Majid Derakhshani profile
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Iranian composer/instrumentalist Majid Derakhshani creates cutting edge world music infused with an improvisational jazz edge has joined forces with virtuoso soprano Zohreh Jooya.
Both accompanied by a jazz group featuring saxophone and percussion. Majid Derakhshani is one of Iran's leading avant-garde composers, and his piece ‘Old Roots, New Leaves’ mixes the vibrant themes of traditional Persian folk music with a modern slant, while Jooya’s vocal abilities, that range from folk, to jazz and opera and back again, ensure that they create an indelible musical mark.