I’m very EXCITED and HONORED to be invited into the GRAMMYs Recording Academy 2025 Class of voting members.
As part of the Recording Academy, I am grateful to have a voice in the GRAMMY awards process, to have a platform to support my peers and advocate for our industry, to elevate musical integrity and artistic creativity across genres, to champion arts education, and to continue to use music as a means of bringing about positive change in this world.
Huge thanks and appreciation to Julie Gold, Jenna Rubenstein, Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz and Chana Rothman for getting me here, and everyone out there who has supported all my music and creative endeavors. I look forward to giving back. #IAmTheAcademy
Read more about the GRAMMYs Class of New Members here.
I’m so excited to return to The Weitzman Museum for a special concert with my magical musical friend Rachael Sage on Thursday Aug 21. We will both be performing our original music on the main stage, trading songs and stories, and previewing the upcoming season at Philadelphia’s incredible Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History.
Come for the music, stay for the after-party schmooze and exhibit previews. Don’t miss it!
Thursday, August 21, 7pm For Tickets & Concert Info: Register HERE
Featured in The Jewish Exponent:
“Both of these voices are two pieces to the puzzle that expresses what it means to be Jewish in America in 2025. To really get the full understanding of how they fit into that story, you have to come and hear the artists.” …
There’s music in the air! Performing for you live, all summer long…
• Thursday, June 12 – Gray’s Ferry Triangle, Philadelphia PA
• Sat, June 28 – Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia PA
• Sat, July 12 – Salon 33, Princeton NJ • Thurs, July 24 – Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Goshen CT • Fri, July 25 – Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts, Bryn Mawr PA *opening for David Wilcox • Sat, Aug 9 – Sofar Sounds, Philadelphia PA • Thurs, Aug 21 – Weitzman Museum, Philadelphia PA *with Rachael Sage
…and more!
Check out the concert info and full summer schedule at aviwisnia.com/tour
When my grandfather started sharing his story of surviving the Holocaust, he was often asked by the young people in his audience what he wants his message, his legacy, to be. He would tell them:
“Do Good. Make sure to leave this world better than how you found it.”
We cannot control the world, but we can control our own actions and how we treat each other. Even now, after my Saba is no longer with us, I will continue to share his message with every screening, program, concert, and interaction I participate in. His message rings just as true today as it did yesterday, last week, last year. We cannot stop trying to make the world a better place, or it will certainly not be so.
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Since the premiere of “How Saba Kept Singing,” I have had the privilege to travel with our family documentary, incorporating live music performance with the screening of my grandfather’s remarkable story. Every showing is unique, every program is different, every individual has their own reaction – but my grandfather’s story of survival remains the same: emotional, powerful, relevant. I will keep sharing it. I hope you will continue to share it, too.
Here are just a few upcoming cities where you can see me and the film in person…
Jan 15 – Temple Zedek, Tampa FL Jan 17 – Admirals Cove, Jupiter FL Jan 26 – Adath Emanuel, Mount Laurel NJ Mar 17 – Temple Sholom, Broomall PA Mar 24 – Rosemont College, Bryn Mawr PA Apr 2 – BZBI Synagogue, Philadelphia PA Apr 10 – Raritan College NJ Apr 23 – Temple Bnai Israel, Oklahoma City OK Apr 29 – Beth Chaim, Malvern PA May 3 – Beth Shalom, Chester CT May 8 – Third Space, Baltimore MD and more!
The award-winning documentary “How Saba Kept Singing” tells the story of how singer David “Saba” Wisnia survived the Holocaust and how his journey back to Poland with his grandson Avi Wisnia unlocks the secret about someone else who had a hand in his survival. The soundtrack features music by both David Wisnia and Avi Wisnia, plus a brand new original song composed for the film. Screenings will include a discussion with Avi Wisnia, and a special live musical performance. Come experience this powerful film, which explores themes of faith, family, and resilience, the persistence of discrimination and the power of music, and the urgency of telling these stories today. This film is directed by Sara Taksler (Tickling Giants), and Executive Produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.
Read more about the film HERE. Watch the film trailer HERE.
Read more about our travels & the music we made together by visiting the page MY POLISH WISNIA.
