Linda EPO

Linda EPO

Linda EPO and her Ensemble New Yorkino bring a fiery, energetic set featuring a bold mix of Jazz and Funk infused with Caribbean and Latin rhythms. Born in Queens, NYC with Haitian and Mexican roots, Linda channels the energy of one of the world’s most diverse boroughs into a sound that is multi-cultural, universal, and entirely her own. Expect powerhouse vocals, dancable grooves, and a performance that turns into a celebration of community.

Bio
Queens native Linda EPO is a dynamic singer, pianist, and bandleader whose transcendent performances blur cultural boundaries. She is known for her vibrant energy and stage presence.

Her musical traditions are rooted in the Afro-diasporic and Indigenous cultures of the Americas. As a Haitian-Mexican artist, her work draws from Caribbean, Latin American, Black American, and Creole traditions shaped by migration, language, and rhythm. Singing in Kreyòl, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English, Linda’s music reflects the cultural intersections of Haiti, Mexico, and New York City honoring both ancestral traditions and the living, evolving sound of the Americas.

Recent notable performances with her ensemble include The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Midsummer Nights series hosted by Melanie Charles, The Hudson River Museum Summer Festival, and Kupferberg Center for the Arts’ Live at the Gantries. She has also appeared as a featured performer at Birdland in NYC with Berta Moreno’s La Troupe Tumaini, El Teatro Juárez de Guanajuato in Mexico as a member of Nixtaband, and Swing Wespelaar in Belgium & Zomerparkfeest in the Netherlands with grammy-nominated Heritage Blues Orchestra.

She is the recipient of an artist excellence award from the Municipal Institute of Culture, Art and Recreation of Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico at the 20th Irapuato Jazz Fest, and has worked as a teaching artist at the 92Y, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and with Carnegie Hall.

Performers
Linda EPO (vocals, keys), Matthew Gilmartin (bass), X (drums)

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