Noshir Mody is an Indian American composer, musician, and record producer. His genres have been classified as jazz, progressive rock, and world music. In 2024, he was nominated for a Grammy Award and won an InterContinental Music Award.
In 1995, Mody moved to New York, where he began playing in small cafes and jazz clubs.[1] Since then, he has released eight studio albums: Escape from Oblivion (2000), In This World With You (2008), Union of Hearts (2011), Stories from the Years of Living Passionately (2014), A Burgeoning Consciousness (2018),[4]An Idealist's Handbook (2020),[5][6]A Love Song (2023),[7][8]Abstractions (2024), and Kashira (2024).
In 2023, Mody's blues single "The Yards" was nominated for a Hollywood Independent Music Award in the Best Jazz (Smooth/Cool) category.[11] The following year, the single won the InterContinental Music Award.[12] Also in 2024, Mody was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance for the single "Kashira" by Masa Takumi, which also featured Ron Korb and Dale Edward Chung.[13]
Awards
2024 - "Kashira" (single) - Best Global Music Performance - Grammy Award Nomination[13]
2024 - "The Yards" (single) - Blues - InterContinental Music Award - Winner[12]
2020 - "An Idealist's Handbook: Identity, Love and Hope in America 2020" (album) - Composition/Composer, Band, and Listener Impact - Global Music Award - Winner[14]
2020 - "Illusions Grow" (single) - Best Jazz Song - World Songwriting Award - Winner[15]
2018 - "Forever July" (single) - John Lennon Songwriting Competition[16]
Discography
Escape from Oblivion (2000)
In This World With You (2008)
Union of Hearts (2011)
Stories from the Years of Living Passionately (2014)
A Burgeoning Consciousness (2018)
An Idealist's Handbook:Identity, Love and Hope in America in 2020 (2020)
