Noshir Mody
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| Born | Mumbai, India |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Website | www |
Noshir Mody is an Indian American composer, musician, and record producer. His genres have been classified as jazz, progressive rock, and world music. In 2024, he was nominated for a Grammy Award and won an InterContinental Music Award.
Mody was born in Mumbai, India. His father was a musician, and Noshir is a self-taught guitarist and composer.[1] He cites Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Keith Jarrett as major influences.[2][3]
In 1995, Mody moved to New York, where he began playing in small cafes and jazz clubs.[1] Since then, he has released eight studio albums: Escape from Oblivion (2000), In This World With You (2008), Union of Hearts (2011), Stories from the Years of Living Passionately (2014), A Burgeoning Consciousness (2018),[4] An Idealist's Handbook (2020),[5][6] A Love Song (2023),[7][8] Abstractions (2024), and Kashira (2024).
In 2022, Mody performed at Carnegie Hall.[9] He has also shared the stage with artists such as Atilla Engin, Masa Takumi, and Charu Suri, as well as recording with producers Kitt Wakeley and Lonnie Park, among others.[10]
In 2023, Mody's blues single "The Yards" was nominated for a Hollywood Independent Music Award in the Best Jazz (Smooth/Cool) category.[11] The following year, the single won the InterContinental Music Award.[12] Also in 2024, Mody was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance for the single "Kashira" by Masa Takumi, which also featured Ron Korb and Dale Edward Chung.[13]
