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| origin = [[New York, New York]] |
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| instrument = Voice |
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Brazilian music|Brazilian |
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| occupation = Vocalist, Composer, Arranger |
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| label = [[Naïve Records]], Inner Circle Music |
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| associated_acts = [[Lionel Loueke]], |
| associated_acts = [[Lionel Loueke]], Brazil Trio, Steve Newcomb Orchestra, Rabi Thakur |
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'''Kavita Shah''' is a |
'''Kavita Shah''' is a New York City-based jazz singer and composer of Indian descent. |
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⚫ | Shah has performed and recorded with musicians such as [[Lionel Loueke]], [[Steve Wilson (saxophonist)|Steve Wilson]], Yacouba Sissoko, Rogerio Boccato, [[Cécile McLorin Salvant]], and Samir Chatterjee. Shah was named by ''[[Downbeat (magazine)|Downbeat]]'' as the "Best Graduate Jazz Vocalist" (2012) and winner of the ASCAP [[Herb Alpert|Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award]] (2013).<ref name="ascap">{{Cite news|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/fsw/cu/2013/profiles/kavita-shah.aspx|title=Kavita Shah|work=www.ascap.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> |
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Drawing upon her cosmopolitan heritage, multilingualism, and extensive research on diverse musical traditions, Shah works in deep engagement with the jazz idiom while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. She has been hailed by NPR for possessing an “amazing dexterity with musical languages”.<ref name="NPR">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=338332815|title=Global Village Presents New Collaborations in Latin Music|last=Rath|first=Arun|website=National Public Radio|language=en|access-date=2018-05-23|}}</ref> |
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== Early years == |
== Early years == |
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Shah grew up in Manhattan, where she studied classical piano and performed regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as a member of the award-winning Young People's Chorus of NYC.<ref name="express">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/soul-to-soul-2/2/|title=New York-based jazz singer gives a refreshing twist to classics|date=2014-06-16|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Her family is of Gujarati origin, and her parents are originally from Mumbai, India.<ref name=eye>http://theindianeye.net/indian-americans-win-herb-alpert-jazz-award/</ref> |
Her family is of Gujarati origin, and her parents are originally from Mumbai, India.<ref name=eye>http://theindianeye.net/indian-americans-win-herb-alpert-jazz-award/</ref> |
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Shah holds a B.A. from [[Harvard College]] in Latin American Studies. During her Harvard years, she lived abroad in [[Brazil]] and conducted fieldwork on Afro-Brazilian music and politics; her senior thesis "Experiments with Transnationalism: Constructing Diaspora in the bloco-afro Malê Debalê” was awarded the Kenneth D. Maxwell Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies and the Cultural Agents Thesis Prize. While at Harvard, Shah also received the [[Cecilia Meireles]] Prize and [[David McCord]] Prize.<ref name="metro">http://www.metro.us/newyork/events/kavita-shah-and-lionel-loueke/</ref> |
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== Music == |
== Music == |
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Shah plays regularly in New York venues such as [[Joe's Pub]], [[Cornelia Street Cafe]], [[Rubin Museum of Art|Rubin Museum]], [[National Jazz Museum in Harlem]], Bar Next Door, 55 Bar, Shapeshifter Lab, [[Minton's Playhouse]], and NuBlu. She has performed as a leader at [[The Kennedy Center]] (DC), [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]], [[Vermont Jazz Center]], and Paris' [[Sunset/Sunside]]. Shah has collaborated with Sheila Jordan, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Peter Eldridge, Steve Wilson, Lionel Loueke, Linda Oh, Rogerio Boccato, Pierre de Bethmann, Yacouba Sissoko, Stephen Cellucci, and Samir Chatterjee. <ref name=metro/> |
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From her formal training, Shah draws a keen interest in complex arrangements and adventurous approaches to the voice as an instrument. Just as important to Shah, she grounds her own compositions in the art of the song as passed down through the tradition – not least by Jordan, who has been her artistic and professional mentor. |
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⚫ | Shah's 2014 debut album, ''Visions'', was produced by Benin-born jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke, and released on saxophonist [[Greg Osby]]'s record label Inner Circle Music. "Visions" combines a jazz quintet with the West African [[Kora (instrument)|kora]] and Indian [[tabla]] and includes special guests Loueke (guitar, vocals), Steve Wilson (saxophone, flute), and Rogerio Boccato (percussion).<ref name="aaj">{{Cite web|url=http://news.allaboutjazz.com/vocalist-composer-kavita-shah-to-celebrate-release-of-debut-album-visions-tuesday-may-27-at-joes-pub.php#.U3-ckMbgVuY|title=Jazz news: Vocalist/Composer Kavita Shah To Celebrate Release Of Debut Album, "Visions" - Tuesday, May 27 At Joe's Pub|last=Jazz|first=All About|website=All About Jazz News|language=en|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> |
