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Ticket Sales – https://bpt.me/4550275   Gabby Alexa Gutierrez Gabby is so excited to debut her original songs with the legendary NYC singer-songwriter circle in this historic venue. Grateful to Tina Shafer for this amazing opportunity. Gabby started performing professionally since she was only 7years old. She was in School of Rock the Musical on broadway played…

Join Us Monday, March 2nd for the next round in our award-winning Songwriter’s Circle. The Evening will feature – Britt Hewitt is in her final year studying vocal arts at The Juilliard School. She specializes in 20th and 21st century English language opera and song. She composes pop, rock, and theatre music. You can hear…

KEVIN BENTS, OUR LONG TIME FRIEND AND CIRCLE ALUM  IS TOURING WITH DWEEZLE ZAPPA!! the super talented songwriter, producer and friend of all of us, is touring with Dweezle the son of the late Frank Zappa. No easy feat folks this is a tough job with all the technical stuff but if anyone can handle…

Join us Monday Feb 3rd for our next Songwriter’s Circle Showcase featuring Phil Loft, Elena Giddins, Sara Schwab, Souvenir Music and Nafsica. Tickets can be purchased – https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4505762 Phil Loft I am a singer songwriter from Long Island New York. I strive to be very successful and bring about a Chill Soul Vibe to the music…

  Join us Monday January 6th for our first showcase of 2020! Held at the Historic The Bitter End The evening will feature – Danielle Lussier is a singer/songwriter based in NYC. Her sound is influenced by many of the great female singer/songwriters of our time (Carole King, Sara Bareilles, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga). Her…

    Join us Monday, December 16th for one of our most signature events! If you’re looking to spend an evening cuddling up to some of the most well crafted holidays songs on the planet (sung by the best talent NYC has to offer) look no further! We have an incredible line up full of…

Please join us for another year of amazing performers at our Annual Holiday show. TINA SHAFER   Multi- platinum songwriter and Director of the Circle KEVIN BENTS   Emmy award winning writer EVERETTE BRADLEY   (STOMP) ANDREW FORTIER AND FAMILY JANE KELLY WILLIAMS   Recording artist HUGH PRESTWOOD   (Country Music Hall of Fame)

Join us Monday November 4th for another award winning showcase! The evening will feature GULES is a New York City singer/songwriter with a soulful jazz sound who’s music has been compared to the smooth and captivating styles of Carole King and Amy Winehouse. GULES’ music has brought her achievements like the legendary venues of Sofar…

Congratulations to Songwriters Circle Alum and former vocal student of Tina Shafer, Billy Porter for winning the EMMY for his work in “POSE” a hit TV series… WE LOVE YOU!! The Songwriters Circle Family!

Join us Monday October 7th for another round of the best singer songwriter’s around! The evening will feature Sharen Wendy Robertson She is a singer/songwriter, Harvard graduate, and published author from Boston, MA. She began singing in blues jams around the South Shore of Boston in 2005. In 2008, her 20 yr old son was…

SONGWRITERS CIRCLE ALUM and voice student of Director Tina Shafer: LEYLA BLUE SIGNS A RECORD DEAL WITH ISLAND RECORDS. Leyla has been a voice student of Tina Shafer as well as performers many times at the The New York Songwriters Circle. Her first single “SILENCE” you can check her out at http://Ink.to/LeylaBlueSilence Congratulations!!!!

Join us Monday Sept 9th for our fall showcase featuring top songwriting talent from NYC and beyond. The Evening will feature Bella Human Hailing from opposite sides of the globe, Bella Human is a Dutch-South African singer, songwriter and pianist looking to transform the world around her through song. Her style is self-described as M&M…

We are so proud to announce our Songwriters Circle performer and Alum, Billy Porter, is not only a Tony Winner for Kinky boots but now and EMMY winning actor on the FX hit POSE. Billy has been in the business since 1990 and never gave up hope in spite of the many struggles he faced…

Join us Monday August 5th for another amazing night of original music. The evening will feature – Allie Dunn – is a Staten Island raised alt-country pop singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist who has a knack for combining light catchy melodies with honest lyrics. Allie has been writing since she was 15 but recently relocated to Nashville to…

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Join us Monday July 1st for another evening of award-winning talent! The evening will feature – Markeisha Ensley is an award-winning singer-songwriter originally from Aurora, Colorado. She has performed throughout the US and internationally, including the UK, France, the Philippines and Japan. As an actress, Markeisha originated the role of Nina Simone in the new…

