Synergy in Sound with Worldwide Tuning Society - Alphabet City - Northside

Inspired by global roots-music and grounded by serious experience within them, Worldwide Tuning Society is a collective of diverse international performing artists and musicians dedicated to elevating spirit through sound. 

About the Musicians:

Tomchess is a Pittsburgh/NYC-based multi-instrumentalist, improviser, and composer. He has played and recorded with some of the most esteemed players in the improvisational jazz scene including Dewey Redman, Butch Morris, and Pharoah Sanders, as well as Moroccan Sintarist Hassan Hakmoun.

Kevin Nathaniel is a Scholar of the House of Yale University. Following Yale, Kevin devoted himself to the healing music of Africa, especially mbira music.

Salieu Suso was born into a family of traditional African jalis (musician-historians). He began training on the 21-stringed kora at the age of 8 and began his professional career by the age of 15. He has performed widely throughout the U.S., Africa, and Europe, and he is known for his diverse range of musical collaborations.

Mbuyiselo Mngwandi is a composer, producer, and solo artist. He was born and raised in the Vaal Triangle before moving to Johannesburg where he worked with Sipho Mabuse. Mbuyiselo was also a member of Bazwaana, a Johannesburg-based trio, and in the nineties served as one of the key figures in the revival of local jazz. 

Dan Kurfirst is an NYC-based percussionist, composer, and improviser. B