Amir Nojan & Pejman Hadadi

10562 Creston Drive,Los Altos CA 94024

16 April, 2022

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|Improvisation on Persian Classical Music| Pejman Hadadi: Tonbak | Amir Nojan: Setar | Saturday night's concert is SOLD OUT! 2nd night performance added by popular request! Sunday April 17 at 7:30pm 2nd night's tickets: persianimprovisation2.eventbrite.com Private Concert Evening of Live Performance & Improvisation on Persian Classical Music Refreshment; Wine and Finger Food will be served. In the interest of the health and safety ofour patrons, we request that in order to attend you must provide proof of your full vaccination, including your third (booster)shot at the door. Pejman Hadadi World-renowned, Pejman Hadadi is considered one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists. He was born in Tehran, Iran on February 19, 1969. At the age of 10 he began studying tombak, the central drum in traditional Persian music with Master Tombak player, Assadollah Hejazi for 2 years and owes the foundation of his training to this Master’s precise teaching. He continued his training for a brief time with Master tombak player, Bahman Rajabi who exposed him to an entirely different approach of playing the instrument. Pejman tirelessly followed the various styles of famous tombak players and was captivated by such great Masters as Hossein Tehrani, Nasser Farhangfar and Morteza Ayan who influenced him greatly through their recordings. After some time, he felt drawn to the other main percussive instrument in the tradition, namely the sacred frame drum known as the Daf. Pejman immigrated to the US in 1989 and began his professional career in 1991. After collaborating with a few different music ensembles Oshagh and Nava, he began performing with Master musician and composer, Hossein Alizadeh in several concerts in the US which led him to pursue music with more diligence. In 1995, he joined Dastan Ensemble, the highly celebrated and “most-forward looking Persian music ensemble” (LA Weekly). Pejman has recorded countless critically acclaimed pioneering works with Dastan and continues to perform with the ensemble in some of the world’s most noted concert halls. --------------------------------------- Amir Nojan was born in Shiraz, Iran in 1980. He is a Persian classical musician best known for his skills at playing Setar, a Persian lute. He is also known for his comprehensive knowledge of Persian traditional/classical repertoire known as "Radif". He studied with some of the modern masters of traditional Persian music including Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Dariush Tala'i and Jalal Zolfanoun. He has performed many concerts in Iran, Europe, and America as a composer, soloist, improviser, and ensemble player. Amir Nojan has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Alim Qasimov, Shahram Nazeri, Alireza Ghorbani, Mohsen Namjoo & Mojgan Shajrian . Amir founded the first professional academy for the teaching of Persian music and arts named "Shiraz Arts Academy" in Northern California (San Jose) in 2012.