The New York Songwriter’s Circle is thrilled to take part in this year’s World Pride with an exclusive Singer/Songwriter’s night held at the historic Bitter End featuring Daniel Joseph Baker, Logan Hart, Nick Deutsch, Julie Gold, Katie Buchanan, Kumbaya, Brian Faulduto and Michael Blume. Hosted by Platinum Selling Singer/songwriter Tina Shafer, since 1991 The Circle…

Join us Monday, June 3rd for our award-winning New York Songwriter’s Circle hosted at the historic Bitter End. The evening will feature Bio: Lena is an NYC based German-American singer-songwriter. Her genre-bending music draws as much inspiration from ‘90s alternative as it does from her training as a classical singer. Lena is currently pursuing a…

We are so excited to watch SONGLAND Tuesdays on NBC! – Undiscovered songwriters pitch their original creations to superstar recording artists and a panel of chart-topping music producers in hopes of creating the artists’ next megahits. The star artists — including Jonas Brothers, John Legend, Macklemore, Kelsea Ballerini, will.i.am, Old Dominion, OneRepublic, Meghan Trainor, Aloe…

The New York Songwriter’s Circle is thrilled to take part in this year’s World Pride with an exclusive Singer/Songwriter’s night held at the historic Bitter End featuring Daniel Joseph Baker, Logan Hart, Nick Deutsch, Julie Gold, Katie Buchanan, Kumbaya, Brian Faulduto and Michael Blume. Hosted by Platinum Selling Singer/songwriter Tina Shafer, since 1991 The Circle…

1. Lizanne Knott is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Northwestern Pennsylvania. She has performed at some of the most prestigious listening rooms, theaters and festivals throughout the UK, Ireland and Spain and continues to produce critically acclaimed records with a new one due out this Fall. Follow Her – https://www.lizanneknott.com/ 2. Ciara Grace grew up…

OUR MOST POPULAR SHOW IS RETURNING… ages 9-18 years old Performing at the Bitter End, New York Songwriters Circle Ticket link https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4110880

Join us this April fools day for some of NYC’s best talent! The evening will feature Nic Nim Music Follow her: Nicole Nimroody Hayden Joseph Music Though a relative newcomer to the industry, this South Carolina native turned New York City dreamer has quickly begun making a name for himself at many of NYC’s most…

Join us Monday, March 4th for our award-winning Showcase. The evening will feature EmRose Music – R&B/ neo-soul artist from San Francisco. She is a songwriter, producer, and vocalist, influenced by everyone from Anita Baker to Tom Misch. Follow Her – Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jessiechambers/ Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/artist/10kZ6WNqUGE1lQLUVisdVF?si=ILln1fa7QUyBEKPsHxDbOg Apple Music – https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jessie-chambers/1402664421 Jessie Chambers – is a…

Join us Monday, Feb 4th for our award-winning singer/songwriter series. The evening will feature – Brett Cameron – At 23 years old, Brett Cameron is currently working on releasing a string of singles to follow his highly anticipated debut record, ‘Mazes’ (released summer 2018). His new single ‘Feel Alive’ combines influences of pop, rock, electronic,…

– Tyler Stahl and Daniel Hass met in class while enrolled at Juilliard as young men, they were assigned to perform an original composition by Daniel for the school board and have been writing and performing together ever since. Tyler has been working on “Songs from the Early album” strenuously over the past year: the…

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Join us Monday, December 10th for one of our most signature events! If you’re looking to spend an evening cuddling up to some of the most well crafted holidays songs on the planet (sung by the best talent NYC has to offer) look no further! We have an incredible line up full of special guests…

After 30 years of running the New York Songwriters Circle and a paradigm shift in the Music Industry, Circle of One Fund Inc is a new Non Profit company under the umbrella of the New York Songwriters Circle aiming to raise money for up and coming young songwriters to help them get started in a…

Join us Monday, November 5th for our award-winning songwriter series! The evening will feature Rowen Kahn – Rowen Kahn is a singer/songwriter from Vancouver, BC. He released his first album, ‘Shortcut’, last May and you can find it wherever you get your music. Follow him! Instagram: @rowenkahn website: rowenkahn.com Rebecca Hurn Rebecca Hurn is an…

