SWAAM Spoken Word Art & Music

Welcome to The new Renaissance and another edition of SWAAM Spoken Word Art & Music. open Mic, Live band, Wine Bar, VIP tables and another Incredible feature for your listening pleasure. "Ernie Silva" is hardly typical in any sense of the word. He is a product of Bushwick projects in Brooklyn New York. It was there Ernie got his first tastes of life in front of live audiences. As Ernie grew so did his taste for performing.
At age 17 Ernie became fascinated with Flip Wilson, Freddie Prinze, and Richard Pryor. Consequently, stand-up comedy drew him back to the stage at places like Stand Up New York, The Comic Strip, and the Comedy Cellar. However, eventually his musical side came calling to be recognized.
While embarking on his tutelage in guitar styles ranging from classical to blues (most of which he taught himself while sleeping on couches, and even a few nights riding freight trains around the country) Ernie found inspiration in the voices of Andres Segovia, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Son House, and Jimi Hendrix.
Ernie went on to become the first member of his family to graduate college. He holds a Bachelor’s in Acting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a MFA from the University of Southern California. It was then that Ernie developed his award winning world traveled solo show, “Heavy Like the Weight of a Flame.” His Storytelling prowess is a pleasure to watch. Show starts promptly at 8pm, early arrival suggested.