TONINA
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Bar/Lobby opens at 7:00 PM
Show begins at 8:00 PM
Advance Tickets: $15
Door: $20
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Tonina is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, bassist and songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri who performs her original music along with her arrangements of covers in Spanish, English, and Italian.
Tonina comes from a family of musicians who exposed her to various music styles ranging from Funk, Soul, and Jazz to Classical, Folk and Rock. She was raised in St. Louis coming from Black and Sicilian backgrounds. All these components have given her an unparalleled musical scope playing many genres yet making each her own. Her sense of rhythm, melody, extraordinary voice and song interpretation, make her performances a thrilling experience for listeners.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music, earning two degrees, Tonina opened for Grammy-Award winning artist, Lalah Hathaway in St. Louis, traveled to perform at the Catania Jazz Festival in Sicily, and was named one of NPR’s favorite new artists of 2018 and then listed as one of NPR’s top 10 artists of 2018. Her interpretation of “Historia de un Amor” was placed on former president Barack Obama’s top songs list of 2018. In 2019, she signed to American record label, Empire. She performs with her band in Los Angeles and around the world.
IG: @iamtonina
In a post-pandemic era of festivals, stadium shows, and high ticket prices, we felt it was important that small venues weren’t left out of the live entertainment conversation. Someone has to give the stage back to the community. There’s a certain quality that intimate shows offer, and if we’re being honest, it’s nice when you can actually see the artist—if you wanted to look at a screen the whole time you could’ve stayed home and done that. Now, we may not have the bells and whistles that the larger venues have, but this is New York City. We have an amazing artist community, and that community has some talented ass friends, some of which you may know, and some of which you definitely want to find out about.
Sound Stage @ wild project is a new series in New York City presenting eight intimate performances between July & August. The inaugural 2022 lineup features comedians, poets and music artists from around the country, and we are ecstatic to have Brooklyn-based artist Cyrus Aaron as our first curator-in-residence.
COVID Safety protocols at wild project
Upon entry all audience members must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination & Photo ID.
Audience members will be required to wear masks at all times within the theater.