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Azita is an influential Iranian-American performer and educator whose work spans no wave, noise-rock, and jazz-pop cabaret-inspired piano songwriting. Based in Chicago, she helped shape the city’s experimental scene with early projects like The Scissor Girls and Bride of No-No, and she has been a devoted music educator at the Old Town School of Folk Music since 2002. Her music is known for a distinctive vocal delivery that blends abrasive textures with melodic hooks, offering both experimental edge and accessible songcraft.