"Trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor’s compositions concern themselves less with fitting into one jazz idiom or another and more with a pure, almost ecstatic sense of in-the-moment expression. Nabipoor’s upcoming debut full-length, 'Live at the Marigny Opera House' is shot through with…
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Cyrus Nabipoor
“Cyrus Nabipoor and his quintet dive headfirst into the deep end of musical conversation in this live performance...[He] elegantly displays his chops in a mindful and charismatic manner.” - Jim Worsley
“This is the thrill of listening to a song that plays by its own rules, functioning under its own logic, and an artist that does the same; 'Live at the Marigny Opera House' is an exhilarating debut from an artist we can expect to keep pushing boundaries.” - Isabel Zacharias
— KMHD
“A musician intent on blurring the future and past...a finely paced, well crafted, quietly revealing debut with a keen sense of smoldering tradition and youthful investigation.” - Mike Jurkovic
News
Sep 17 2020
KMHD Single Premiere - Huckleberry Madness
Apr 9 2020
Offbeat Feature
Offbeat Magazine published a feature on 'Futa Trap', Noruz's latest release! It contains a Q&A where I talk about my musical inspiration for the song, as well as get into some heavier subject matter relating to the word 'Jazz'. You…
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Dec 26 2019
Edwards Brass Endorsement
Elated to announce that I am officially an Edwards Brass Artist!!! I’ve been playing Edwards since 2014 when I fortuitously stumbled upon them while visiting a good friend in Beloit WI. Earlier this month I spent a day at the…
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Dec 20 2019
KMHD 'Top Albums of 2019'
As 2019 wraps up, KMHD Portland Jazz Radio has published a list of their "Top 10 Albums of 2019". I'm very honored that Remote is on that list! Growing up, I listened to KMHD constantly as I drove around Portland…
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Nov 19 2019
'Remote' Video Release via Vortex
'Remote' (Korgy & Bass + Me) video just released via Vortex Music Magazine. You can read the full article here
Video shot and edited by Barra Brown
Nov 15 2019
Korgy & Bass @ OMSI Planetarium
This week I'll be returning to my hometown, Portland Oregon, to perform at the OMSI Planetarium with Korgy & Bass. I've been going to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) since I was a little kid. In my opinion…
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Oct 14 2019
NORUZ's "Big Show" ft. Korgy & Bass (11/8)
The next "big show" that I'm working on. NORUZ brings the fire after a few quiet months. Local & international legend Stephen Gladney headlines. NOLA-beatmaking-collective Bag Season Records does a round-robin style showcase. Korgy & Bass makes their New Orleans…
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Sep 10 2019
Instigation Festival Chicago
I just returned from a fantastic weekend of music in Chicago, participating in the Instigation Festival. Instigation is an improvised music festival that acts as a partnership between New Orleans & Chicago, happening once a year in each city. This…
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Aug 6 2019
Offbeat Magazine Article
Honored to be featured in this month's OffBeat Magazine 'My Music' series! Thanks to Raphael Helfand for stitching my words into cohesive sentences. In this interview, I talk a lot about my recent release with Korgy & Bass, Remote…
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Aug 6 2019
Korgy & Bass Live Video
Video of 'Fatty Hat' from our album release show at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. This show was extremely fun to play, and challenging to prepare for. We created the music with many layers, and no consideration of performability. So…
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Jul 15 2019
New Album w/ Korgy & Bass
Remote, a collaborative album with Korgy & Bass (Portland, OR), has just been released on Cavity Search Records! As the name indicates, the whole thing was done remotely without us ever being in the same place. In fact…
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