Vuci Album Launch

Francesco Turrisi is a Grammy Award–winning multi-instrumentalist acclaimed as a “musical alchemist” and “musical polyglot.” Equally at home in jazz, early music, and traditions from the Mediterranean, he brings a uniquely exploratory voice to every collaboration and performance. Turrisi has worked with an exceptional range of artists, moving fluidly between genres and centuries. He has performed with jazz luminaries Dave Liebman, Bill Frisell, and Christian McBride; collaborated with Irish sean-nós singer Róisín El Safty and Italian tarantella specialist Lucilla Galeazzi; toured with Bobby McFerrin; played baroque opera with L’Arpeggiata; joined The Silk Road Ensemble; interpreted Steve Reich with Bang on a Can All-Stars; and accompanied flamenco master Pepe El Habichuela and Greek vocalist Savina Yannatou. He has released five critically acclaimed albums as a leader and four as co-leader. His most recent solo piano recording, Northern Migrations, was praised by The Irish Times as “delicate, wistful and wholly engrossing.” Since 2018, Turrisi has collaborated closely with American singer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Their duo project explores connections between musical lineages from the Mediterranean and the traditions of the African diaspora in the Americas. Their 2019 album there is no Other received widespread critical acclaim and produced the Grammy-nominated single “I’m on My Way.” Their follow-up album, They’re Calling Me Home (2021), earned two Grammy nominations and won the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Turrisi has recorded or performed with a wide array of artists including Bobby McFerrin, Ben Harper, Yo-Yo Ma, Taj Mahal, Bill Frisell, Christian McBride, Gavin Bryars, Lisa Hannigan, The King’s Singers, Philippe Jaroussky, Rolando Villazón, and many others.

Laura Sheeran is an Irish director and multidisciplinary artist working across theatre, film, large-scale public spectacle and music-led performance. Her work moves between institutional stages and independent production, combining rigorous structure with emotional and political clarity. Across long-form projects such as The Persona Project and her broader directing portfolio, she explores identity, embodiment, technology and collective experience through distinct, self-contained worlds.