Jahnvi Madan
Named Northwest Emerging Artist of the Year by Earshot Jazz, Jahnvi Madan is an Indian American clarinetist and composer based in Seattle. As a bandleader, she has performed her original music at several well-known Jazz Festivals, including the Washington D.C. Women in Jazz Festival, the Westerlies Festival, and recently at Earshot Jazz Festival, as their youngest commissioned composer. Madan strives to write music that speaks to her lived experiences and navigates difficult topics while still centering resilience, in this way paving a new pathway while paying homage to the spirit of Jazz.
Artist Support Program 2025 (with Bitaniya Giday): Rhythmic Storytelling – an Oral History, Poetry and Jazz Project
