Jalil Shahnaz (22 May 1921 – 17 June 2013; Persian: جلیل شهناز) was a

Persian classical music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the art music, classical music of Iran (historically known as ''name of Iran, Persia''). It consists of character ...

musician and a virtuoso of the Persian musical instrument, tar.

Biography

Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in

Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...

, Persia (Iran). Shahnaz studied under the supervision of his brother, Hossein Shahnaz, and befriended Hassan Kassai, a ney player. 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 Iran." Persian classical vocalist Shajarian named his most recent musical group "Shahnaz" in honor of Maestro Shahnaz. Shahnaz died in Tehran on 17 June 2013.

Works

* "Atr Afshan" (tar solo, accompanied by Mohammad Esmaeili, tombak). * "Zaban-e tar" (tar solo, accompanied by Jahangir Malek, tombak). * "15 Pieces for Tar & Setar" (transcribed by Houshang Zarif). Soroud Publications, Tehran, 2000.

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1921 births Iranian composers Iranian tar players Iranian classical musicians 2013 deaths Recipients of the Order of Culture and Art Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Music {{iran-musician-stub

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