Astrograss For Kids is an interactive, captivating performance featuring the Astrograss brand of kids' music - a quirky mix of bluegrass, folk, and humor. Highlights of the show include dance contests set to high-energy fiddle hoedowns, musical interpretations of the poetry of Shel Silverstein, and sing-alongs to some of the most beloved songs of all time.

Astrograss is a four-piece group made up of musicians and educators from the Brooklyn, NY community. The seeds for Astrograss for Kids were planted in the public schools of New York City, where guitarist Jordan Shapiro and bassist Tim Kiah were teaching - P.S.29 and P.S.363 in Brooklyn and Most Precious Blood School in Queens (they have since "retired" from full-time teaching to devote their time to Astrograss For Kids and other musical and educational endeavors). Their classroom experience with children, combined with the success of Astrograss (in its "for-grownups" format), led the group to develop a new set of repertoire specifically for kids. Astrograss for Kids was officially launched with a wildly successful, bi-weekly series of children's concerts at a Brooklyn café in 2005.

Since the original cafe performances, the band has gone on to win the TONY Kids' Battle of the Bands contest at the Knitting Factory, has recorded as Dan Zanes' backup band for the benefit album Bright Spaces 2, and has developed an educational and entertaining program for school performances that exposes children to exciting music in a fun, memorable way that leaves them with a greater appreciation of music. Performance highlights from the past year include the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Community Day at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, the Higher Ground (Burlington, VT), Riverbank State Park, the Brooklyn Botannical Garden, Symphony Space, the World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA), Madison Square Park, several elementary schools, and joining Dan Zanes onstage at a huge, sold-out benefit for Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn.

In their "for-grownups" format, Astrograss is one of the New York area's premier acoustic acts. The band has become highly sought after for weddings and private engagements in addition to their regular performances in clubs, theaters, and festivals spanning the northeastern United States. Check out the Astrograss website.