Episodes

Inwood Art Works kicks off the fifth season of our On Air podcast with our first State of the Arts episode. Founder and Executive producer, Aaron Simms answers frequently asked questions by audiences and artists, highlights resources, and expounds on a who's who of community cultural arts organizations and venues in Northern Manhattan.

Arlene Schulman is a writer, photographer, podcast creator and documentary filmmaker. Ms. Schulman’s extraordinary body of work illuminates facets of New York City that the majority of us never see: gritty city living, boxing gyms, baseball dugouts, police officers on the beat, Holocaust survivors, an early interview with Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda, a look at a guidance counselor by day/drag queen at night, and her haunting film, On Some Strange Mornings, about a Dominican immigrant living...

Lee Feldman is a New York based songwriter, pianist, singer and composer. He has released five critically acclaimed albums under his own name. • Living It All Wrong (Pure/Mercury Records 1996) • The Man in a Jupiter Hat (Bonafide/Mercury Records 2000) • I’ve Forgotten Everything (Bonafide/Urban Myth Recordings 2006) • Album No. 4: Trying to Put the Things Together that Never Been Together Before (Bonafide/Urban Myth 2012) • Dr. Future (Bonafide/Urban Myth 2023) Lee has had extensive train...

Regina has lived in a multi-cultural, multi-generational Northern Manhattan Michell-Lama Cooperative since 1960. She grew up there as did her children. In 2008, after retiring as a social worker, she became a volunteer curator at an art gallery in her local spiritual home, bringing a diverse range of artists to share solo and group exhibitions. Her own themed exhibitions began in 2013. At her Rabbi’s suggestion, she brought artists, poets, and dancers together on the themes of surviving war and...

Lou Burno has worked as a professional bass player since the early 1960s, playing with both commercial and jazz groups. He performed with jazz legends John Mehegan, Dill Jones, Zoot Sims, Carmen Leggio, Toots Thielmans, and Bucky Pizzarelli, among others. He attended the Manhattan School of Music where he received both BMus and MMus degrees. After his training at Manhattan, he was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for four seasons, and then moved to Vienna, Austria to study with Lud...

Welcome to a special concert edition of On Air featuring the Inwood Chamber Players performing a chamber concert featuring lively dance pieces for Woodwind Octect, which include some arrangements by Inwood resident, Gilbert Dejean. We titled the concert “Dances through the Centuries” in tribute to the selections you’ll here from the composers that make up this light and joyful program, which was recorded live on February 25, 2024. Program: Ferenc Farkas - Contrafacta Hungarica · Basse Danse ...

Carlitos Jatubey and Christoper Amarante are part of the driving forces behind the Mangu Aqui franchise. Which is a Dominican romantic comedy set in New York City. Mangu 2, which premiered last night, follows the path of Young Robert, and expounds on the struggles and resilience of a Dominican family living in the United States. Carlitos is the writer, and Christoper plays the role of “Young Roberto.” Listen in as we talk about their work in front and behind the camera of Mangu Aqui.

Kat Modiano is an Award-Winning, Multiple-Genres Flutist, Composer, Educator. She began classical flute training at age nine and received a Bachelor of Music degree with excellence in Classical Flute Performing Arts from Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, where she also studied electronic music composition with Dr. Tzvi Avni and attended jazz courses. Modiano resided in Copenhagen for over a decade before moving to New York City in 2005 to study composition at New York University with Dr. Dinu Ghezzo....

Inwood Art Works On Air welcomes Manhattan Borough President, Mark Levine. We talk to him about his activism, affordable housing for artists, his love for Uptown and so much more! Listen up!

Inwood Art Works On Air welcomes the Executive Director of West Harlem Arts Alliance, Michael Palma Mir. West Harlem Arts Alliance (WHAA) is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit arts service organization whose mission is to professionally resource and nurture the artists and arts organizations based in and serving West Harlem and facilitate and develop collaborations through partnerships with local business, educational, civic, and cultural organizations to support the arts in West Harlem. We are g...

Susan Mathisen has worked as an art conservator in both the United States and Europe and as a fundraiser for museums, universities, and other historical agencies. Her extensive museum career started at the Morgan Library while she was still in high school. As a textile conservator specializing in tapestries, she worked at the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Villa La Pietra in Florence, Italy. She transitioned to fundraising during he...

On this episode, local musician, Lars Woodul, and local composer David Wolfson perform experts and discuss their forthcoming multidisciplinary art-song cycle: "Lyricycles." Lars Woodul has performed as a soloist in professional opera and concert in the US and abroad, specializing in 20thcentury repertoire. He created roles for premières with New York’s Center for Contemporary Opera, including The Secret Agent and Enemies, A Love Story; Marc Blitzstein’s Sacco and Vanzetti; and Seymour Barab’s L...

