professionally trained musician and former record executive astrid hepner has worked with music legendslike norah jones, keith jarrett and al green. and as an adoptive hamiltonian, she founded the hamilton music collective in 2008 with a group of supporters who all share in the belief that music has the power to change lives, and empower youth. on the last saturday of every month, musicians and singers, aged 16 and under, take to the stage to showcase their talent. jammers are welcome to perform a song. hi, my name is olivia webster. this first song is called "lonely on the walkway." ♪♪♪ we're not trying to turn this into a talent show, where everything is "zoom, zoom, next one." it's really casual: come up, play, have fun, and try things out. get the kid out of the basement and put him on a stage, and give them the opportunity to shine. that's what it's about. before the open jam, astrid started with a very cool program called an instrument for every child, a grass-roots funded program in which professional musicians give lessons to kids, at their school, during school hours, for free.