New York Times featured artist Brandon Woody started his musical journey at the age of 7. Since then, Woody has gone on to become an international artist, performing with his band Upendo, curating projects for major museums, film scoring, collaborating with international brands and performing at major venues and institutions around the globe. Woody uses music as a tool for healing, genuine connection and celebrating community.

He has performed at venues and festivals such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Meyerhoff, Riverside Church, The Shed, Echostage, Songbyrd, Union Stage, Capital Turnaround, Rams Head Live, The Lyric Opera House, The Kimmel Center, Martha’s Vineyard Jazz Festival, August Wilson Center, Havre De Grace Jazz Festival, Elbphilharmonie, Harlem Stage, MLK Library, City Winery DC & Philly, Metro Gallery, The National Building Museum, Ottobar, Clarice at the University of Maryland, Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore Museum of Art, Reginald F Lewis Museum, Walters Art Museum, Moma PS1, Vegan SoulFest, Artscape, Jazz Showcase, Blue Llama, Lume Studios, Kennedy Center, Smoke Jazz Club, Mintons, Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival among others. Brandon has played as a sideman with Paul Russell, Solange, Standing on The Corner, Klein, Lafayette Gilchrist, Jonathan Barber, Luther Allison and many others.