Join us for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, live music, and a fabulous silent auction followed by a delicious dinner by Jeffrey A. Miller Catering.
This year we will honor Swedish Jazz musician Oscar Stenmark with the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Oskar Stenmark was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. His family has a long legacy in music that has been traced back to 1762. Oskar developed a musical interest at an early age and eventually picked up the trumpet. After a Bachelor’s degree in improvisation at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Oskar moved to New York City to pursue his musical dreams. He has performed with stars such as David Byrne, Living Colour, and the multiple GRAMMY award winning Maria Schneider Orchestra. Oskar is a Yamaha artist, and his playing has been heard at the Super Bowl, in The Matrix Resurrections, and at New York Fashion Week. Oskar, a tenth generation musician, has a Master’s degree in Jazz Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and continues to develop his playing and artistic vision while living in New York.
Leading his trio, quartet, and sextet, Oskar explores the traditional melodies he inherited from his ancestors in Sweden by fusing them together with the sounds of New York City, resulting in two albums; Piatruba and In front of us. ASHM is thrilled to honor Oskar with our Outstanding Achievement Award, and we look forward to many more of his musical endeavors.