Addi & Jacq In Concert
Friday, Nov. 10th — 7pm
Tickets
About the Show
Contemporary Folk
Addi & Jacq, the mesmerizing folk duo and winners of New York Public Radio’s “The Greene Space Battle of the Boroughs” debuts at National Sawdust.
Recently crowned the “best emerging band in NYC” by NPR-WNYC, Addi & Jacq bring you a diverse and compelling body of music armed with nothing more than vocals and a harp. With influences from Mozart to Radiohead, their quick vocals, smart rhymes, and exquisitely blended voices will enrapture you.
“A powerhouse with a brass-plated voice.”- The Los Angeles Times
About the Artists
Addi McDaniel
Praised by the The Los Angeles Times as “a powerhouse with a brass-plated voice”, Addi McDaniel is a captivating and authentic performer. Originally from the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine, FL, New York based songwriter and actress made her NYC debut playing Luisa in The Fantasticks currently running Off- Broadway. She has performed leading roles at South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, and North Shore Music Theatre. Other professional credits include: The Guthrie and The Dallas Theater Center. She has performed live at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Birdland, 54 Below, The Apollo, BAMcafé, WNYC’s Greenespace, Rockwood Music Hall, The Boston Tree Lighting ceremony, Broadway on Broadway, and Broadway in Bryant Park.
Photo Credit: Seth Sabal
Jacqueline Kerrod
Described as ‘exceptionally virtuosic and sensitive’, South African-born harpist Jacqueline Kerrod is perfectly at home across multiple genres. She has performed in some of the major venues in the United States and Europe including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Greene Space, Joe’s Pub, the Apollo Theater, SF MoMA, the Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms), and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She has performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Radio Love Fest (BAM), the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival (Fellow), Harare International Festival of the Arts (Zimbabwe), the Asphalt Contemporary Festival (Germany), The National Arts Festival (South Africa), Jazztopad (Poland)and Moers Festival (Germany) with the legendary composer/multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, and the Savannah Music Festival with Grammy®-winning arranger/producer Robert Sadin. She has been a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and toured with two-time Grammy®-nominee Seraphic Fire.
For more information please visit jacquelinekerrod.com
Photo Credit: Leo Mascaro
Ariel Weissberger
Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Addi & Jacq drummer/percussionist Ariel Weissberger is based in New York city and has performed at WNYC’s Soundcheck, Joe’s Pub, Barbes, Rockwood Music Hall and The Bitter End. His passion for music and science led him to become a Board Certified Music Therapist and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. Ariel is the founder of Berko Music Therapy, a practice dedicated to helping individuals overcome health related challenges through music-based clinical interventions in hospital, community and private settings.