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Shah has performed her music at major concert halls, festivals, and clubs on six continents, including the Kennedy Center, Winter Jazz Fest, BRIC Jazz Fest, Rochester Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Melbourne Jazz Festival, Brisbane Jazz Festival, Perth Jazz Festival, Safaricom Jazz Lounge in Nairobi, Kenya, Art Basel: Miami, Park Avenue Armory, Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Joe's Pub, Iridium, Duc des Lombards, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India, Blue Whale, Vermont Jazz Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rubin Museum, and National Jazz Museum in Harlem. She has worked with such artists as [[Lionel Loueke]], [[Sheila Jordan]], [[Martial Solal]], François Moutin, [[Greg Osby]], [[Steve Wilson (saxophonist)|Steve Wilson]], as well as tabla guru Samir Chatterjee (India), mridangam player Rajna Swaminathan (US/India), percussionist Rogério Boccato (Brazil), electric bassist Alune Wade (Senegal), acoustic guitarist Bau (Cape Verde), Ethio-jazz founder Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia), and kora master Yacouba Sissoko (Mali).<ref name=“website”>http://www.kavitashahmusic.com/about/</ref> |
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Shah leads the Brazil Trio, a jazz quintet, and the 3rd World Orquestra, a 13-piece ensemble with tabla, kora, rhythm section, and strings. She regularly works with contemporary composers and has premiered over 12 works in ensembles ranging from chamber groups to big band to jazz philharmonic. She is a member of the Steve Newcomb Orchestra and is the lead voice for tabla virtuoso Samir Chatterjee's project "Rabi Thakur."<ref name=metro/> |
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In 2017, Shah premiered the contemporary work "Folk Songs of Naboréa: a song-cycle for seven voices” at the [[Park Avenue Armory]]. The concert was named by critic Nate Chinen as one of the Top 10 Performances of the year.<ref name="Naborea">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/12/21/572542318/the-year-in-gigs-nate-chinens-top-10-jazz-performances-of-2017|title=The Year in Gigs: Nate Chinen's Top 10 Jazz Performances Of 2017|last=Chinen|first=Nate|website=National Public Radio|language=en|access-date=2018-05-23|}}</ref> |
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In 2018, Shah released “Interplay,” a bass-and-voice duo project co-led by François Moutin. The album features standards and originals, with a heavy focus on improvisation; Moutin and Shah are joined on two tracks each by their respective mentors, pianist Martial Solal and vocalist Sheila Jordan.<ref name="Interplay">{{Cite web|url=https://news.allaboutjazz.com/dot-time-records-announce-interplay-an-exciting-new-album-from-the-francois-moutin-kavita-shah-duo.php|title=Dot Time Records Announce "Interplay," An Exciting New Album From The François Moutin/Kavita Shah Duo|last=Jazz|first=All About|website=All About Jazz|language=en|access-date=2018-05-23|}}</ref> |
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In addition to her work as a leader, Shah regularly collaborates with with contemporary composers and multimedia artists, and has premiered several works in ensembles ranging from chamber groups to big band to jazz philharmonic.<ref name="website" /> |
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== Research == |
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Shah's research interests in traditional music practices have taken her to Brazil, Cape Verde, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Turkey, and India. She has received funding for her work from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Jerome Foundation, and Asian Cultural Council. Shah credits tradition, as embodied in its elders, for grounding her own personal and artistic identity and her vision of music as not just pursuit of virtuosity, but cultural work. She maintains a blog, [https://medium.com/the-folkalist The Folkalist], to document her travels.<ref name="website" /> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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* Kavita Shah, ''Visions'' (Inner Circle Music, 2014), co-produced by Lionel Loueke. |
* Kavita Shah, ''Visions'' (Inner Circle Music, 2014), co-produced by Lionel Loueke. |
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* François Moutin & Kavita Shah, ''Interplay'' (Dot Time Records, 2018), with special guests [[Sheila Jordan]] & [[Martial Solal]]. |
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* Steve Newcomb Orchestra, ''Mimesis'' (forthcoming, 2018). |
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* Steve Newcomb Orchestra, ''Caterpillar Chronicles'' (Listen/Hear Collective, 2012), produced by Laura Kahle. |
* Steve Newcomb Orchestra, ''Caterpillar Chronicles'' (Listen/Hear Collective, 2012), produced by Laura Kahle. |
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Kavita Shah | |
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Background information | |
Origin | New York, New York |
Genres | Jazz, Brazilian |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Composer, Arranger |
Instrument(s) | Voice |
Labels | Naïve Records, Inner Circle Music |
Website | www |
Kavita Shah is a New York City-based jazz singer and composer of Indian descent.
