Amirtha Kidambi

Amirtha Kidambi is a New York-based vocalist, improviser, composer and educator who works across free jazz, punk, noise and Indian devotional music. She leads the protest ensemble Elder Ones. She was a Working Artist Fellow at Pioneer Works in 2025 and has also held residencies there and at EMPAC and Bucareli 69 in Mexico City. Her music has been reviewed by the New York Times, NPR and Pitchfork. Kidambi co-founded South Asian Artists in Diaspora and Musicians Against Police Brutality, and has taught at Brooklyn College, Bennington College and The New School.