Jed Shura, a Minneapolis based writer and producer of experimental music & outdoor explorer. His music spans progressive electronic to avant garde classical and microtonal. As a violinist, pianist, guitarist & vocalist, he has written for and performed in groups and ensembles and composed for independent projects and commissions for academic groups and professional ensembles performing and touring in North America and Europe. Formal music studies include the discipline of composition at University of South Florida and Bemidji State University, audio synthesis and sound programming under Mary Roberts at University of Minnesota.

o     Jed has written music for musicians from the Minnesota Orchestra, Rose Ensemble, Partch Quartet and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
o     Performances of his work include recordings by Grammy nominated engineer John Scherf & has works available through Gratton Publishing.
Jed Shura

Recent

  • 2024 performance scheduled for Dec 15, SCALA Ensemble
  • 2023 performance of 31 tone microtonal work A Stranding Thread for pipe organ at Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam Netherlands. Presented by the Stichting Huygens Foundation.
  • Selected composer for the Partch String Quartet’s 2021 Microtonal String Quartet 2021 Concert in collaboration with UnTwelve.
  • ink&coda  issue 4.1: publication and release of Appear [vln + electronics] © Jed S Shura
  • Selected composer for the Choral Reading Series performances of new works by the First Readings Project.
  • Performance of Black Oak led by Music Director J David Moore at Graebner Memorial Chapel Concordia University, St. Paul with singers from The Dale Warland Singers, VocalEssence, Cantus and others.
  • Selected composer for Vox Novus 60X60 project:
    “…new pieces of music, each lasting no more than 60 seconds — is quite mad. But it’s this kind of madness that makes the cultural world go round” – NEW YORK TIMES –
  • Concert performance featuring the work Analogue A at Louisiana School for Math, Science & the Arts
  • Work recorded by Grammy nominated engineer/recordist John Scherf (2016)
  • Original compositions live performances on PBS Backroads
  • Featured artist, Minnesota State University Music Department 10th Anniversary compilation CD release.
  • Worked and performed with industry artists [Universal, Mercury, Elektra]
  • Producer & engineer: ATC independent record label, LLC