Name Jalil Shahnaz | Role Musical Artist | |
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Born 22 May 1921Isfahan, Persia (Iran) ( 1921-05-22 ) Died June 17, 2013, Tehran, Iran Similar People Hassan Kassai, Parviz Yahaghi, Mohammad‑Reza Shajarian, Javad Maroufi, Farhang Sharif | ||
Occupation(s) Professional musician | ||
Classical music from Iran - Jalil Shahnaz in recital (جلیل شهناز)
Jalil Shahnaz (Persian: جلیل شهناز) was one of the greatest maestros of Persian classical music and a virtuoso of the tar.
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- Classical music from Iran Jalil Shahnaz in recital
- Persian music bayat e turk improvisation by jalil shahnaz
- Biography
- Works
- References
Persian music bayat e turk improvisation by jalil shahnaz
Biography
Jalili Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahnaz studied under the supervision of Abdolhossein Shahnazi and Hossein Shahnaz and befriended ney player Hassan Kassai.
According to the book Persian Musicians by Pejman Akbarzadeh: "Shahnaz started his activities in 1949 at Radio Isfahan and in 1957 he was invited to cooperate with Radio Tehran. In the capital he worked as a soloist at Golha program and also later he was quite active at Persian music programs of Shiraz/Persepolis Arts Festival. Shahnaz in the late 1980s became a member of "Persian Music Maestros Ensemble". The ensemble performed various concerts inside and outside of Persia."
Persian classical vocalist Shajarian named his most recent musical group "Shahnaz" in honor of Mastero Shahnaz.
Shahnaz died in Tehran on 17 June 2013.