GUITARIST NOSHIR MODY RELEASES STORIES FROM THE YEARS OF LIVING PASSIONATELY,
A LYRICAL AND ORIGINAL SET OF THOUGHTFUL MODERN JAZZ
Throughout his career, guitarist Noshir Mody has recorded consistently rewarding and thought-provoking sets of
original music. His recent Stories From The Years Of Living Passionately features five of his sophisticated
compositions performed by a quintet also including Tsuyoshi Niwa on soprano, pianist Carmen Staaf, bassist John
Lenis and drummer Yutaka Uchida.
On Stories From The Years Of Living Passionately, the musicians stretch out on the songs, with only one piece being
under 11 minutes long, yet they make every moment count. Their performances are as colorful as the song titles,
which include “The Next Chapter,” “India,” and “A Pearl Discovers The Oyster.” Mody’s guitar playing, while
occasionally recalling Gabor Szabo and Pat Metheny, is quite distinctive, thoughtful and unpredictable. Niwa and
Staaf also have plenty of solo space and the high quality of the improvisations and the grooves always hold on to
one’s attention. Whether it is the peaceful but danceable “To Be In Your Thoughts,” the pretty melody of “Beckoned
By Mercury” or the 5/4 groove of “A Pearl Discovers The Oyster,” every selection on this CD will be of strong
interest to modern jazz fans. The music brings out the best in the musicians and vice versa, resulting in a
particularly memorable set.
Born and raised in Bombay, India, Noshir Mody was self-taught on guitar. He had an original and unique conception
to playing jazz from the start. His early inspirations included Indian classical music, Al Di Meola's Elegant Gypsy,
music from Bollywood, rock and the modern jazz guitar masters. Mody immersed himself in jazz after moving to
New York in 1995, leading his own trio in clubs. His eclectic and open-minded approach to music was well
showcased in his groups the EthniFusion Rock Ensemble and the EthniFusion Jazz Ensemble.
Noshir Mody’s solo guitar recording In This World With You and his trio set Union Of Hearts displayed both his
memorable originals and his impressionistic playing. Now with the release of Stories From The Years Of Living
Passionately, a project that features his compositions interpreted by a top-notch quintet, Noshir Mody’s musical
vision is fully realized.
For more information on Noshir Mody and Stories From The Years Of Living Passionately, contact him at
[email protected] or go to his website www.NoshirMody.com
Noshir Mody: Guitar
Tsuyoshi Niwa: Soprano Sax
Carmen Staaf: Piano
John Lenis: Bass
Yutaka Uchida: Drums
Produced by Noshir Mody
Track Listing:
1. The Next Chapter
2. Beckoned By Mercury
3. India
4. A Pearl Discovers The Oyster
5. To Be In Your Thoughts
Mixed at Supreme Sound Studio,
West Paterson NJ
Engineer: Brian Csencsits
Genre: Modern Jazz
UPC: 888295046725
Mastered at Sterling Sound,
Manhattan NY
Engineer: Randy Merrill
Recorded at The Bunker Studio,
Brooklyn NY
Engineer: John Davis