Guitarist

Guitarist, composer, author, and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Rez Abbasi continues to push boundaries from within the traditions he has embraced. Consistently placing on the DownBeat Critics Poll alongside luminaries Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny since 2014, Abbasi forges new ground with his multi-dimensional projects. According to All About Jazz, “Abbasi is living, breathing proof that jazz music can be as vital and boundary-pushing as ever.”

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Rez Abbasi/josh Feinberg & Naya Baaz

Jazz At Lincoln Center

Two-time JUNO (Canadian Grammy) winner Kiran Ahluwalia’s open-hearted vocals have established her as one of global music’s most compelling cross-pollinators. An acclaimed musician with roots in Indian classical, Sufi, Ghazal, and Punjabi folk music, her six-piece band is led by ace Pakistani guitarist Rez Abbasi whose accolades include the Guggenheim Fellowship and frequent appearances on the Top Ten Guitarists of Downbeat’s International Critics Poll. Kiran and Rez are a real-life couple, one born in India, the other in Pakistan. Having grown up in the Diaspora they crossed ethnic and religious lines between their two warring motherlands to forge a musical and life partnership. Together they craft songs that are equal parts reflective and groovy and bring together the disparate traditions of Indian music, West African Blues and Jazz. Three continents come together in these songs so organically that they sound like nothing else – ethereal, raw, urgent and elegant at the same time. Over the course of seven albums, Kiran’s work has featured collaborations with leading musicians from the Celtic and Fado worlds, as well as Malian super group Tinariwen. Her reworking of the classic Qawwali tune Mustt Mustt has amassed over 3 million views online and the inspiration that drove her to create it continues to inform her music today.

Kiran Ahluwalia in Concert

South Asia Institute

Naya Baaz is a new world-jazz group co-lead by Guggenheim Fellow guitarist Rez Abbasi and virtuosic sitarist Josh Feinberg. The quartet plays original music that is fortified with tradition yet explores unconventional territories. They celebrate their album release at Joe’s Pub.

Guitarist

Rez Abbasi

Events

Past events

Jun 8, 2024

Rez Abbasi/josh Feinberg & Naya Baaz · Jazz at Lincoln Center

May 10, 2024

Kiran Ahluwalia in Concert · South Asia Institute

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