Eden Girma

Eden Girma is a vocalist, pianist, composer, and producer who also records under the name aden. Her music bridges popular song, improvisatory collaboration, expressionism, and experimental electronics, and she builds it across audio, visual, and technological media. Raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she studied with Vijay Iyer, Yosvany Terry, Dominique Eade, Frank Carlberg, and Ran Blake, earned a bachelor's degree in astrophysics and mathematics from Harvard College in 2018, and completed a master's in Creative Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2019. She works on the New York scene in duo and collaborative settings, including with bassist and vocalist Devon Gates. She has held residencies at Hubbard Hall in 2023 and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in 2025, and pursued doctoral study in astrophysics at Princeton University alongside her music.