Shah has performed and recorded with musicians such as Lionel Loueke, Steve Wilson, Yacouba Sissoko, Rogerio Boccato, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Samir Chatterjee. Shah was named by Downbeat as the "Best Graduate Jazz Vocalist" (2012) and winner of the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award (2013).[1]
Early years
Shah grew up in Manhattan, where she studied classical piano and performed regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as a member of the award-winning Young People's Chorus of NYC.[2] Her family is of Gujarati origin, and her parents are originally from Mumbai, India.[3]
Shah holds a B.A. from Harvard College in Latin American Studies. During her Harvard years, she lived abroad in Brazil and conducted fieldwork on Afro-Brazilian music and politics; her senior thesis "Experiments with Transnationalism: Constructing Diaspora in the bloco-afro Malê Debalê” was awarded the Kenneth D. Maxwell Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies and the Cultural Agents Thesis Prize. While at Harvard, Shah also received the Cecilia Meireles Prize and David McCord Prize.[4] Shah received her Master's in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Steve Wilson, and Jim McNeely. [4]
Music
Shah plays regularly in New York venues such as Joe's Pub, Cornelia Street Cafe, Rubin Museum, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Bar Next Door, 55 Bar, Shapeshifter Lab, Minton's Playhouse, and NuBlu. She has performed as a leader at The Kennedy Center (DC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Vermont Jazz Center, and Paris' Sunset/Sunside. Shah has collaborated with Sheila Jordan, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Peter Eldridge, Steve Wilson, Lionel Loueke, Linda Oh, Rogerio Boccato, Pierre de Bethmann, Yacouba Sissoko, Stephen Cellucci, and Samir Chatterjee. [4]
Shah's 2014 debut album, Visions, was produced by Benin-born jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke, and released on saxophonist Greg Osby's record label Inner Circle Music. "Visions" combines a jazz quintet with the West African kora and Indian tabla and includes special guests Loueke (guitar, vocals), Steve Wilson (saxophone, flute), and Rogerio Boccato (percussion).[5]
Shah leads the Brazil Trio, a jazz quintet, and the 3rd World Orquestra, a 13-piece ensemble with tabla, kora, rhythm section, and strings. She regularly works with contemporary composers and has premiered over 12 works in ensembles ranging from chamber groups to big band to jazz philharmonic. She is a member of the Steve Newcomb Orchestra and is the lead voice for tabla virtuoso Samir Chatterjee's project "Rabi Thakur."[4]
Discography
As leader
- Kavita Shah, Visions (Inner Circle Music, 2014), co-produced by Lionel Loueke.
As a sidewoman
- Steve Newcomb Orchestra, Caterpillar Chronicles (Listen/Hear Collective, 2012), produced by Laura Kahle.
References
- ^ "Kavita Shah". www.ascap.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "New York-based jazz singer gives a refreshing twist to classics". The Indian Express. June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ http://theindianeye.net/indian-americans-win-herb-alpert-jazz-award/
- ^ a b c d http://www.metro.us/newyork/events/kavita-shah-and-lionel-loueke/
- ^ Jazz, All About. "Jazz news: Vocalist/Composer Kavita Shah To Celebrate Release Of Debut Album, "Visions" - Tuesday, May 27 At Joe's Pub". All About Jazz News. Retrieved June 5, 2017.