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JAIRUS SHARIF

BIO

Jairus Sharif is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound artist based on Treaty 7 land, Calgary, AB, Canada. His work combines spontaneous composition, sound collage, and free improvisation to create a liberation technology used for self-understanding, freedom of expression, and collective healing.

contact

email : jairussharif-gmail
instagram : @jairussharif
bandcamp : https://jairussharif.bandcamp.com/
subvert : https://subvert.fm/jairus/
soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/jairussharif
mirlo : https://mirlo.space/jairus/
youtube : @jairussharif

projects

NPNP & Jairus Sharif - Hammond

LP (CD-R, digital) / December 4, 2025 / Solid Idea
Recorded in Montreal Summer 2025 at Personal Touch by Jackson Darby
NPNP - Modular synth + flute and percussion on 'Ark'
Jairus Sharif - Saxophone, Electronics
Artwork - NPNP
Mixed/Mastered - Jackson Darby
Homemade CD-R printed by Jairus Sharif

WE WANT RAIN - SOON!!!

EP (LATHE-CUT, Mini CD-R, digital) / July 14, 2025 / Personal Touch - Solid Idea
An offering from a rare quartet in which the four multi-instrumentalists meander in circles around an omni-directional microphone.
Nick Dourado - Soprano Saxophone, Piano, Percussion
James Goddard - Alto Saxophone, Mbira, Percussion
Mustafa Rafiq - Electric Guitar, Voice, Percussion
Jairus Sharif - Also Saxophone, Sampler, Percussion
Recorded by William Winston at Studio Sud Ouest, Montreal
lathe-cut by Jackson Darby
Graphics by Jairus Sharif

Pyramids of Compassion - Sonic Sculpture

Multispeaker Sound Installation / October 2025 - February 2026 / Werklund Centre
Pyramids of Compassion' was designed to support the collaborative work of Jairus Sharif and Francis Willey. The project involves live improvisation, installation and recording

Jairus Sharif - Basis of Unity

LP (vinyl, cd, digital) / February 28, 2025/ Telephone Explosion Records
released February 28, 2025 via Telephone Explosion Records
Composed, Performed*, Produced, Recorded by Jairus Sharif *Featuring Malcolm Mooney
Graphics and Layout by Braxton Koshman and Jairus Sharif
Photography by Graham Kennedy
Supported by Calgary Arts Development,
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts,
The Canada Council for the Arts, and FACTOR

Jairus Sharif - Water & Tools

LP (vinyl, cd, digital) / October 23, 2022/ Telephone Explosion Records
Composed, Performed, Produced, Recorded &
All Instruments* played by Jairus Sharif
Mixing and Additional Keyboards* by Maximilian 'Twig' Turnbull
released October 21, 2022 via Telephone Explosion Records
Cover Painting by Braxton Koshman
Layout and Design by Jairus Sharif, Steve Sidoli
Supported by Calgary Arts Development