Agenya was a drum student at TSM. He is a drummer, percussionist and educator. He immigrated to toronto, Canada. As a south-asian diasporic, his arts practise draws on complex feelings around identity and migration, blending his musical heritage with learnings in jazz & contemporary music from studying under pat labarbera, mike downes, larnell lewis and mark kelso at humber college.
Having performed across India & Canada, Agneya has served as a juror for the juno awards, and more recently, as the artistic associate for banff centre’s 2021 jazz & creative music residency. in july 2022, agneya debuted at the toronto jazz festival as a bandleader.
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