha Artist.

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SPONSORSHIP

The Jazz Gallery is a not-for-profit arts organization presenting emerging artists who challenge convention, take creative risks, and lead their field as performers, composers and thinkers. We provide a platform for artists to discover their unique voice and a home for established musicians to continue to experiment and grow. At The Jazz Gallery, artists and audiences come together from around the world to explore new creative ideas, collaborate and celebrate jazz as a dynamic art form that reflects our ever-changing world.

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