Meet The Band
Briana is a singer-songwriter local to the NYC area. Her music is acoustic soul, influenced by the likes of Lianne La Havas, Corrine Bailey Rae, and India Arie. The subjects of her songs range from love to systematic oppression, as she aims to inspire social change with her music. Others have called her music both eclectic and revolutionary, with a roots/americana feel. Most importantly, she loves to sing praises to the Lord!
Koby Hayon is a world renowned multi-instrumentalist and composer based in New York who plays Guitar, Oud, and Bass with the internationally acclaimed Trio Shalva.
Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, Hayon studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Tel Aviv, where he gained experience as a guitarist with the DGK Trio, Hulon Big Band, and many other notable groups. In 2001, Hayon moved to the United States, where he earned his BFA in Jazz Performance at SUNY Purchase. A recipient of the Ullendorff Memorial Foundation Scholarship there, he studied with jazz greats John Abercrombie, Hal Galper, Todd Coolman, and Jon Faddis. Hayon has since played in a number of venues throughout the United States and abroad as the leader of a jazz trio, duo, and quartet. His renditions of jazz standards as well as his own compositions have earned him acclaim along with several weekly gigs in the New York area.
In addition to playing live music, Koby Hayon is the musical director of “Nigunim – A Festival of New Improvised Jewish Music”, this festival aims to create a stage in Westchester county for wide range of Jewish improvised music. Through Hayon’s efforts, the festival became a recipient of the Arts Project Grant from Westchester Arts Council in 2009-2011.