Event Details

Alumnus Shahzad Ismaily '88 will be joined by Sam Amidon, on banjo and vocals, and music faculty member, John Myers, on reeds and guitar, in the first event of this year's Bridges Visiting Artists Signature program. The program will feature three new pieces composed for solo guitar and solo electric bass, as well as several experimental improvisations for drumset, synthesizer and piano.

Composer and musician Shahzad Ismaily, currently working in New York City, wrote the score for Frozen River, which won the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in drama. It was also nominated for two Academy awards. He has performed, collaborated, or recorded with a diverse range of artists, including Laurie Anderson, Yoko Ono, Will Oldham, Marc Ribot, Sigur Ros, Iggy Pop, Min Tanaka, Tom Waits, and John Zorn.