The City of West Hollywood presents
2025 Winter Sounds
FREE Indoor Concert Series

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Doors 6PM, Show 7PM

MAE.SUN and Gengis Don and the Empire
Eclectic Jazz

MAE.SUN (aka Hailey Niswanger) is alternately known as Hailey Niswanger, is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer who creates immersive, meditative sonic worlds. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, she has been recognized on the DownBeat Magazine Critics Poll Rising Star saxophone list for eleven consecutive years and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, on NPR, and has ranked on the Billboard charts. Her collaborations span multiple genres, including with Esperanza Spalding, Harvey Mason, Kenny Barron, Incubus, and Clairo. She has contributed her flute to Grammy Award–winning albums such as Terri Lyne Carrington’s The Mosaic Project and Beyoncé’s Black Parade.

Gengis Don is a dynamic force in today’s music scene, known for his innovative approach as a drummer, producer, songwriter, and engineer. A Brooklyn native, Gengis Don’s sound is a reflection of his deep roots in hip-hop combined with his extensive study of jazz and improvisational music. His versatility and talent have led him to work with a diverse array of artists, including Solange, Bilal, ASAP Ferg, Klein, Melanie Charles, Anna Wise, Mavi, Braxton Cook, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Marquis Hill, Christopher McBride, Pink Siifu, and many others.

The Sun Rose, 8430 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

RSVP and More Info: weho.org/wintersounds