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NEW YORK (PIX11) --- An opera singer, a one-woman band, and a jazz saxophonist are among the 25 acts chosen to entertain New Yorkers in the city's transit system.
The 25 winners auditioned for the right to croon in subway stations and were chosen from 130 artists who applied to the MTA's Music Under New York program, officials said Thursday.
The selected acts will be assigned space at transit hubs for special performances.
“The performers at this year’s auditions raised the bar for talent in the MTA MUSIC program,” said MTA Arts & Design Interim Director Juliette Michaelson. “I know this group of talented musicians will improve the transit experience for our millions of daily riders.”
These are the new acts who will be entertaining riders:
- Mina Azad, Opera singer
- Anthony Bell, Handpan
- Bella Breen, Folk & pop singer songwriter
- Sammy Buttons, Groovy keyboard
- Chrissy, Neo soul, jazz & old school
- Cupid’s Nemesis, Acoustic rock & roll harmonies
- Lennie Disanto, Latin singer
- The Echos of Hougaku, Shakuhachi & koto
- Chanese Elifé, One woman band
- Even Out, Experimental jazz fusion
- Edward W. Hardy, Classical to pop violin
- Peter Kavanaugh, American songbook guitar
- KEELIN, Female vocalist
- Felipe Lima, Latin & classical rock
- Marcio Horsth Band, Pop rock band
- Marquis Sayles, Straight ahead jazz sax
- Denise Meltzer, Classical & pop trumpet
- Angel Moposita, Indigenous music
- Ahmad Pollard, Originals & Top 40s
- Columbes Ran, Singer
- Misha Seo, R&B & pop singer
- The Swingset, American standards jazz duo
- Trojan Horn Brass Band, Brass band
- Angel Williams, Uplifting, singer songwriter
- Rick Younger, R&B singer
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