Faraz Minooei
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Faraz Minooei | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tehran, Iran |
| Origin | San Jose, CA |
| Genres | Contemporary Iranian Classical Music |
| Occupation(s) | Performer, Teacher |
| Instruments | Santur |
| Website | http://farazminooei.com |
Faraz Minooei is an Iranian Santur player, composer, performer, ethnomusicologist and teacher.
Education[edit]
Despite his interest in science Minooei studied World and Jazz at San Francisco State University. He later receives his Master of Fine Art in Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology from University of California, Irvine.[1]
Career[edit]
Minooei has performed and collaborated with many artists, including Vijay Iyer,[2] Kayhan Kalhor and Yo-Yo Ma[3] (for the 50th Anniversary of the Lincoln Center in New York).[4]
Since 2006, Faraz has been giving lectures in universities such as Stanford University,[5] UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC Los Angeles.[6] He has played the santur on Hafez Modirzadeh's album Post Chromodal Out.[7][8][9][10]
Minooei gave a presentation on middle school education at Stanford in February 2012, after performing at the Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival.[11]
Minooei has provided music for musical theater.[12]
In 2014, Minooei played sanfur on five tracks of Hafez Modrizadeh's album In Convergence Liberation[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Minooei, Faraz. "Integrated Composition Improvisation and Technology". UC Irvine. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Releases by Passion Pit". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "Meehan Ensemble: Fresh sounds in the Bay Area Persian music scene". Parsology.net. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "Meehan Ensemble in Concert at De Anza College in Cupertino, California". Payvand.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "A Talk on Modernism and Tradition in Classical Iranian Music by Faraz Minooei". Stanford.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "Golden Thread Stages THE FIFTH STRING: ZIRYAB'S PASSAGE TO CORDOBA". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "Hafez Modirzadeh Post Chromodal Out". Something Else Reviews.
- ↑ "Hafez Modirzadeh - Facet Thirteen (Post-Chromodal Out!)" Dusted.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (July 24, 2012). "NEW MUSIC". New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ " Hafez Modirzadeh: In Convergence Liberation (2014"). All About Jazz. By HRAYR ATTARIAN, August 19, 2014
- ↑ "Other news from Silk Road Ensemble members". Silk Road project newsletter. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "THEATER REVIEWS: Golden Thread's 'The Fifth String' & Inferno Theatre's Diasporas Festivalistrict". Berkley Daily Planet, By Ken Bullock, May 15, 2014
- ↑ "Hafez Modirzadeh: In Convergence Liberation (2014)". All About Jazz, KARL ACKERMANN, August 22, 2014
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