Fresh off her attention-grabbing performance for NYC’s SummerStage 2025 season, where she shared the bill with the legendary Puerto Rican salsa powerhouse La Sonora Ponceña, Linda EPO continues her rapid ascent in the live music scene.
Queens native Linda EPO is a dynamic singer, pianist, and bandleader whose transcendent performances blur cultural boundaries. She is known for her vibrant energy and stage presence. Her ability to sing in multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Kreyòl, enables her to connect with audiences worldwide, creating captivating cross-cultural experiences.
The unique fusion of genres that define Linda’s sound reflects her Haitian-Mexican heritage and the diverse musical landscape of her NYC upbringing. Her eclectic repertoire spans jazz, funk, R&B, Caribbean, and Latin music, transcending borders or easy classification.
She is the recipient of an artist excellence award from the Municipal Institute of Culture, Art and Recreation of Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico at the 20th Irapuato Jazz Fest, has worked as a teaching artist at the 92Y and with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Recent notable performances with her ensemble include The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s midsummer night series (hosted by Melanie Charles), The Hudson River Museum Summer Festival, and Queens College’s Live at the Gantries. She has also appeared as a featured performer at Birdland in NYC with Berta Moreno’s La Troupe Tumaini, El Teatro Juárez de Guanajuato in Mexico with Nixtaband, Swing Wespelaar in Belgium and Zomerparkfeest in the Netherlands with grammy-nominated Heritage Blues Orchestra.