Thursday, September 14, 2023

The Town Hall - 123 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036

7pm Doors | 8pm Show

Love In Exile, the latest album from Arooj Aftab, is a collaborative effort put forth with fellow world-class musicians Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily. The album, released on Verve Records, was named “Best New Music” by Pitchfork and given a glowing review from NPR, who described the project as a “manifestation of musical telepathy.” Arooj Aftab is a Grammy award-winning singer, composer, and producer working in various musical styles and idioms, including jazz, minimalism and Urdu poetry. She is a 2023 United States Artists Fellow and a recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music. Vijay Iyer is one of the leading music-makers of his generation. His honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Arts Award, a United States Artist Fellowship, a Grammy nomination, and Alpert Award in the Arts. Shahzad Ismaily‘s sensitivity and technical acumen has made him a legend, recording and touring with musicians like Beth Orton, Yoko Ono, Feist, and many others.

The significance of the name “Love in Exile” points towards the similarities between the feelings of longing and diaspora and the mysterious way in which a group can improvise songs that are free of traditional structure, tempo, or genre.