Small World Music presents: The Art of Improvisation in Persian Classical Music with Amir Nojan (Setar) and Ahmad Mostanbet (Tonbak).

Join us for an evening of live performance & improvisation on Persian Classical Music.

Amir Nojan was born in Shiraz, Iran in 1980. He is a Persian classical musician best known for his skills at playing setar, a Persian lute. He is also known for his comprehensive knowledge of Persian traditional/classical repertoire known as "Radif.” He studied with some of the modern masters of traditional Persian music including Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Dariush Tala'i and Jalal Zolfanoun.

He has performed many concerts in Iran, Europe, and America as a composer, soloist, improviser, and ensemble player. Amir Nojan has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Alim Qasimov, Shahram Nazeri, Alireza Ghorbani, Mohsen Namjoo & Mojgan Shajrian.

Amir founded the first professional academy for the teaching of Persian music and arts named "Shiraz Arts Academy" in Northern California (San Jose) in 2012.

Ahmad Mostanbet was born in 1980 in a cultural family in Tehran (Iran). From an early age, he was interested in music and poetry, and from the age of 8, he began learning Iranian music with the tonbak instrument.

He studied tonbak and traditional Iranian music with famous masters like Naser Farhangfar and Bahman Rajabi and after his studies and training, he collaborated with various music groups such as Zarbahang Ensemble, Bahar Ensemble, Vaziri Ensemble, Shayda Ensemble, Hamsaz Ensemble, and Ham-Avayan Ensemble in Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe concert tours.

He immigrated to Canada in 2017 and performed many concerts in Canada with Navak Ensemble. He has also created his own music band in Toronto named “Secret Ensemble.”

He has improvised performances with masters such as Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hoseyn Alizadeh, Hengameh Akhavan and Masoud Shoari in his artistic career and has played in more than 40 published CD and DVD.

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Presented as a part of 25 for 25 - Small World Music's 25th Anniversary Program