Shahzad Ismaily is a composer and performer living in New York City. He was recently artist-in-residence at Headlands Center for the Arts, the Sundance Institute (film composer's lab) and UC Berkeley. He composed the score for the film Frozen River, winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. He performs and records regularly with Marc Ribot, Jolie Holland, Laurie Anderson, Will Oldham, John Zorn, Raz Mesinai, and Yoko Ono.