Songwriter/musician Sandy Bell has moved through a vibrant and textured musical constellation, playing most notably with the late but eternally brilliant Jeff Buckley as well as singing with the extraordinary artist Bat for Lashes.
Sandy and her band have created a musically surprising, complex, and ethereal show playing to sold-out venues where audience members such as artist Kiki Smith have referred to the experience as "Transcendent and spellbinding."
Musicians featured in her show are the Conductor of the Creative Music Studio, Peter Apfelbaum (Carla Bley, Trey Anastasio, New York Hieroglyphics) on saxophone and flute. Jeff Hill (Bruce Springsteen, Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor) on bass. And collaborator, producer, and drummer Jeff Lipstein (Mercury Rev, Jane Siberry, Martha Wainwright). Sandy and her band are committed to the transmutation of Life's inevitable grief into a personal and mystical transmission of Spirit, curated to evoke an awakening in the heart of each listener.
Andrea Ward is a musician and contemporary choreographer merging music and dance into one healing art. Her influence stems from a deep attunement to the intelligence of the natural world. She has a New York-based band and teaches dance internationally, with the intent to create performances and film works that bring audiences back to the heart.
As a musician, Andrea plays the kalimba and steel tongue drum, with sinuous vocals that radiate an aqueous atmosphere, and lyrics that discuss the nature of consciousness. She performs in contexts ranging from outdoor public street art to venues and art museums with her collaborators. Her recent album featured a series of underwater film works, including her song “Awake at Night.”
