Axis Trio, Oliwa, Dirty Squid, The Beggar Collective, Ensemble Pakistan
Influences
Myra Melford, Henry Threadgill, Harriet Tubman, Brandon Ross, Cecil Taylor, Sergei Prokoviev, Bill Frisell, Igor Stravinsky, Toru Takemitsu, Jon Cage, Morton Feldman, Lucky Mosko, Earle Brown, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Lachenmann, Shazhad Ismaily, Fourtet, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Gyorgi Ligeti, Shostakovich, Bach, Cassandra Wilson, Albert Ayler, Andrew Hill, Ornette Coleman, Tony Williams, Paul Motion, Leroy Jenkins, Wadada Leo Smith, Muhal Richard Abrahms, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Charlie Haden, Arcade Fire, Seamus Cater and other things
As a composer and performer of multi stylistic music, Qasim Naqvi has navigated through the corridors of free improvisation, rock, electronica and contemporary classical music. As a composer, Qasim has produced works for The California Ear Unit, The Loos Ensemble of the Netherlands, The New Century Ensemble, Midnight Winds and Others. He is currently musical director for Ensemble Pakistan. He has completed fellowships at Harvest Works, Art Omi, Academie Schloss Solitude and Steim. A native of New York, Qasim’s origins lie in improvised music. While living and studying in New York, he worked as a drummer accompanying such artists as Reggie Workman, Don Byron, Butch Morris, Brandon Ross, Shahzad Ismaily, Elysian Fields and others. He is currently a member of the Axis Trio, Dirty Squid, The Pleasure Circus Band, The Beggar Collective, Dawn of Midi and Henry Wolfe. Qasim has also produced works for choreographers in New York and Europe including Gabri Christa, Yael Caravan, Tai Jiminez, Tin Pen Chi and Adapt. His film works have been seen on The Sundance Channel, HBO, NBC, PBS, The Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Claremont Ferrant and Others. Qasim's work also extends into the realm of theater, including collaborations with the New Group in New York and award winning director Lars Jan. Qasim holds a Bachelors degree in Performance from Mannes College of Music and a Masters In Composition and Performance from California Institute of the Arts. He currently resides in New York City.
I just wanted to let you know, that a new track of mine is waiting for your oppinion. It's called "run the self" and its the first track after a decade of music production, that I sung myself.
If you like it, you can DOWNLOAD IT in high quality FOR FREE. just check out my blog for the link and have fun ;O)
How is it going? I just wanted to let you know that my new album finally made it to iTunes. Check out the link at my profile if you dare…
And…
To celebrate the iTunes-Release, you can download a FREE-MP3 of the song “walk for change” at my profile page. Copy it, burn it, give it to your friends, and…if you need a higher quality file, send my a mail and you’ll another in HQ for free ;O)
Hope everything goes well for you… Best wishes from Berlin
Dude, what gives? Tried to call you, some bitch said you were not accepting calls. Oh well... I was in NY, wondering if you were around. Now I am home. Beigablah!
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