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.