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Rez Abassi – Guitar

By admin ⋅ December 7, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Born on the Indian sub-continent, removed at the age of four to the driving sounds of Southern California, schooled at the University of Southern California and the Manhattan School of Music in jazz and classical music, as well as a pilgrimage in India under the tutorial of master percussionist, Ustad Alla Rakha, Rez Abbasi is [...]

Vijay Iyer named the #1 Rising Star Jazz Artis & Composer for 2007

By admin ⋅ November 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Vijay Iyer has been named the #1 Rising Star Jazz Artist and #1 Rising Star Composer in the 2007 Downbeat Magazine International Critics Poll! This is the second year in a row that he has topped both of those categories.

Rudresh Mahanthappa – Saxophonist

By admin ⋅ August 7, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Guggenheim fellow Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative young musicians and composers in jazz today. Named a Rising Star of the alto saxophone by the Downbeat International Critics Poll for the past four years, #2 in 2006, Rudresh has incorporated the culture of his Indian ancestry and has fused myriad influences to create [...]

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