Ana Roxanne is a New York based musician working at the interzone of electric meditation, dream pop, and ambient songcraft. Her self-titled EP was later reissued by Leaving Records before signing with Kranky for her official full-length debut, 2020's Because Of A Flower.

May 8, 2026

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Pequena Vertigem de Amor — the third full-length in Sergio Sayeg’s expanding catalogue as Sessa — is not just an evolution in the São Paulo artist’s sound; it is a transformation. Like a camera lens slowly zooming out, Sessa’s records reveal a progression from the private, carnal and earth-bound erotic desires probed on 2019’s Grandeza, to an exploration of the limits and possibilities in relationships between people in love on 2022’s Estrela Acesa.

May 9, 2026

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First launched in 2017–18, the BMP: Next Gen was created to empower and inspire the next wave of visionary composers, singers, and artists. By bridging the gap between academic study and professional artistry, this program nurtures emerging talents, offering them the platform and resources they need to revolutionize opera and music-theatre.

May 16, 2026

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First launched in 2017–18, the BMP: Next Gen was created to empower and inspire the next wave of visionary composers, singers, and artists. By bridging the gap between academic study and professional artistry, this program nurtures emerging talents, offering them the platform and resources they need to revolutionize opera and music-theatre.

May 17, 2026

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New York Youth Symphony's most collaborative event of the year. NYYS Musicians from Orchestra, Chamber Music and Jazz perform world premieres of original works by NYYS composers which are conducted by members of the Robert L. Poster Apprentice Conducting program. It is a truly special, don't-want-to-miss evening.

May 18, 2026

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Join us at National Sawdust for a free Community Happy Hour from 6:30–8:30 PM in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month. Kick things off with happy hour drink specials, then join a live conversation on mental health care access with the Foundation of Community Psychoanalysis, followed by an audience Q&A where you can be part of the discussion. Afterward, stay for more music, drinks, and time to connect—the evening is a chance to truly unwind together.

May 19, 2026

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Opera Montana and the Seagle Festival present selections from a new opera based on Norman Maclean’s classic novella, A River Runs Through It, now celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication. John Maclean, son of Norman Maclean and author of Home Waters and other works, will read passages from his father’s book paired with corresponding music from the new opera. The work, commissioned by Opera Montana, is slated to premiere in Bozeman, MT on September 18, 2026.

May 20, 2026

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Opera Montana and the Seagle Festival present selections from a new opera based on Norman Maclean’s classic novella, A River Runs Through It, now celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication. John Maclean, son of Norman Maclean and author of Home Waters and other works, will read passages from his father’s book paired with corresponding music from the new opera. The work, commissioned by Opera Montana, is slated to premiere in Bozeman, MT on September 18, 2026.

May 20, 2026

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Park Avenue Artists and the Miles Davis Estate present The Voice of Miles: A Symphonic Celebration, a bold new show that transforms the acclaimed documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool into a dazzling concert experience. Through the show, pairing Davis’ original, isolated trumpet recordings with a live orchestra, audiences will experience the sound and story of the genius who reshaped jazz as never before. Featuring an ensemble of Juilliard alumni.

May 26, 2026

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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.

May 27, 2026

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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.

May 31, 2026

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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.

June 3, 2026

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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.

June 6, 2026

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

June 10, 2026

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As a child, if you’re lucky, summer afternoons stretch out like a yawn, pool waves are as warm and engulfing as a blanket, the safety of your mother’s arms feels endless. On her new album, Neon Summer Skin, Bedouine, the project of Azniv Korkejian, explores this feeling of safety long before one can fully understand the concept. Written with vivid, honest and intimate imagery after visiting her family in Saudi Arabia, it tells the story of family and upbringing, and mourns the end of her childhood. There is a singular resonance and newfound heft in this music previously unheard in Bedouine’s discography.

June 11, 2026

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If We Could, Would We is the latest effort from Brooklyn-based duo Gracie and Rachel (Gracie Coates and Rachel Ruggles), who have become known for their innovative brand of elevated indie-pop, complete with baroque string work and piercingly spare song structures. After releasing their self-titled debut to critical acclaim in 2017, Gracie and Rachel have been seen on stages opening for Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and others. They have performed two NPR Tiny Desk Concerts and been praised by the outlet to “mix pop and classical in stark, infectious ways and make unforgettable, surprising music.”

June 12, 2026

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A NationalSawdust+ evening weaving together sounds of deep nature, colorful stories from the field, and enthralling performances by the New Cicada Trio!

June 16, 2026

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Sonido Gallo Negro is a band from Mexico City going back to the roots of psychedelic tropical music with guitars, eccentric organs, analog synthesizers, theremin...they mix exotic rarity and esoterism, which will alter your perception and force you to dance until you get exhausted. Add to it visual hypnotics and live performance by Dr. Alderete.

June 18, 2026

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Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek are internationally recognized for their unique and infectious sound that combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul influences. Co-presented with World Music Institute

June 20, 2026

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Join us on Monday, June 22nd for a FREE Community Happy Hour. Expect drink specials, lively conversation, and more TBA. We're proud to have Crystal Guardian joining us for this edition for a custom earplug pop-up. Come in get your earplugs fitted in 10 minutes and in just two weeks you'll have custom earplugs! RSVP for FREE today to reserve your spot.

June 22, 2026

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In Summer 2026, National Sawdust will present a work-in-progress sing-through of Tamar-kali’s The Swann. This intimate chamber work is inspired by the life and times of William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved gender-bending resident of our nation’s capital. Swann was the first known person to dub themself a “queen of drag” and the first American on record to pursue legal and political action to defend the LGBTQIA community's right to gather.

July 10, 2026

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Orlas draws its name from the Portuguese word for 'shores' or 'coasts.' Crafted by the dynamic collaboration of Victor Chicri and Vic Delnur, a father-and-son musical journey unfolds. This fusion encompasses, samba-jazz, bossa nova, disco-funk, and more, resulting in a captivating and genre-defying musical experience.

July 17, 2026

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The Healing Scapes is an immersive audio-visual performance by Nigerian-American sound artist, saxophonist, DJ, and producer Eli Fola. Blending electronic, ambient, jazz, and techno with elements of traditional West African instrumentation, the work explores sound as a tool for emotional and physical connection. Original compositions create evolving sonic environments that move between rhythm and stillness. Abstract visuals by Manami Sakamoto accompany the performance, deepening immersion and focus. Together, sound and image invite audiences into a shared terrain—slowing down, tuning in, and experiencing electronic music beyond the dance floor.

September 10, 2026

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National Sawdust hosts the New York premiere of a [time] patterned, taken from harpist Lara Somogyi’s latest full-length work: a contemporary harp album constructing sonic environments, exploring how time is felt, shaped, and experienced through sound. Built from harp, pedal textures and electronics, virtuosic arpeggios, stacked tape machines, ambient processing, contemporary extended harp techniques, graphic scored symphonic language, string orchestra, and field recordings, the album constructs time not as a linear experience—but as an emotional landscape.

September 11, 2026

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For Diles que no me maten, every note is a small step into the unknown. The five-piece Mexico City band have always operated on a first-thought, best-thought basis, drawing on a jam-based, krautrock philosophy to craft intricate constructions of wiry art rock spiked with bluesy balladry and poetic mysticism. While their fourth album Escrito en Agua (Writ in Water) is their most consciously crafted and accessible to date, their founding principle of slow, wide-eyed exploration is alive and well.

November 12, 2026

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