Mizik Ayiti! Residency | Gashford Guillaume | September 24, 2026

Gashford Guillaume brings the beat to lead a rotating ensemble of guest musicians for unique weekly performances blending Haitian culture with jazz, soul, R&B, and world music vibes live at Haiti Cultural Exchange.

Gashford Guillaume is a Brooklyn-based Haitian American drummer and bandleader living in a legacy of music. Assembling unique arrangements of global sound, Gashford brings together a dynamic group of musicians fusing Haitian grooves with jazz and soul. Workshops, modern drum experiences, guest musicians and vocalists, join Guillaume and await you for five nights this Fall.

Performance will take place weekly on Thursdays this Fall:
September 24 and October 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2026
6-9pm (45 min sets at 6:30 & 7:45)

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Suggested donation includes a complimentary beverage.
Special pop-up offerings from Bon Pâtés.
Limited capacity, RSVP strongly recommended.

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HCX | Mizik Ayiti! Residency

Haiti Cultural Exchange positions this invitational residency as an opportunity to innovate and workshop concepts and works-in-progress, showcase new work, and build networks for artists’ future presentation (e.g. booking, touring) at other cultural institutions and stages.

Rarely do artists receive a consistent opportunity to create and share in “real time”–to develop their ideas in a beta form, experiment, and refine amidst presenting publicly. Over the course of 6 weeks, resident artists receive a platform to fine tune approaches, activate jam sessions, and explore sonic possibilities while developing relationships with their audiences.

On Thursday evenings, artist-composers host unique sets joined by a rotation of guest artists and ensembles. Performances offer the opportunity to showcase new work and workshop arrangements across the musical landscape, from traditional genres reverberating the strength of the tanbou to the contemporary sound like fusion jazz and electronic music carrying Haitian vibration into the future.