Hafez Nazeri

Hafez Nazeri
Shahram and Hafez Nazeri concert, September 2015
Born	(1979-07-30) July 30, 1979 (age 37) Kermanshah, Iran
Occupation	Singer Composer
Musical career
Genres	Persian traditional music dastgah
Instruments	Vocals Setar Tanbour Daf
Years active	1998–present
Labels
Associated acts	Shahram Nazeri

Hafez Nazeri (Persian: حافظ ناظری‎‎) (Central Kurdish: حافظ نازری‎) is an Iranian composer of Kurdish descent. He is the son of musician Shahram Nazeri.

Billboard's number #1 classical recording. The venues of Hafez's performances in North America included Los Angeles’ Kodak Theatre - the most highly attended Persian classical music concert outside of Iran – the Atlanta Symphony Hall and traveled to San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston. Hafez’s international appeal led to several invitations to speak at various media outlets, including radio stations such as KPBS, KPFK, KPFA, UC Berkeley Radio and NPR in the United States.

Broadcast interviews include a 9-minute on CNN’s Live From with Kyra Phillips (March 29, 2006), BBC World Service’s program, The Ticket with Mark Coles (4/26/06), a live appearance on the Fox Channel (March 10, 2006), and an exclusive on ABC News, following a recent New York City performance.

In 2007, the Rumi Symphony Project, which is Hafez’s most passionate and ambitious undertaking to date, culminated in a major work to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Rumi’s birth. Deepak Chopra translated Rumi's poems for Nazeri's recording and wrote an introduction to the work. The project was premiered in Los Angeles where it received nine standing ovations.