New York, NY

Rez Abbasi: Born in Pakistan and raised in the U.S., Rez Abbasi was voted “#1 Rising Star Guitarist” in the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll and placed among the “top-ten Guitarists” in 2015’s poll. He moves freely between jazz, Indian classical, Western classical, and world music. His albums have featured notable guests like Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa, and he also serves as producer and music director for the award-winning world music singer Kiran Ahluwalia. He performs on acoustic, electric, and fretless/microtonal guitars.