Noshir Mody's STORIES FROM THE YEARS OF LIVING PASSIONATELY Nominated for 2015 IMAs

Noshir Mody's "Stories From the Years of Living Passionately" has been nominated in the Jazz Instrumental Album in the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Mody writes, "This nomination is particularly significant for me considering the other remarkable and imaginative works also selected within this category."

Jazz Instrumental Album Nominees:

- Noshir Mody

Album: Stories From the Years of Living Passionately; Record Label: Self-Released

- Simon Phillips

Album: Protocol 2; Record Label: Phantom Recordings

- Arshak

Album: Hoodman's Blind (feat. Mike Stern, Omar Hakim, Eric Marienthal, Chieli Minucci, Bob Franceschini, Raul Pineda, Cheikh NDoye, John Lamkin III, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Artyom Manukyan, Artur Yeghiazaryan, Albert Ordinyan, Arshavir Isahakyan & Vardanyan String Quartet.); Record Label: Self-Released

- Oran Etkin

Album: Gathering Light; Record Label: Motema Music

- Alon Nechushtan

Album: Venture Bound (feat. Donny McCaslin, John Ellis, Chris Lightcap & Adam Cruz); Record Label: Enja

Mody continued, "As an IMA nominee for the album "Stories from the Years of Living Passionately", I had the opportunity to discuss my thoughts on the music industry, our fans and new projects." Read the full interview here.

He added, "I'm thrilled to be working on a new project with a sextet also featuring Paul Tafoya (trumpet), Mike Mullan (alto and tenor saxophone), Ben Rosenblum (piano/keys), John Lenis (bass) & Yutaka Uchida (drums). The group has already performed at the Whynot Jazz Room (West Village, New York) and The Shrine (Harlem, New York) and we are looking forward to our next performance on Sat May 2nd at Silvana (Harlem, New York).

"Also this summer, I'm excited to be taking the sextet to the 2015 MUSIKFEST in Bethlehem PA where we will be performing at the National Penn Bank Jazz Cabaret Stage.

"As always, I'm very grateful for your love and support and this week my Facebook fan page received more than forty thousand 'likes'. This energizes me to work hard and collaborate with amazing talents and venues to bring you our brand of inspired and heartfelt music."

STORIES FROM THE YEARS OF LIVING PASSIONATELY

All music composed and arranged by Noshir Mody

Featuring:
Noshir Mody: Guitar
Tsuyoshi Niwa: Soprano Sax
Carmen Staaf: Piano
John Lenis: Bass
Yutaka Uchida: Drums

Produced by Noshir Mody

Mastered at Sterling Sound, Manhattan NY - Engineer: Randy Merrill

Mixed at Supreme Sound Studio, Woodland Park NJ - Engineer: Brian Csencsits

Recorded at The Bunker Studio,Brooklyn NY - Engineer: John Davis

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