Vicente Atria (b. 1992) is a Chilean composer and drummer. Described as “virtuosic”, “revelatory” (The New York Times) and “ecstatic,” (The Guardian), his music riffs on a wide range of idioms, from microtonal renaissance dances to Korean sanjo, creating playful, vibrant sonic worlds. 

A 2023 Deutscher Jazzpreis recipient, Vicente’s work has been commissioned or performed by the Sun Ra Arkestra, Ensemble Musikfabrik, JACK Quartet, Wet Ink Ensemble, Ensemble Proton Bern, Yarn/Wire, and International Contemporary Ensemble. He has been featured in venues and festivals including Suena Festival (Austria), Moers Festival (Germany), Skanu Mezs (Latvia), Ojai Festival (LA), Wigmore Hall (UK), Lincoln Center, The Shed, Roulette Intermedium, The Jazz Gallery, and The Stone (all NY).

He is a recipient of the 2025 Fondation des Treilles Musical Composition Prize, a 2024 Busoni Komponistpreis (nominated), a Wet Ink Ensemble AIR residence (2023), a MacDowell Fellowship (2023), an ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award (2022), an ACF Create award (2021), The Shed Open Call commission (2019), and two Chilean Ministry of Culture Fondo de la Música grants (2022 & 2020). He holds a DMA in Composition from Columbia University.