OUT OF TIME

Check out Grammy award winning Alum Jesse Harris and his new video Out of Time from his new album Aquarelle To learn more visit http://www.jesseharrismusic.com/

Here’s a great live performance of “Wonder” by circle alums A Great Big World new single https://youtu.be/P-_GQ3il4U4 The single is available here:http://agbw.epicrecords.com/

Join us Monday May 7th for our award winning singer songwriter showcase! The evening will feature 1. Nicole Nimroody – Nicole Nimroody – is a 17 year old singer-songwriter based in New York City. Going by the artist name “Nic Nim,” Nicole writes, produces, and performs original music inspired by many genres, such as alt-rock,…

congratulations to Rachel Sage and Stevie Wolfe on their write ups in Billboard! Note the back-to-back NY Songwriter Circle alums write-ups.

Buy tickets for The New York Songwriter’s Circle Young Performer’s Night “The New York Songwriters Circle Annual Young Performer’s Night” – An evening of outstanding talent all 18 years and under, held at the historic Bitter End in NYC’s Greenwich Village. 20$ Online https://songwriters-circle.com/young-artists-night-tickets-now-on-sale/ 25$ at the Door

Join us Monday March 5th for our Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Showcase! The evening will feature the incredible diverse talents of Katherine Spina – At the heart of it, Kat is a singer. She is captivated by the power of tone and as a writer, thrives on storytelling through the lens of simplicity. Kat is a…

We welcome these wonderful artists March 5th at our Legendary showcase on it’s 26th year!!! Home to many Grammy award winning artists! Held at The historical Bitter End, 147 Bleecker street in NYC West Village $10 ticket price All welcome! LIndsay Batista Annika Grace Megan Sullivan kat Spina Scott Krokoff John David

Join us for our award winning singer/songwriter showcase series! The evening will feature Megan Talay has been playing iconic New York City venues since she was 16, winning over fans with her clever lyrics and infectious on-stage persona. Often drawing comparisons to 90’s favorites like Weezer, No Doubt, and Alanis Morisette,Talay’s punchy power-pop tunes tell…

Join us Monday January 8th for our award winning showcase! Our first showcase of the 2018 season features 5 stellar acts and one international guest! Karen Hardy Karen Hardy is an up and coming artist and songwriter from East Brunswick, New Jersey. In September of 2017, she took her soulful pop originals down to Nashville,…

Tickets are now on sale for our annual Holiday show! Click the LINK to get yours in advance – We are also featured as NY TIME OUT magazine THING TO DO!

Join us Monday, December 18th for one of our most signature events! If you’re looking to spend an evening cuddling up to some of the most well crafted songs on the planet (sung by the best talent NYC has to offer) look no further! We have an incredible line up full of special guests to…

Join us Monday November 6th for our award winning series! The evening will feature Anthony Nunziata Annie Calder – Annie Calder, a relative newcomer to the indie music scene, has quickly established herself as an award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer in the US and UK. She delights both listeners and fans with her subtle bits…

Join us this October for our award winning series! We have an incredible line – up featuring some international stars ✨ The evening will feature – Leyla Aroch – is an 18 year old New York native who travels around NYC and Los Angeles performing her original songs. Obsessed with r&b and hip hop, she…

Dado Bargioni A well-known Italian artist will be performing at the New York Songwriter Circle, October second 8 o’clock at the bitter end. This is one of the first articles written internationally about the New York songwriter circle, it is our plan to open a circle in Milan in the future !

After 26 years of teaching voice and doing vocal therapy, and hearing so many performers at the Songwriters Circle, I thought this article was pretty telling. Today, when we as performers can no longer count on selling our CDS, touring has become the way to earn a living and it can destroy the delicate vocal…

We have an INCREDIBLE songwriter showcase coming up for you Monday september 11th! This will be a unique show featuring 5 US acts and a special apperance by Abby Holden! Check out the line up –

NEW YORK (WABC) — A singer/songwriter in Manhattan has found her true calling as a motivator, as she’s determined to make your child the best singer he or she can be. Rock stars have been paying it forward for 25 years now, mentoring a younger generation at the “New York Songwriter’s Circle” started by Tina…

  Join us Monday August 7th for our award winning showcase! The evening will feature Tatiana Lima – www.tatianalima.com Casey McQuillen – https://www.caseymcquillen.com/ Rachel Altounian – https://soundcloud.com/rachelaltounian Aaron Drescher