Please join us at Carnegie Hall at 8 PM on Tuesday, October 24 to support and enjoy the music of ACAP NYC member Astrid Kuljanic. She will be making her debut at this esteemed concert venue with a performance of "Astrid Kuljanic Transatlantic Exploration Company: Riva". 

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AFTER THE CONCERT
 

let's celebrate Astrid's performance and catch up with old friends and new at

 Tanner Smith's - A House of Cocktails
(204 West 55th Street)

 

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About the Performance: 

On the Adriatic island of Cres, a certain sheltered cove harbors a small pier. “I have my spot there, at least, I consider it my spot!” laughs singer, arranger, and songwriter Astrid Kuljanic, whose parents both grew up near that cove. It’s a place swept by the world’s tides and sounds, where Italian and Croatian blend, where the strange and new quickly ceases to be exotic and simply becomes “our music.”

This deeply rooted yet organically syncretic place has shaped Kuljanic’s voice and work, which embraces jazz standards, Brazilian samba and bossa nova, and traditional songs from Cres, as part of her new project, the Transatlantic Exploration Company. The quartet’s debut album Riva (“Pier”; release: November 10, 2017 on One Trick Dog Records) and Carnegie Hall celebration will showcase the singer’s facility for flowing between Caribbean and Brazilian beats and racy Croatian ditties, between heartfelt ballads and upbeat romps.

“It’s an exploration. I love exploring my roots and I love learning about other music,” says Kuljanic. “You can take inspiration from all sorts of places and over time, it becomes part of you.”