The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean to National Sawdust in Brooklyn for a celebration and discussion moderated by the co-host of Complex's Everyday Struggle, Wayno about his upcoming seven album project Quantum Leap, his creative process, and more, with a special live performance. This event is part of the GRAMMY Museum’s New York City program series, which brings the Museum’s renowned education and public programs to the city. “A New York Evening With…” is generously supported by the Dawn and Brian Hoesterey Family Foundation.

Student CoLab is National Sawdust’s flagship education program for middle school composers. This free culminating concert brings together original works created and performed by the students, spanning voice, guitar, piano, violin, electronics, and visual art—all written and designed by the participants.

This concert spotlights five thrilling works by Brazilian-American composer Felipe Lara, offering a vivid journey through more than a decade of his distinctive musical voice. Spanning intimate solo writing to expansive large-ensemble works, the program reveals Lara’s fascination with structures and ideas drawn from musical fractals, mirrors, mosaics, and labyrinths. Influences from electronic music are translated into purely instrumental contexts, creatively expanding the expressive and sonic possibilities of acoustic forces. Together, these works trace Lara’s evolving artistic vision that is at once rigorously constructed and richly immersive.

U Feel back in New York on June 5th for a special night at National Sawdust, the modern intimate concert hall in the heart of Williamsburg. For the occasion, the space will be powered by a full 360° Meyer Sound system, built for a fully immersive all-night experience. Joining us as special guest will be Laidlaw, alongside friends & fam support DJs to be announced soon.

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists presents a 2026 season that celebrates the vital contributions of women immigrant composers to the American musical landscape. Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this landmark Festival continues the organization’s longstanding advocacy for diverse, global voices through a series of evocative world premieres and features GRAMMY®-nominated cellist and composer Andrea Casarrubios as guest artist.

A NationalSawdust+ evening of performance and conversation exploring the essential in composing, writing, and creating recipes—and the concept of zero waste.