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Shahzad Ismaily
Shahzad Ismaily is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly as a bass guitar player, and record producer. He is a member of Marc Ribot's trio Ceramic Dog since its formation in 2006. He also plays with Secret Chiefs 3 and Cosa Brava. He is of Pakistani origin. In 2019, he released the album Dreams of Sleep and Wakes of Sound in collaboration with Laraaji and Merz. His 2023 album Love in Exile, made in collaboration with Arooj Aftab and Vijay Iyer, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album. He also contributed to Aftab's albums Vulture Prince and Night Reign, released in 2021 and 2024 respectively. In 2009, he composed music for the documentary film William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe. He is featured in the 2021 Bob Dylan concert film Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan. As a producer, he worked with Jolie Holland on her 2008 album The Living and the Dead. He also produced one song from The Following Mountain by Sam Amidon. In 2022, he produced several songs from Cass McCombs's Heartmind album. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahzad_Ismaily) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Shadow Forces
Arooj Aftab
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To Remain/To Return (Excerpt)
Arooj Aftab
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Haseen Thi
Arooj Aftab
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Eyes Of The Endless
Arooj Aftab
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Sajni
Arooj Aftab

Albums

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ENDROLL

EP • 2024
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Love In Exile

Album • 2023

Singles

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When we Flatline and Soar

2024
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To Remain/To Return

2023

Videos

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Leo Abrahams & Shahzad Ismaily - Leaving Delfshaven [official video]

figureight • 876 views
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helena - shadow forces

kostream • 929 views
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Master Musicians of Jajouka / Into The Rif (Feat. Marc Ribot & Shahzad Ismailey)

Epiphyte • 15K views