Hailed as “a composer many believe to be the best of his generation” by The New York Times. Mikel Rouse’s works include forty records, seven films, and a trilogy of media operas: Failing Kansas, Dennis Cleveland, and The End of Cinematics. He has received commissions from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, and the Meet the Composer/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program. Rouse's compositions have been performed at Lincoln Center, the New York State Theater, and...

Welcome to a special concert edition of Live N’ Local featuring BIG TENT in rare concert performance. Big Tent features the trio of Jerome Kitzke, Steve Rust, and Harvey Sorgen. This concert of beat poetry and jazz improvisation was recorded live here at Holy Trinity Church in Inwood on April 5, 2024.

Julia Attaway has lived in upper Manhattan for nearly 30 years, the last five of which have been in Inwood. A freelance writer, editor, and marketer, she was actively involved in developing community events as she raised her five children. Four years ago, she accepted the position of Executive Director at St Frances Cabrini Shrine. There she has community concerts, hosted community events, and – because Mother Cabrini is the patron saint of immigrants – done outreach to educate neighbors on immi...

John McDermott is a scenic designer who resides in Inwood, NYC. He has designed for many Off Broadway theaters, including Bedlam Theater, The Mint, The Flea, Rattlestick Theater, Colt Coeur, and many others. Regional credits include Barrington Stage Company, Shakespeare & Co, American Repertory Theatre, among others. In addition, he has taught as an Associate Professor of Theater at Adelphi University.

Adrian Miranda is a born and raised native of Washington Heights, is a multi-hyphenate Creator, Writer, Director, Producer, and Lead Actor in the sitcom comedy web series "Gross Anatomy." Oh, and he also happens to be a Physical Therapist. His goal is to democratize healthcare through story driven television and entertainment. He is the owner of a content creation company based in Washington Heights called Gross Anatomy Studios, Inc. where he creates multimedia content for individuals and organi...

Welcome to a special concert edition of Inwood Art Works On Air podcast featuring the Inwood Chamber Players performing a chamber concert featuring selections from European Masters: Johannes Brahms, Franz Doppler, Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, Giacomo Puccini, Serge Prokofiev, Almilcare Ponchielli, Antonin Dvorak. It was recorded live on June 2, 2024 at Good Shepherd Auditorium. With arrangements by Inwood resident, Gilbert Dejean. Featuring soloists: Helen Campo - Flute Danny Miller - C...

Imani Celeste is a versatile Afro-Dominican artist whose approach is rooted in culture, storytelling, and community. At NYU Tisch, she received the inaugural HEAR US grant. Post-graduation, she directed, produced, acted, styled, and wrote "City of Dreamz," which showcased several esteemed and Academy Award Qualifying festivals. She has produced branded content for Essence magazine and a commercial for the New York Latino Film Festival. Her choreography and movement direction have been featured o...

This On Air Live N' Local episode features musicians Monica Bauchwitz and Karl Kramer-Johansen. Hailed as an “excellent violinist” by the Washington Post, Monica Bauchwitz performs extensively in chamber music, orchestral and solo settings. Ms. Bauchwitz has studied and worked both in the United States and Europe. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the Conservatoire de Geneve, she has held positions with L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Esbjerg Ensembl...

This is our 2024 Live N’ Local Seasonal Sampler – Volume 1. It’s where we take a pause at this midway point, look back at the first part of 2024, and chose to highlight a musical performance from each Live N’ Local podcat that has appeared throughout the first half of the fourth season of our On Air podcast. This Seasonal Sampler is less of a greatest hits, and more of a critic’s pick. A curated mixtape of clashing styles and diverse forms with one thing in common – they all hail from the music...

Jacke Aleman is the president of The Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights & Inwood. The Chamber recognizes that “community improvement is good business” and therefore establishes partnerships with public and private sectors to improve business and community conditions. In doing so, the WaHi Chamber seeks to create a strong, vibrant local economy that contributes to business growth, promotes tourism, and creates a healthier neighborhood that enhances quality of life for the entire Washington...

Welcome to a special concert edition of Live N’ Local featuring Crowd Funk in rare concert performance at Film Works Alfresco at The Hudson in Inwood on June 3, 2024. Band members: James Noyes - saxophone & vocals Peter Holsberg - trumpet & Flügelhorn Asher Ben-Or - guitar Keith Burton - keyboards & vocals Craig Akin - bass David Degge - drums Program: Average White Band – Pick Up the Pieces Pass the Peas -The J.B.’s Meters – Hey Pocky A-Way/Saints Go Marching Bill Withers – Use Me ...

Welcome to a special concert edition of Live N’ Local featuring Curtis Turney's Afro-Caribbean Septet in rare concert performance at Film Works Alfresco at The Hudson in Inwood on June 10, 2024. Band members: Curtis Turney: percussion/ trombone/ bandleader Roberto Pitre: saxophone/ flute Ozzy Cardona: trumpet Christopher Velazquez: congas Tommy Fernandez: timbales Enrique Haneine: piano Sergio Larios: bass Program: A Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie) Bluesette (T. Thielmans, N. Gimble) ...