An influential guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Manchester whose eclectic body of work spans from The Stone Roses, Ian Bown, Simply Red, and Asia to writing/staging south Asian symphonies for the Manchester Camerata and working in prisons, homeless shelters, charities and other community work. He has had chart success with Ian Brown (co-writing songs such as My Star & Corpses plus delivered guitars, vocals & songs for Paul Weller).
Over a career spanning more than three decades, the Longsight council estate born guitarist has played or written for artists such as Simply Red, Paul Weller, Manic St Preachers, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke of The Smiths, folk singer Donovan, UK rapper Akala and progressive rock musicians Asia, Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Marillion, Yukihiro Takahashi (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and JBK (Japan).
Aziz founded the Asian Blues Collective with Tabla maestro Dalbir Singh Rattan, developing his own unique south Asian instrument influenced sound. His present instrumental release on all platforms is ‘The Key Of 3’. Currently Aziz is recording an EP for Brazilian superstar Nasi and releasing his next single ‘FlaManco’.
Ibrahim also works in the arts, culture and heritage sector and has currently been granted a commission by the Arts Council England on his project ‘Sound of Heritage 2024-25’.
