El Paso Women’s Hall of Fame proudly honors outstanding women who have made enduring contributions to our community. Amanda Ekery is a 2026 inductee. Learn more and buy tickets here.

The 2026 ChangeMakers event is set to celebrate women in the arts across the Borderland recognizing the contributions, achievements and talents of women shaping the arts and culture. Amanda Ekery is the keynote speaker and honoree. Learn more and buy tickets here.

Working with the multi award-winning jazz ensembles at Newton South HS led by Lisa Linde.

Árabe is nominated for Best Album Notes for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards! Watch the Awards live starting at 12pm PST at live.grammy.com or on the Recording Academy YouTube Channel.

Hear the music and stories from the 2026 GRAMMY Nominated album and book Árabe at Brave Books in El Paso, Texas. This intimate setting will feature a solo performance and readings from Árabe with albums available for purchase and signing. 2 - 3pm MST

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at Al Bustan Seeds of Culture in Philadelphia. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. More info here.

Join vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery and her band for a songwriting workshop! This songwriting workshop will focus on using research and personal history to write music using techniques Ekery used to write Árabe, her new album. Árabe is about Syrian and Mexican shared culture and history, and covers everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes, to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights. Participants will leave the workshop with a short song they have created, along with tools and tips to continue songwriting. Sign up here.

Solo performance of Árabe at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, presented by the Consulado de Carrera de México en Nueva Orleans. More details coming soon. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. Learn more here.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at Asia Society Texas in Houston. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. Learn more info and buy your tickets here.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at River Sun Jazz Club in San Antonio. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. More info and tickets here.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at The Wild Detectives in Dallas. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. 7:30 - 9:00pm CST. Learn more here and get tickets here.

Since 1982, the Jazz Lecture Series has brought prominent artists in the music industry to the UNT campus so that students can enhance their knowledge of the history and current state of jazz through the interaction. Students gain insight into the business of music and learn about effective career strategies from working musicians and entrepreneurs with varied careers. Amanda will be the featured guest on September 30. Learn more here.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at the Sumud Mural along with local artisans, vendors, and food! Learn more about the Sumud: Resistance to Liberation Mural here. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe in El Paso where it all began at the new Mexican American Cultural Center downtown. Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation. Free and open to the public, learn more here.

New York Arab Festival Presents Amanda Ekery ARABE Album Release Concert 

at Nublu Classic (62 Loisaida Ave) on April 27, 7pm doors

Get Tickets HERE

About Amanda Ekery and Árabe:

Syrian-Mexican-American, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer Amanda Ekery creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives. Her work has been featured at the Portland Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, and the Kennedy Center, and spans Off-Broadway theater, film, and multiple studio recordings. Amanda has been awarded the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, the Jazz Journalist Association Jazz Hero Award, the ASCAP Phoebe Jacobs Prize, and the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer’s Award. Learn more at aekerymusic.com. The fourth full-length release by vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Amanda Ekery, Árabe invites audiences to explore Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture on the El Paso border - the story of Ekery’s life, lineage, and identity. It features twelve original songs and accompanying essays with the stories and history behind each track, covering everything from food, gambling, and evil eyes, to immigration law, biracial identity, and the fraught relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship and workers’ rights.

About the New York Arab Festival

New York Arab Festival (NYAF) is a multidisciplinary festival spanning all genres of art, culture, design, cuisine, philosophy, and intersecting industries. It programs arts and culture from the Arabic-speaking region and the Arab diaspora and showcases Arab American artists. NYAF was established in 2022 to commemorate Arab American Heritage Month and fight the erasure of Arab and Arab American identities from NYC, a place Arabs have called home for over three centuries. NYAF is organized and run by its founding members: Artistic Director and Curator Adham Hafez, Urbanist and Curator Adam Kucharski, and founding Senior Producer Cindy Sibilsky. NYAF is produced by HaRaKa Platform and powered by Wizara LLC in partnership with many celebrated institutions in NYC and worldwide. Website: www.newyorkarabfestival.com Instagram: @newyorkarabfestivalofficial

Mahrajans were part of Syrian homeland culture, similar to block parties used for community formation.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe at Morse College Tea at Yale University. Amanda will be joined by Jhoely Garay on guitar and Ross Wightman on bass. Learn more here.

Hear the music and stories of Árabe in a stripped down solo setting with Amanda on piano and vocals. Alone Not Lonely is a solo series curated by Yoon Choi. Learn more here.

Amanda is singing in a new large ensemble work by composer/pianist/organist Steven Long. Learn more here.

Andrew Boudreau + Amanda Ekery return to the Core Memory Music Series, to preview Amanda’s upcoming 2025 album Árabe about Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture featuring improvisatory folk, jazz, and avant pop styles. Learn more here.

Be the first to hear Árabe, the upcoming 2025 album from vocalist/composer Amanda Ekery about Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture featuring improvisatory folk, jazz, and avant pop styles.

Árabe will be featured at Pat Harris’ 2 Great Days of Jazz showcase, representing NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater and Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski’s Woodshed Network artists. NY Hilton Midtown, Madison Suite, 11 - 11:25am.

Original solo set. Sharing bill with Ross Wightman’s Fiddle Henge, Lawrence Brown III, and Eric Howell. 8 - 10pm Café con Leche

Original music, Annette Peacock, and Carla Bley. Andrew + Amanda return to the Core Memory Music Series. Learn more here.

Culminating free performance from University of Houston residency playing new original music and selections from Árabe at the Asia Society Texas' public art installation Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette, co-commissioned by the Mitchell Center. 

Playing and singing some original music as part of the Fordham University Faculty Concert along with some fantastic colleagues. Fordham Lincoln Center campus, 12th Floor Lounge, 7pm.

Chase Elodia’s Perennials Northwest Tour featuring Amanda Ekery (voice), Yvonne Rogers (piano), Paul Pandit (bass) and Chase Elodia (drums + compositions).