Iranian classical musician and legendary tar player Jalil Shahnaz dies

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Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahnaz studied under the supervision of Abdolhossein Shahnazi and Hossein Shahnaz and befriended ney player Hassan Kassai.[2]

According to the book “Persian Musicians” by Pejman Akbarzadeh: “Shahnaz started his acivities 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 late 1980s became a member of “Persian Music Maestros Ensemble”. The ensemble performed various concerts inside and outside of Persia.”

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Persian classical vocalist Shajarian named his most recent musical group “Shahnaz” in honor of Masetro Shahnaz.[3]

Jalil Shahnaz passed away in Tehran at age of 92 in 17 June 2013.

  1.  http://www.harmonytalk.com/archives/000556.html
  2.   http://musiceiranian.ir/old/component/content/article/1153.html
  3.    http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/interactivity/2009/09/090915_mk_shajarian.shtml

From Wikipedia

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