My view of ‘chaos’
I thought that the word chaos was used only to describe situations that are or will have a negative outcome. That view changed completely after I stumbled upon Tom Wessel's The Myth of Progress. What ended up happening wasn't simply …
Zahhak @A.R.T. Jan 12-15
Two years after the first recorded performance of Zahhak in Boston, we now are going to perform it live at American Repertory Theater, Boston between Jan 12 to 15th. Here's some more detail on the production. You can use this …
Jason Moran ‘Armory Concert’ Transcription
The first tune from this concert called 'Wind' is one of my favorite compositions written for solo piano. So I went ahead and transcribed some of it to satisfy my curiosity. Here's the harmonic analysis. In retrospect, the A section …
Sam Harris ‘Interludes’ Transcription
I've been listening to this album for almost 3 years now. Thanks to Seajun Kwon of NY who introduced me to Sam Harris' music. Here's one of the tunes from this album transcribed and analyzed.
Do the Research
Compilation of dissertations and articles on how artists navigate the complex music world.
‘Zahhak’ Premiered!!
After more than a years' worth of work we -as in Boston Experimental Theatre- shared our work with the audience via YouTube and the work was welcomed by the curious eyes. So here's some remarks by some of them: A …
Wayne Shorter Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum Transcription
I have always loved this album, and find myself coming back to it either for more digging or simply enjoy Wayne's intriguing compositions. However this time, I found much joy in uncovering what the band is actually doing beat by …
Working with an actress and a director for a year!
Some time in late December, 2019 sitting in a warm Boston pub with members of Boston Experimental Theatre, celebrating an intensive and exhilarating 'IsNotThatAnymore' performance, Vahdat Yeganeh (founder of BETC) asked me if I'd be interested in being the musical …
Zahhak – A recorded theatre performance
Our new recorded theatre performance Zahhak has been in the making for the last 12 months, and we’re super excited to announce that it will soon premier. I’m super proud of what Donya, Vahdat and myself have created even though …
Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra
During my first studio lesson with Ken Schaphorst at NEC, he looked at one of my compositions written for five horn players, plus the rhythm section and said, "Why don't you expand this for the orchestra?". Not having written anything …
A journey into Bartók’s Mikrokosmos
About couple months ago, I found myself listening to Bartók's collection of works in his Mikrokosmos series. Of those 153 piano pieces, #125 called Boating sounded really interesting to me so I dug in to see what was special about …
First blog post
This is the space where I post new releases, on-going projects and thoughts on my various interests.