# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026
DOORS: 6:30PM
SHOW: 7:30PM

About Carmani Edwards:

Carmani Edwards is a bassist and composer born and raised in Chicago. A lifelong creative, at 16 her focus shifted from visual arts to include music, taking up the electric bass in her high school jazz band and adopting the acoustic bass a year later. She graduated from DePaul University’s Jazz Studies Program in 2022, and has been sharing her sound around the city ever since, performing with various artists including Ernest Dawkins, Dee Alexander, Shanta Nurullah, Aliyah Jones, Dakarai Barclay, Anaiet Soul; with Intimacy Nite in Chicago; and with bands Family Junket and Alliance.

About Honey Noir: 
Honey Noir is a Chicago-based vocal collective and creative platform rooted in Black musical lineage, healing, and collective expression. The group is composed of multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Alysha Monique, Amyna Love, and Nashon Holloway, each bringing distinct sonic identities into a unified, deeply intentional sound.

Blending soul, R&B, jazz, experimental harmony, and improvisation, Honey Noir creates immersive performances that center voice as both instrument and storytelling vessel. Their work moves fluidly between tenderness and power, inviting audiences into shared moments of reflection, resonance, and emotional truth.

Known for their rich harmonies and community-centered approach, Honey Noir’s performances extend beyond the traditional stage, emphasizing connection, embodiment, and collective presence. Member Amyna Love, widely recognized as the viral “It’s Your Birthday Girl,” brings an expansive cultural reach, while Alysha Monique and Nashon Holloway anchor the collective with grounded musical leadership and creative vision.

Honey Noir’s work exists at the intersection of performance, pedagogy, and cultural practice — offering sound as a tool for joy, justice, and communal care. Whether on festival stages or in intimate spaces, Honey Noir delivers an experience that is warm, expansive, and unapologetically rooted.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/arlington-heights/women’s-jazz-festival-carmani-edwards-and-honey-noir/200029393169634
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, jazz, art, performances, live-music, contests, exhibitions, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Arlington Heights
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: HeyNonnyAH
- **lat**: 42.08241888
- **long**: -87.984276205
- **full address**: HeyNonnyAH, 14 S Vail Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-1841, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir being held?
  - **A:** Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir takes place on Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at HeyNonnyAH, 14 S Vail Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-1841, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir?
  - **A:** Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir is organized by HeyNonnyAH.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Arlington Heights, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Women’s Jazz Festival: Carmani Edwards & Honey Noir sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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