Joe Henry and Ella Bric Are 2024–25 NYU Steinhardt Artists-in-Residence

Henry and Bric will meet with students and perform during their three-day visits.

New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development presents singer/songwriter Joe Henry as the 2024–25 NYU-Americana Music Foundation Artist-in-Residence. Henry will visit November 11–13, meeting with students and faculty and presenting a public performance.

In addition, trumpet player and Latin Grammy-winning producer Ella Bric will be the 2025 NYU-Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Artist-in-Residence, April 29–May 1, 2025.

The NYU-Americana Artist-in-Residence program aims to spotlight Americana music’s heritage, preserve its legacy, and ensure its future. 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.

“We are thrilled to welcome Joe Henry and Ella Bric during the Fall and Spring semesters to enrich our students’ education and celebrate Americana and Latin music’s rich heritage,” says Jack H. Knott, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of NYU Steinhardt. “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 in our community.”

Joe Henry

A singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Henry is celebrated as a storyteller, poet, and musician who has released 16 solo albums, including last year’s All the Eye Can See. Winner of three Grammy Awards, Henry 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. His compositions have been featured in movies (Knocked Up, Motherhood) and television (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under).

On November 11, Henry will participate in Words & Music, a conversation with Phil Galdston, music professor of songwriting and 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.

Ella Bric

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.

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.

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