Idris Rahman (Bengali: ইদ্রিস রহমান; born 16 July 1976) is an English clarinettist, saxophonist and record producer.
[6] Idris Rahman is a London-based saxophonist, clarinettist, singer, bass-player, composer and producer.
Rahman has performed and recorded with a whole range of artists including Anoushka Shankar, Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, Arun Ghosh, Julia Biel, Osibisa, Ayub Ogada, Oriole, Dodgy as well as with his sister Zoe Rahman, with whom he has toured and recorded extensively.
Rahman is involved in a number of other jazz-centric projects as a performer/composer - Wildflower and Ill Considered have garnered a lot of attention since their beginnings in 2016/17.
"Idris’s unimpeachable tone and centred ideas make an essential contribution to what could well be seen in the future as one of the best British jazz albums of this period.” (Jazzwise)[citation needed] "Hauntingly beautiful clarinet playing" (bbc.co.uk music reviews)[citation needed] "Rahman is a revelation - a saxophonist of fascinating creative resource, capable of both raw power and involved delicacy" (The Wire)[citation needed] Rahman is in a relationship with singer Julia Biel.