Alumni Program
The musical work we do in prisons is only the beginning. Musicambia works with Alumni of our in-prison education programs once they have returned home.
Our first-ever Alumni Holiday Concert took place on December 16, 2017 in the Resnick Education Wing of Carnegie Hall. The concert featured Teaching Artists and Alumni of our Sing Sing program, and was fully produced by Alumnus and violinist Jason Naradzay.
Performances
Private house concerts
Fundraisers and benefits
Offerings
Free ongoing instrument lessons and music education
Free donated musical instruments
Paid musical performance opportunities with our house band, the Cambia Collective
Alumni Success
Kenyatta
Kenyatta is the first Musicambia Alumnus we’ve hired back as a Teaching Artist. He teaches in our program at Lansing Correctional Facility, in Kansas. Kenyatta has been featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio. He was Artist-In-Residence at the Initiative for a Just Society at Columbia University Law School from 2021-24, and a 2022 Galaxy Leaders Fellow. He has released two singles as an independent recording artist, “Me For You,” and “What Is Left.”
Alfred
Alfred works in Social Impact Programs. In this capacity, he connects young people to opportunities for collaborative music making.
Carlos Ivan
Carlos Ivan is Vice President of Musicambia’s Board of Directors. He is a Research Analyst and Reentry Coordinator at the Center for Justice at Columbia University.
Jason
Jason works as a Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor, and helped us create our Jeptha Program at Sing Sing, specifically for men in the Office of Mental Health.
Art & Krimes by Krimes
In 2021, four of our Alumni were hired by filmmaker Alysa Nahmias to sing on the soundtrack for her Emmy-Award-winning documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes, about formerly incarcerated visual artist Jesse Krimes. Krimes’ work is currently on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and he co-founded the Center for Art and Advocacy.
Last updated: 5-13-25