Shahzad Ismaily

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Shahzad Ismaily
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Shahzad Ismaily (2009)
Background information
Born (1972-06-20) June 20, 1972 (age 52)
Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer
Member of Ceramic Dog, Secret Chiefs 3, Cosa Brava

Shahzad Ismaily (born 20 June 1972 in Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly as a bass guitar player, and record producer. He is a member of Marc Ribot's trio Ceramic Dog since its formation in 2006. He also plays with Secret Chiefs 3 and Cosa Brava.

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He is of Pakistani origin. [1]

In 2009, he composed music for the documentary film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe .

In 2012, he played banjo and electric guitar while appearing in Ragnar Kjartansson's installation film The Visitors. He was invited to join the otherwise all Icelandic cast by then-partner Gyða Valtýsdóttir. [2]

In 2019, he released the album Dreams of Sleep and Wakes of Sound in collaboration with Laraaji and Merz. [3]

He is featured in the 2021 Bob Dylan concert film Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan . [4]

His 2023 album Love in Exile , made in collaboration with Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album. [5] He also contributed to Aftab's albums Vulture Prince and Night Reign , released in 2021 and 2024 respectively.

As a producer, he worked with Jolie Holland on her 2008 album The Living and the Dead . He also produced one song from The Following Mountain by Sam Amidon. In 2022, he produced several songs from Cass McCombs's Heartmind album. [6]

Discography (partial)

Shahzad Ismaily has played on almost 400 records. [7]

With Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer

With Arooj Aftab

With Jolie Holland

With Mike Doughty

With Ceramic Dog

With Secret Chiefs 3

With Cosa Brava

With Yasmine Hamdan

With Corin Curschellas

With Susanna Wallumrød

With Laura Veirs

With Cass McCombs

With Josephine Foster

With Moses Sumney

With the Plastic Ono Band

With Sam Amidon

With Ólöf Arnalds

With Sean Hayes

With Aram Bajakian

With Death in Vegas

With Bonnie "Prince" Billy

With Eyvind Kang

With Owen Pallett

With Feist

With Laurie Anderson

With Nick Mulvey

With Tomberlin

With Anna von Hausswolff

With Damien Rice

With Maya Hawke

With Cassandra Jenkins

References

  1. ↑ "Shahzad Ismaily". PI Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Smee, Sebastian; Florit, Gabriel; Lee, Joanne (23 July 2001). "The Visitors". Washington Post.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Lewis, John (June 21, 2019). "Merz/Laraaji/Ismaily: Dreams of Sleep and Wakes of Sound review – a profound sonic battle". The Guardian . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Mulvey, John (May 19, 2023). "Bob Dylan's Shadow Kingdom Reviewed". Mojo . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Minsker, Evan (November 10, 2023). "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ https://cassmccombs.bandcamp.com/album/heartmind
  7. ↑ Currin, Grayson Haver (June 27, 2023). "How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians' Favorite Musician". The New York Times . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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