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Arooj Aftab

Born: March 11, 1985

Arooj Aftab is a Grammy-award winning singer, composer, and producer based in the United States. She works in various musical styles and idioms, including jazz, minimalism, and neo-Sufi.

Aftab was nominated for the Best New Artist award and won the Best Global Music Performance award for her song "Mohabbat" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in April 2022. She became the first-ever Pakistani artist to win a Grammy Award.

On the 75th diamond jubilee anniversary of Pakistan, President Arif Alvi awarded to Aftab, the Pride of Performance Award, the highest literary award for showing excellence in the field of art and music.

The Empress, 3 Cohens/WDR Big Band, Nnenna Freelon, Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson and Kaisa's Machine

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 24, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from The Empress (Pureum Jin, Lauren Sevian, Erena Terakubo, Chelsea Baratz), 3 Cohens/WDR Big Band, Nnenna Freelon, Sylvie Courvoisier/Mary Halvorson and Kaisa's Machine, with birthday shoutouts to Shirley Scott, Carol Sloane, Jeanie Bryson, Anne Mette Iversen, Mark Murphy, Tomoko Ohno, Arooj Aftab and Bobby McFerrin. Happy listening and please support the ...

Barbara Carroll Centennial, Judy Wexler, Jenny Hill, Judy Wexler, Lisa Markley, Nancy Harrow

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 3, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Judy Wexler, Jenny Hill, Lisa Markley and Nancy Harrow, with birthday shoutouts to Barbara Carroll (100!), Etta James, Michelle Nicolle, Gary Burton, Jose James, Mariah Parker, and Lizz Wright, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue ...

Dan Pugach Big Band, George Cables, Arooj Aftab, Jason Keiser

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 2, 2024

This broadcast includes Grammy nominations, new releases from the Dan Pugach Big Band, George Cables, Arooj Aftab, Jason Keiser plus a single from säje, with birthday shoutouts to Michelle Ann May and Jazz Master Sheila Jordan. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue to ...

John Escreet, Hyeseon Hong, Altus and Nicole Glover

by Hobart Taylor
July 24, 2024

Outstanding new music from pianist, John Escreet joined by saxophonist, Mark Turner, Hyeseon Hong's innovative arrangements for her large ensemble, brilliant collaboration from Altus celebrating the confluence of Greek and African myths, and Esperanza Spalding's acerbic take on deforestation in Brazil. Playlist Hyeseon Hong “Night Climbing" from Things Will Pass (Pacific Coast Jazz) 0:00 ...

Renewing the Legacy: The Day 2 Musical Odyssey at the Newport Jazz Festival

by Dave Kaufman
October 3, 2023

Day 1 | Day 2 | Part 3 The first day at the Newport showcased a multitude of performers who could be described as “beyond jazz" or “jazz adjacent." Their performances were greeted enthusiastically, and they added a palpable energy and a festive vibe. In the last two days of the festival, the balance ...

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal 2023

by Mike Chamberlain
July 16, 2023

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec June 29-July 8, 2023 Not many cities like a party like Montreal, and the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (FIJM) has been the biggest party in Montreal since its inception in 1980. Not even smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec could obscure ...

Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet, Illegal Crowns, and Iyer / Aftab / Ismaily

by Maurice Hogue
May 29, 2023

Debuting this episode are new albums from bassist Michael Formanek and his Elusion Quartet (Tony Malaby, Kris Davis & Ches Smith), Illegal Crowns (Mary Halvorson, Taylor Ho Bynum, Benoit Delbecq & Tomas Fujiwara, and the trio of {m: Vijay Iyer}}, Arooj Aftab & Shahzad Ismaily with their Love In Exile. I expect to see all of ...

New Music From Miller, McCaslin, Lovano And More

by Bob Osborne
May 11, 2023

On this show we present an eclectic mix of new releases from Dominic Miller, Arooj Aftab with Vijay Iyer and Shahzad Ismaily, Donny McCaslin, Leib, David Ake, Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry, and Aron Namenwirth. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Dominic Miller “All Change" from Vagabond (ECM) 00:54 Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily “To Remain ...

Vijay Iyer: How To Make Music Matter To People

by Leo Sidran
April 19, 2023

Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer has been described by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway." He has been praised by Pitchfork as “one of the best in the world at what he does," by the Los Angeles Weekly as “a boundless and deeply important young star," ...