Dr. Andy McGraw is an associate professor and chair of music at the University of Richmond in Virginia.

He is the author of “Radical Traditions: Reimagining Culture in Balinese Experimental Music” (Oxford 2013) and “Music as Ethics” (Oxford 2023). He has co-edited two volumes on Indonesian music: “Performing Indonesia with Sumarsam” (Smithsonian 2014) and “Sounding Out the State of Indonesian Music” with Chris Miller (Cornell 2022). He has published numerous articles on music and ethics and analytical pieces on rhythm in Balinese, Javanese, and Cuban music. He facilitates community gamelan and string band ensembles in Richmond and runs a music program in the Virginia prison system. He is an active performer and composer, frequently collaborating with leading artists from Indonesia. His discography includes recordings on Sargasso, Porter, Tzadik, Out of Your Head, and New Amsterdam record labels.

Dr. McGraw is teaching at Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta, Central Java for his Fulbright grant.