Musicians of NY

#MusiciansofNY tells the stories of the working union musicians of New York.

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Rebecca Cherry is a Musician of New York. Rebecca is a freelance musician who wears many hats as a violinist, electric violinist, composer, arranger, writer, and actor. Throughout her career, she’s had the opportunity to do everything from performing in

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Mustafa Bhagat is a Musician of New York. As a sitar player and student of Indian classical music, the work Mustafa gets to do is varied, from composing and recording for films and commercial spots to playing smaller alt venues

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Vinny Valentino is a Musician of New York. As a jazz guitarist, Vinny splits his time between playing as a permanent member of a band, performing at jazz clubs all over the city, and composing and producing in his home

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Roxy Coss is a Musician of New York. Before Roxy Coss’s jazz quintet won Local 802’s inaugural Emerging Artists Project grant, she was the sixth musician profiled in our Musicians of New York series! Take a look at her long-form

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Jody Redhage Ferber is a Musician of New York. Jody lived all over the country before landing in New York to study cello performance in grad school. She’s been performing, freelancing, and at one point running a concert series in

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Patrick Milando is a Musician of New York. Born and raised in New York, Patrick played for orchestras in places as far-flung as Chile and Italy before finding his way back to raise two kids, who are now wonderful adults.