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Goussy Célestin

Haitian-American artist Goussy Célestin is a pianist, composer, arranger, vocalist, and dancer with a three-decade career of engaging audiences globally.

Goussy has studied and performed music and dance with such esteemed names as Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath, C. Scoby Stroman, and Max Roach as a jazz pianist-vocalist, while studying with Pat Hall, Jean Leon Destiné, Rhiannon, and Camille Yarbrough as a dancer. 

Goussy has been a featured vocalist for Rattlestick Theater, has led workshops at the Metropolitan Opera's 2019 National Educators Conference, and the Mile-Long Opera, and actively leads music workshops at Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongs school.

She is an alumna of ASE Dance Theater Collective, a neo-folklore ensemble dedicated to the traditional/contemporary arts of the African diaspora filtered through Haitian music and dance. While in Cuba, she performed with members of the Buena Vista Social Club, as well as performing/mentoring with members of Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas, Yoruba Andabo, and Clave Y Guaguanco. Goussy has performed at venues throughout New York City and her musical travels include Cuba, England, Wales, Japan, and Haiti.