Ryan Blum-Kryzstal is a singer, songwriter, composer and poet living in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from the Texas-Mexican border town of McAllen, TX, Blum-Kryzstal has been making music for over fifteen years. Now based in Brooklyn, Ryan has worked as a vocalist, pianist, composer and collaborator with groups ranging from the electronic supergroup OHN, Jordana DeLovely and rising star, vocalist, José James.Blum-Kryzstal combines soul, jazz, blues, folk, electronica and world music to create his own sound. His first solo album “Rage of Love LP” is a 7 song album that tells the story of coming into one’s own self.Ryan is also a composer of contemporary music. His work “Music Memory Ritual” was an electro-acoustic composition that tells the story of his mother’s journey to America after the Holocaust. The composition was written for Bass Clarinet, Flute, Shakuhatchi, Slide Trumpet, Piano, Voice and Computer Software Ableton Live. Samples of oral history told by Ryan’s mother are accompanied with samples of Hebrew chant and found sounds.