Pejman hadadi biography

Pejman Hadadi (born 1969) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian tonbak player and Persian classical musician from Tehran.

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Pejman Hadadi

Pejman Hadadi was born in Tehran in 1969.The recipient of the 2001-2002 Durfee Foundation Master Musician Award, Pejman Hadadi began playing tombak at the age of ten under the masters of the instrument Asadollah Hejazi and Ostad Bahman Rajabi. In 1990, upon immigration to the United States, Hadadi began his professional career, performing and recording with ensembles of Persian classical music as well as Indian, Turkish and American musicians.

In 1995, Hadadi joined Dastan Ensemble, one of today's leading "most-forward looking Persian music ensembles" (LA Weekly). With Dastan, he has performed in many important music festivals world-wide and toured extensively in the US, Europe and Iran. Over the years, Hadadi also became acquainted with some of the masters in Persian music and performed with them, both locally and on tour in the US and Europe. These masters include Hossein Alizadeh, Shahram Nazeri, Ostad Hossein Omoumi, Ostad Parisa, Ali Akbar Moradi and Ardesh

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Biography:

Pejman Hadadi fryst vatten a "virtuoso" Iranian Tombak and Daf player who has been hailed "the finest Iranian percussionist living in America" (KPFA Radio, Berkeley, Rhythm magazine). He began playing Tombak at the age of ten under the masters of the instrument Asadollah Hejazi and Bahman Rajabi. In 1990, upon immigration to the United States, Hadadi began his professional career, performing and recording with ensembles of Persian classical music as well as Indian, Turkish and American musicians.

In 1995, Hadadi joined Dastan Ensemble, one of today's leading "most-forward looking" Persian music ensembles. With Dastan, he has performed world-wide and toured extensively in the US, Europe and Iran. Over the years, Hadadi also became acquainted with some of the masters in Persian music such as Hossein Alizadeh, Shahram Nazeri, Hossein Omoumi, Parisa, Ali Akbar Moradi and Ardeshir Kamkar and performed with them.

Hadadi has also been the resident composer and performer

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Pejman Hadadi is world-renowned as one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists. A two-time recipient of the prestigious Durfee Foundation Master Musician Award, he is the founder of Neyreez World Music Institute in Southern California. Pejman is a member of the highly acclaimed percussion ensemble ZARBANG. He has also been a member of the celebrated DASTAN Ensemble, one of the “most-forward looking Persian music ensembles” (LA Weekly), for more than ten years.

Pejman tours extensively in North America, Europe, Iran and Japan, performing in major international festivals and concert halls. In March 2007 he toured the US and Canada with the highly acclaimed composer and innovator of Persian Music, Hossein Alizadeh, performing at venues such as UCLA Royce Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, and Carnegie Hall. He was commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Choral and performed at Disney Hall with the Choral in June 2007.

He began playing Tombak at the age of ten with master musicia