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JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH 2026: Introducing New York University's Village Voices

New York University's Village Voices
New York University's Village Voices
New York University's Village Voices - Desafinado

NYU Steinhardt Village Voices Ensemble, a contemporary and jazz vocal group within the NYU Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, performed at Yamaha Artist Services in NYC as part of a special collaboration between WBGO and Yamaha's educational arm for Jazz Appreciation The group is directed by Steinhardt adjunct faculty members Janis Siegel from The Manhattan Transfer and Lauren Kinhan from New York Voices. 

The ensemble formed at NYU in 2018 with only three singers, Lauren and Janis swapped in for being the fourth, and the ensemble gradually grew by audition membership into the larger collective that it is today.

SOP- SOPHIE ENGLAND         
SOP- JENNA LLOYD.                 
SOP -FRANCESCA SNYDER           
ALTO- MAYLIN SAUBERMAN   
ALTO -CLAIRE HARTUNG       
ALTO - LUCY OUCKAMA         
TENOR- TREVOR SCHONMAN.   
TENOR- BRAIDEN LEE.           
BASS-BEN BUCKOVITCH.     
BASS- JULIEN COLLET   

Performed and recorded at Yamaha Artists Services, New York City
Audio: Corey Goldberg, Aaron Ross

Video: Rob Davidson

Production coordination: Monifa F. Brown, Mark Farrell

Production assistance: Ledell Watts

Special thanks:

Bonnie Barrett & Angie Zhang/Yamaha Artist Services