Jalil Shahnaz

Jalil Shahnaz
Background information
Born	(1921-05-22)22 May 1921 Isfahan, Persia (Iran)
Died	17 June 2013(2013-06-17) (aged 92) Tehran, Iran
Genres	Persian classical music
Occupation	Professional musician

Jalil Shahnaz (22 May 1921 – 17 June 2013; Persian: جلیل شهناز) was a Persian classical music musician and a virtuoso of the Persian musical instrument, tar.

Biography

Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, 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.

See also

• Persian classical music
• Music of Iran
• List of Iranian musicians