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Padideh Aghanoury

Padideh (she/they) grew up playing the cello from a young age and has a deep love for the experimental and avant-garde. She loves to write about music.
Padideh Aghanoury
Varun Rangaswamy REINHERITANCE
Album

On ‘REINHERITANCE,’ Varun Rangaswamy Reconciles Distant Musical Legacies

Nov 29, 2022
Improviser-composer, scholar, bassoonist, and Karnāṭak musician Varun Rangaswamy believes that chang...
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Elif Yalvaç's Diaries of Destruction
Album

Elif Yalvaç’s “Diaries of Destruction” Fights for Survival Amid the Wreckage

May 11, 2022
Elif Yalvaç started work on Diaries of Destruction during Turkey’s oppressive summer heat in 2020. S...
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For the Love of Fire and Water
Album

“For the Love of Fire and Water” Creates Harmony Out of Discord

Apr 7, 2022
On April 8, 2022, pianist and composer Myra Melford is releasing her full-length album For the Love...
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Sara Serpa and Emmanuel Iduma Intimate Strangers
Album

Sara Serpa and Emmanuel Iduma Share Stories of “Intimate Strangers”

Dec 2, 2021
In the pursuit to connect with the humanity of a stranger, fewer acts are as powerful as hearing the...
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(Nicole Rampersaud, Parmela Attariwala, Germaine Liu)
Interview

5 Questions to Understory (Nicole Rampersaud, Parmela Attariwala, Germaine Liu)

Aug 11, 2021
Understory is the new monthly series of virtual improvisatory collaborations curated by trumpet play...
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Brandee Younger performs at the 2021 Chicago Jazz String Summit--Screenshot courtesy CJSS
Concert

Chicago Jazz String Summit Showcases Improvisors Around the World

May 10, 2021
The seventh annual Chicago Jazz String Summit took place virtually on April 30-May 1, 2021, with eve...
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Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble
Album

Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble Places Electronics in a Chamber Music Lexicon

Mar 2, 2021
The Los Angeles Electroacoustic Ensemble’s debut self-titled album represents an exploration of elec...
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Padideh Aghanoury
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Ninth Planet presents On Being
Concert

Ninth Planet’s First Virtual Concert Muses “On Being” in the Present

Dec 22, 2020
After over a year of no performances due to COVID-19 restrictions, new music collective Ninth Planet...
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Padideh Aghanoury
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