Maya is a Starbucks Up Next Artist for the 2nd year.

You can see her perform live.

Wednesday, July 24th

4 pm- 5 pm

Starbucks SODO Reserve

She'll be doing a one-hour set with covers and some originals.

She'll be accompanied by producer/songwriter - Chandler Williams.

Also, You can also see her perform in this year's Teen Summer Musical August 23 - 25th

Maya Michelle Russell is a passionate artist who loves creating and performing. The 16-year-old recently appeared in the Intiman Theatre’s Black Nativity musical and served as a National Anthem singer for the Seattle Kraken and the Seattle Reign. This past Spring, she won first place in the Edmonds Center for the Arts We Speak Youth Poetry Competition. But she got her start in Spoken Word through the STG Elevate program. She's been participating for four years now and loves it. Her piece this year was inspired by some of her biggest dreams/ambitions. It's called Imagining the Future.

ELEVATE is a showcase of BIPOC youth voices uplifting one another through the art of spoken words. This project shares untold and unseen work centered around local and national historical events, the impact of systemic racism and individuals' personal experiences and passions. Most importantly, ELEVATE is the celebration and empowerment of the people. This event was created for the community, by the community. ELEVATE will culminate with a night of performance to learn more visit: