<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2qZMPV_0wPS0fRM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2qZMPV_0wPS0fRM00" width="1000" height="667" ><figcaption>Courtesy NYU</figcaption></figure><p>Singer-songwriter Joe Henry and trumpetist/ Latin Grammy-winning producer Ella Bric will be artists in residence at <a href="https://variety.com/t/new-york-university/">New York University</a>’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development for 2024 and 2025, respectively.</p><p>Henry will visit as the Americana Music Foundation artist-in-residence November 11–13, meeting with students and faculty and presenting a public performance; Bric will be the 2025 NYU-Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame artist-in-residence from April 29–May 1, 2025.</p><p>The NYU-Americana artist-in-residence aims to spotlight Americana music’s heritage, preserve its legacy and ensure its future, according to the announcement. It began in 2021-22 with Rosanne Cash; Brandy Clark and Allison Russell participated last year and bluesman Taj Mahal was the resident artist for 2022-23. The program is the joint effort of Steinhardt and the Americana Music Foundation. </p><p>“We are thrilled to welcome Joe Henry and Ella Bric his Fall and Spring semesters to 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. </p><h2>Popular on Variety </h2><p>A three-time Grammy winner, Henry has released 16 solo albums, including last year’s “All the Eye Can See.” Over the years he 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.</p><p>On November 11, Henry will participate in Words &amp; 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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p></div></body>

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Joe Henry, Ella Bric Named Artists in Residence at New York University Steinhardt for 2024-25

Singer-songwriter Joe Henry and trumpetist/ Latin Grammy-winning producer Ella Bric will be artists in residence at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development for 2024 and 2025, respectively. Henry will visit as the Americana Music Foundation artist-in-residence November 11–13, meeting with students and faculty and...