Ilirian Patrício Ahmeti

About

Born in Vienna into a musical family of Portuguese and Kosovar roots, Ilirian Patricio Ahmeti is a jazz pianist and composer. He began playing classical piano at the age of 5 and discovered jazz during his teenage years.

Ilirian later began studying with American pianist Danny Grissett in Vienna, with whom he studied for several years. In 2023, he spent a short period at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with pianists Tim Ray and Josh Rosen.

Over the following years, Ilirian became active in the Austrian, Slovakian and Kosovar jazz scenes. He has performed and collaborated with musicians such as Radovan Tariška, Joris Dudli, Maja Jaku, Sheki Hoxha and Armend Xhaferi, among others.

As a leader and sideman, he has performed at venues and festivals including Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Prishtina Jazz Festival, Mitrovica International Jazz Days and Orava Jazz Festival, as well as at numerous concerts and projects throughout Austria, Slovakia and Kosovo.

As a bandleader, he leads the Ilirian Patricio Ahmeti Trio, with which he performs his own compositions alongside music from the jazz repertoire.