Merope with Shahzad Ismaily & Surya Botofasina, Slowspin
About This Event
Merope performs at Public Records with Shahzad Ismaily and Surya Botofasina. Their set treats bass, electronics and timbre as interchangeable roles, folding experimental-jazz and neofolk textures into a small-ensemble approach that values clarity and acoustic detail. The evening foregrounds close listening and incremental shifts in sustained sound, privileging interaction and pulse over display.
About the Artists
Merope
Merope is an emerging electronic group whose recorded work sits between experimental jazz and neofolk, with a focus on texture, pulse, and acoustic detail. In New York City, they appear at Public Records, where their sets often work like small-ensemble music rather than a fixed live-electronic format.
Shahzad Ismaily
Shahzad Ismaily is a multi-instrumentalist whose work moves between rock/pop structures and the open-ended language of indie and ambient jazz. In New York City he appears at Pianos, including performances with Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog alongside Ribot and drummer Ches Smith.
Surya Botofasina
Surya Botofasina is a New York–based electronic musician whose work moves between ambient, experimental jazz, and patient sound design. At Public Records, she has appeared in collaborative settings such as *Merope with Shahzad Ismaily & Surya Botofasina*, where bass, electronics, and timbre are treated as fluid roles rather than fixed parts.