Jahnvi Madan – Past Concerts

Jahnvi Madan is a 21-year-old clarinetist, composer, and songwriter born and raised in Bellevue, Washington. Growing up in the greater Seattle area, she played under the direction of fixtures of the Seattle Jazz and improvised music scene such as Clarence Acox and Wayne Horvitz, who gave her a formative understanding and love for Jazz, stretching from the music of Ellington up through contemporary free improvisation. In parallel, Madan led her own all-girl trad jazz combo throughout high school that performed widely.

Jahnvi later went on to study under inspirations like Dominique Eade and Melissa Aldana at the New England Conservatory of Music, where she developed a passion for composition, some of which she has so far self-produced and released. Her music stems out of a love for both Jazz and songwriting, and centers themes of family, loss, and love, through the lens of her experience as a first-generation Indian American.

Since returning to Seattle last year, Jahnvi Madan has involved herself deeply with music education through organizations like Seattle JazzED and is showing herself to be a new and emerging composer and performer, playing around the city, and actively recording with both Seattle and NY musicians. She recently performed at the Washington DC Women in Jazz Festival, after being selected as an Emerging Artist.