Community Live Music
Omomuki pays musicians to give public and private performances, and works with non-profit organizations to include live music as part of their events.
2025 Programs and Recipients
Tainan Rainbow Pride, 2025
Liz Story Live at the Kennedy Center, 2025
Liz Story Live in Prescott, AZ, 2025
2024 Programs and Recipients
Jill McCarron & Vincent Herring Live at Omomuki, 2024
Liz Story Live in Memphis, 2024
Gabriele Chakarji Live at GMHC, 2024
Tainan Rainbow Pride, 2024
The Juilliard School, 2024
Esteban Castro at Broadway Cares, 2024
Jordan Williams, Sungtaek Choo, & Jill McCarron at Omomuki
2023 Programs and Recipients
Liz Story 40th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Weill Hall
Pianist and composer Liz Story celebrating forty years since the release of her first album in November 1983 with a full-length concert at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, produced by Jazz Bird Records / Omomuki.
GMHC
Since 2015, Omomuki's Community Live Music Program has been funding meal-time professional piano performances for GMHC clients.
Liz Story at The Old Church
Pianist and composer Liz Story performing at The Old Church in Portland Portland, Oregon in a concert produced by Jazz Bird Records / Omomuki.
New World High School of the Bronx + Hudson Review + Metropolitan Opera
In a program run by The Hudson Review, we took members of the New World High School in The Bronx to see "Don Giovanni" at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera, after a classroom lesson and discussion on the opera’s history.
Jill McCarron + Broadway Cares + Carnegie Reception
Pianist Jill McCarron performing at the Broadway Backwards Kickoff Event & Liz Story's 40th Anniversary Carnegie Weill Hall Reception
Liz Story + LC Nature Park
Pianist and composer Liz Story performing at the LC Nature Park in Roanoke, Indiana.
Davis Whitfield + Griot Circle
Pianist and composer Davis Whitfield performing at Griot Circle's 27th Anniversary Celebration.
2022 Programs and Recipients
Sean Mason + Griot Circle
Pianist and composer Sean Mason performing at Griot Circle's 26th Anniversary Celebration on October 27th at Omomuki.
Tainan Rainbow Pride is an HIV education event, parade, and music festival for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies held annually in the historic city of Tainan in Southern Taiwan. This year featured performances by Ourshame, Lö-Fivë, Sisterhood of Disfigurement, and Ko-I.
Tainan Rainbow Pride
Edward R. Murrow High School of Brooklyn + Hudson Review + Metropolitan Opera
In a program run by The Hudson Review, we took members of the Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn to see "The Magic Flute" at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera, after a classroom lesson and discussion on the opera’s history.
Liz Story + Yavapai College Performing Arts Center
Liz Story is an American solo pianist and composer. She is Grammy-nominated and one of the most successful Windham Hill recording artists, producing 10 albums on Sony Music between 1983 and 2005 — seven of original solo piano compositions, two of jazz standards, and a holiday album. On August 9th, 2022 Omo arranged for Liz to give a 90-minute concert at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center in Prescott, Arizona. It was her first performance since her recovery from a brain hemorrhage in 2019.
SummerStage NYC + The Resistance Revival Chorus
SummerStage is New York’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. In a typical year, SummerStage presents approximately 100 free concerts in 15-18 parks throughout the five boroughs. Omomuki funded a performance by The Resistance Revival Chorus, a collective of more than 60 women and non-binary singers, at "Maroons & Suffragettes: A Greg Tate Tribute Concert Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Burnt Sugar/Danz” on August 20th at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.
Chris McCarthy + Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Chris McCarthy performing at Broadway Cares' annual Broadway Backwards Kickoff Event on November 17th at Omomuki.
Ben Paterson + Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Pianist Ben Paterson performing at Broadway Cares' annual Broadway Backwards Kickoff Event on March 28th at Omomuki.
Josh Evans + Jazz at Lincoln Center
Trumpeter Josh Evans at Jazz at Lincoln Center for two live performances in February 2022 of "Mansa Mali," an evening-length suite for quintet composed by Evans.
2021 Programs and Recipients
SummerStage NYC + Madison McFerrin
SummerStage is New York’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival. In a typical year, SummerStage presents approximately 100 free concerts in 15-18 parks throughout the five boroughs. Since its inception 35 years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage. The Omomuki grant funded a performance by Madison McFerrin singing original music alongside Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and A.I.M. dancers Jessica Amber Pinkett, Gianna Theodore, and Samantha Figgins. Photo courtesy of City Parks Foundation / Sean Jamar.
Davis Whitfield
Davis Whitfield performing at the October 5th Exhibition of painter Neftali Mejia.
SmallsLIVE Foundation
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a non-profit arts organization based in New York City. During the Covid-19 pandemic, SmallsLIVE has been sponsoring live-streamed concerts from New York’s infamous Smalls Jazz Club. The Omomuki grant funds the SmallsLIVE Keep the Cats Working Fund to sponsor ten performances in 2021 in order to keep musicians working during this period.
Jazz at Lincoln Center
The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) in New York City is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. The Omomuki grant funds in part two original compositions commissioned by JALC: an untitled work by bassist Endea Owens inspired by the life and work of Ida B. Wells, particularly her crusade against the lynching and wrongful imprisonment of black Americans; and “Red Summer” by trumpeter Josh Evans about the 1919 Elaine Massacre in Hoop Spur, Arkansas. Both pieces will be premiered in spring of 2021 at JALC as part of their Freedom, Justice, and Hope program.
Vax Fest 2021 + Percussia
Percussia is based in New York City’s vibrant, culturally diverse neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens, and seeks to honor and reflect this cultural richness through the music they play. Percussia’s signature sound is created through the marriage of lyrical melodic instruments (flute, viola, and harp) with a variety of percussion instruments. While rooted in the modern classical tradition, Percussia’s style incorporates a wide variety of influences, from world music to elements of pop culture. Their one-of-a-kind body of work includes numerous world-premiere commissions, as well as original arrangements by the group’s members. Omomuki’s Community Live Music Program funded Percussia’s participation in the Vax Fest 2021 vaccination drive.
The Juilliard School
The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. Located at Lincoln Center in New York City, Juilliard offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in music, dance, and drama. The Omomuki grant supports a scholarship for an undergraduate student in Juilliard’s jazz program.
