MAE.SUN and Gengis Don and the Empire

The City of West Hollywood presents

2025 Winter Sounds

FREE Indoor Concert Series

Saturday January 25 2025

Doors 6PM Show 7PM

MAE.SUN and Gengis Don and the Empire

Eclectic Jazz

MAE.SUN (aka Hailey Niswanger) is alternately known as Hailey Niswanger is a multi-instrumentalist vocalist and composer who creates immersive meditative sonic worlds. A graduate of Berklee College of Music she has been recognized on the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll Rising Star saxophone list for eleven consecutive years and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal on NPR and has ranked on the Billboard charts. Her collaborations span multiple genres including with Esperanza Spalding Harvey Mason Kenny Barron Incubus and Clairo. She has contributed her flute to Grammy Award–winning albums such as Terri Lyne Carrington’s The Mosaic Project and Beyoncé’s Black Parade.

Gengis Don is a dynamic force in today’s music scene known for his innovative approach as a drummer producer songwriter and engineer. A Brooklyn native Gengis Don’s sound is a reflection of his deep roots in hip-hop combined with his extensive study of jazz and improvisational music. His versatility and talent have led him to work with a diverse array of artists including Solange Bilal ASAP Ferg Klein Melanie Charles Anna Wise Mavi Braxton Cook Georgia Anne Muldrow Marquis Hill Christopher McBride Pink Siifu and many others.

The Sun Rose 8430 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood CA 90069

RSVP and More Info: weho.org/wintersounds

Check out the entire series!

January 25 – MAE.SUN and Gengis Don https://wintersounds-2025Jan25.eventbrite.com

February 8 – Chien Chien Lu and Danny Janklow https://wintersounds-2025Feb08.eventbrite.com

February 22 – Theo Croker  https://wintersounds-2025Feb22.eventbrite.com

Host or Publisher City of West Hollywood, Arts Division