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{{Short description|American musician and composer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Noshir Mody
| image = Noshir Mody.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mody in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| years_active = 1998–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Smooth jazz|Contemporary jazz]]
* [[jazz fusion]]
* [[World music|global music]]
* [[progressive rock]]
}}
| instruments = {{flatlist|
* guitar
}}
| occupations = {{flatlist|
* Composer
* musician
* record producer
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.noshirmody.com}}
}}

'''Noshir Mody''' is an [[Western India|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 Awards|Grammy Award]] and won an InterContinental Music Award.

==Biography==
Mody was born in [[Mumbai]], India. His father was a musician, and Noshir is a self-taught guitarist and composer.<ref name="Jazz Blues" /> He cites [[Al Di Meola]], [[Pat Metheny]], [[Kurt Rosenwinkel]], and [[Keith Jarrett]] as major influences.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2023 |title=New Album From Self-Taught Guitarist Noshir Mody by Joe Barth |url=https://jazzguitartoday.com/2023/06/new-album-from-self-taught-guitarist-noshir-mody/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=Jazz Guitar Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=A Neon Jazz Interview with Jazz Composer, Guitarist & Producer Noshir Mody @11:32 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nz8IwnSzOo |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=Neon Jazz}}</ref>

In 1995, Mody moved to New York, where he began playing in small cafes and jazz clubs.<ref name="Jazz Blues">{{cite web |url=https://jazzblues.eu/2018/10/09/noshir-mody/ |title=Interview with Noshir Mody: For me, the intellect serves the soul: Photos, Video |website=Jazz Blues |date=October 9, 2018 |accessdate=December 4, 2024}}{{primary source inline|date=January 2025}}</ref> 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),<ref name="Power of Prog">{{cite web |last=Rowland |first=Kev |date=August 19, 2018 |title=NOSHIR MODY – A BURGEONING CONSCIOUSNESS – INDEPENDENT Kev Rowland |url=https://powerofprog.com/noshir-mody-a-burgeoning-consciousness-independent/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=Power of Prog |publisher=}}</ref> ''An Idealist's Handbook'' (2020),<ref>{{cite web |date=July 30, 2020 |title=Noshir Mody: An Idealist's Handbook. Identity, Love and Hope in America 2020 |url=https://jazzguitartoday.com/2020/07/noshir-mody-releases-an-idealists-handbook-identity-love-and-hope-in-america-2020/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=Jazz Guitar Today |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="PT">{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Marc |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Noshir Mody, An Idealist's Handbook The Vinyl Anachronist by Marc Phillips |url=https://pt.audio/2020/11/04/noshir-mody-an-idealists-handbook-the-vinyl-anachronist/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=PT Audio |publisher=}}</ref> ''A Love Song'' (2023),<ref>{{cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Jazz Guitarist Noshir Mody Releases New Album "A Love Song" |url=https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2023/07/noshir-mody-releases-new-album-a-love-song/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=The Urban Music Scene |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="Progressive Rock">{{cite web |last=Romero |first=Angel |date=June 12, 2023 |title=The Fusion of Indian Classical Music and Contemporary Jazz: Exploring Noshir Mody's Distinctive Style by Angel Romero |url=https://progressiverockcentral.com/2023/06/12/the-fusion-of-indian-classical-music-and-contemporary-jazz-exploring-noshir-modys-distinctive-style/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=Progressive Rock Central |publisher=}}</ref> ''Abstractions'' (2024), and ''Kashira'' (2024).

In 2022, Mody performed at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Celebrating Earth Day in Song |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/04/25/Celebrating-Earth-Day-in-Song-0800PM |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=Carnegie Hall |publisher=}}</ref> He has also shared the stage with artists such as [[Atilla Engin]], [[Masa Takumi]], and [[Charu Suri]], as well as recording with producers [[Kitt Wakeley]] and [[Lonnie Park]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Noshir Mody |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/noshir-mody/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=All About Jazz}}</ref>

In 2023, Mody's blues single "The Yards" was nominated for a [[Hollywood Independent Music Awards|Hollywood Independent Music Award]] in the Best Jazz (Smooth/Cool) category.<ref name="HIMA" /> The following year, the single won the InterContinental Music Award.<ref name="IMA" /> 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]].<ref name="Grammy" />

== Awards ==
* 2024 – "Kashira" (single) – Best Global Music Performance – Grammy Award Nomination<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |last=Frazier |first=Nina |date=2024-11-08 |title=2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2025-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Grammy Awards]]}}{{primary source inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>
* 2024 – "The Yards" (single) – Blues – InterContinental Music Award – Winner<ref name="IMA">{{cite web |date= |title=Noshir Mody |url=https://www.intercontinentalmusicawards.com/album/noshir-mody/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=Intercontinental Music Awards |publisher=}}</ref>
* 2023 – "The Yards" (single) – Jazz (Smooth/Cool) – [[Hollywood Independent Music Awards|Hollywood Independent Music Award]] – Nomination<ref name="HIMA">{{cite web |date= |title=HIMA Nominees and Winners 2023 |url=https://himawards.com/2023-winners/ |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Hollywood Independent Music Awards]]}}{{primary source inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>
* 2020 – "An Idealist's Handbook: Identity, Love and Hope in America 2020" (album) – Composition/Composer, Band, and Listener Impact – Global Music Award – Winner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.globalmusicawards.com/honorees/december-2020|title=2020 Winners|publisher=Global Music Awards|date=|accessdate=January 2, 2025}}</ref>
* 2020 – "Illusions Grow" (single) – Best Jazz Song – World Songwriting Award – Winner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://songwritingawards.world/fall-2020-winning-entries/ |title=2020 Winners|publisher= WSA|date=|accessdate=January 21, 2025}}</ref>
* 2018 – "Forever July" (single) – John Lennon Songwriting Competition<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jlsc.com/winners/2018b/finalists.php |title=John Lennon Songwriting Competition Winners 2018|publisher=JLSC |date=|accessdate=November 22, 2024}}</ref>

== 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)
* ''A Love Song'' (2023)
* ''Abstractions'' (2024)
* ''Kashira'' (2024)

==References==
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