Though Kirby’s background is steeped in jazz, his signature sound blends genres and styles. A sought-after collaborator, he's worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles, and Solange. Kirby earned a Song of the Year Grammy nomination in 2023 for his contribution to Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit.”

Kick off the season with our first Happy Hour! Join us for another lively listening & talkback hour featuring music from our President and Co-Founder Paola Prestini! Featuring immersive listening through our state of the art Constellation & SpaceMap Meyer Sound Systems, and a live performance by Primero Sueño co-composer and performer Magos Herrera.

"The genre-defying electroacoustic duo ARKAI took the stage...Like any exceptional musical performance, it hit like a gale force of humanity. It also showcased how human creativity has always embraced new technology with stirring and inspiring results." – GRAMMY.com. Among the most dynamic and visionary string duos today, GRAMMY®-winning ARKAI has earned international acclaim for their boundary-pushing artistry, innovative collaborations, and electrifying live performances.

The Grammy Museum is thrilled to welcome Neko Case a three-time Grammy Award-nominated artist to National Sawdust in Brooklyn for a celebration and discussion moderated by award-winning writer Hanif Abdurraqib about her music, creative process, career, and more, followed by a special live performance. Case’s latest album Neon Grey Midnight Green [Anti Records] was named one of Pitchfork’s Best Albums of 2025 and praised as “an album that blossoms with awe.”

Raaginder, a San Francisco Bay Area–based violinist, composer, and songwriter, is known for blending the depth of Indian classical music with the textures of R&B, pop, and hip hop to create a sound that is both soulful and contemporary.

Lau Noah presents an introduction to her next project: a meeting between classical, jazz and folk musicians through the power of oral tradition. Music created, passed on and recorded using human ear, memory and skill, without it ever being written down on paper, yet not improvised. Noah's ambitious project highlights the complexity and depth of oral tradition as both modern and ancestral human language worth preserving and championing. Noah and her team will be presenting a short film, an early listening to some songs from the record and a live performance.