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.[1]

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.[2]

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."[3]

Persian classical vocalist Shajarian named his most recent musical group "Shahnaz" in honor of Maestro Shahnaz.[4]

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

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
2. "به مناسبت سالروز میلاد جلیل شهناز". Musiceiranian.ir. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
3. "Vlogs: Jalil Shahnaz, Persian Music Maestro Passes Away". iroon.com. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
4. محمود خوشنام کارشناس موسیقی (2009-09-09). "BBC فارسی - صدای شما - شجریان، درخشانی و شهناز؛ شبی از شب‌های خوش غربت". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-19.