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Jazz pianist Charu Suri's 2026 Grammy-nominated album 'Shayan' brings a message of beauty, peace and healing

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Charu Suri
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Charu Suri

On this episode of The Art of the Story, jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Charu Suri talks to WBGO's Doug Doyle about her 2026 Grammy-nominated album Shayan.

Cover of Charu Suri's 2026 Grammy-nominated album
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Cover of Charu Suri's 2026 Grammy-nominated album

This year at the Grammys in Los Angeles, Charu Suri's Shayan was nominated in the Contemporary Instrumental Album category.

Charu Suri playing in London
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Charu Suri playing in London

Suri is the only jazz artist from India to play her own show at Carnegie Hall for a record-setting fifth time.

Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Charu Suri
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Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Charu Suri

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire interview with Charu Suri below:

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.