Jahnvi Madan

Named Northwest Emerging Artist of the Year by Earshot Jazz, Jahnvi Madan is an Indian American clarinetist, composer, and songwriter from Bellevue. 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 has established herself locally, playing her music with her quintet at venues around Seattle like the Royal Room and most recently at Seattle Jazz Fellowship.

Madan’s performances create reflective spaces for her community while still bringing along listeners from all walks of life; her music navigates difficult topics while still centering resilience, in this way paving a new pathway while paying homage to the spirit of Jazz.

Alongside performing and recording for other artists, she is also a passionate educator, teaching at the nonprofit Seattle JazzED, as well as privately. She is a recent graduate of the New England Conservatory, where she studied under renowned musicians such as Jason Moran, Melissa Aldana, Dominique Eade, Anna Webber, and Frank Carlberg. Currently based in Seattle, Madan will be recording her debut album in November 2024 at Studio Litho, with support from the Artist Trust GAP, as well as from New England Conservatory’s Spark Award, and the Presser Foundation.