enrich our students’ education and celebrate Americana and Latin music’s rich heritage. As always, we are so grateful for our partnerships with the Americana Music Foundation and Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame which allow us to host such award-winning and highly accomplished artists to our community,” says Jack H. Knott, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
A singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Henry is celebrated as storyteller, poet, and musician who has released sixteen solo albums, including last year’s All the Eye Can See. Winner of three Grammy Awards, Henry has worked with producer T-Bone Burnett, jazzman Ornette Coleman, New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint, and long-time collaborators David Piltch, Patrick Warren, and his son, Leon Henry. His compositions have been featured in movies (Knocked Up, Motherhood) and television (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under).
On November 11, Henry will participate in Words & Music, a conversation with Phil Galdston, director of Steinhardt’s songwriting program. He will meet with faculty and students on November 12 and 13 to discuss songwriting history and criticism, copyright issues, and the creative process. The residency concludes on November 13 at 8 p.m. with Songs That Put Us in Motion, a public event in the John A. Paulson Center.
Bric is a two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning producer, singer, and composer. She was named Producer of the Year at the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards, becoming the first woman to receive the honor. She has performed with Paquito D’Rivera, Bela Fleck, and Alex Acuña, appeared as a soloist with the Miami Symphony and the Simón Bolívar orchestras, and was the featured artist in Karol G’s recent worldwide tour. She won a second Latin Grammy as producer of Balance by pianist/composer Gustavo Casenave in 2019.
Her three-day residency will include a discussion about women in Latin music and will conclude on May 1 with a public concert in the Frederick Loewe Theatre, 35 West 4th Street.
About NYU Steinhardt
Located in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development prepares students for careers in the arts, education, health, media and psychology. Since its founding in 1890, the Steinhardt School’s mission has been to expand human capacity through public service, global collaboration, research, scholarship, and practice. To learn more about NYU Steinhardt, visit steinhardt.nyu.edu
