Kresge Artist Fellow

From the jazz stage to the classroom, Shahida Nurullah inspires a new generation

photo of Shahida and Allesdandro performing togetherShahida Nurullah performs with former SoCA student Allesandro Rotondi during the 2018 retirement dinner for University of Windsor President Alan Wildeman. (DYLAN KRISTY/University of Windsor)

By Victor Romao

Every live performance offers something different.

Music unfolds in real time, shaped by the musicians' interactions, the energy in the room and spontaneous moments that can take a performance in unexpected directions.

For jazz vocalist and University of Windsor instructor Shahida Nurullah, that unpredictability is part of what makes music so compelling.