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About: Bijan Taghavi"He is easily able to adapt to any musical setting."
(Brett Ecklund, KX 93.5 FM Jazz Quest Radio Host) Bijan Taghavi, 20, is a pianist, composer, and educator currently based in New York, NY. Bijan was the featured pianist performing with Grammy artist Nestor Torres, featured in the Orange County Register as the 2013 "Young Star of the Future" for a prize winning performance with the South Coast Symphony, performed alongside Metropolitan Opera singer Eric Jordan, and was a regular guest on Jazz Quest Radio KX 93.5 Laguna Beach, California. Bijan is also a prolific composer and arranger, recently having written works for studio orchestra, big band, and various small ensembles, including performing his original music at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts a part of the Betty Carter Jazz Residency in 2017. Bijan currently attends the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, and has studied with Fred Hersch and Phil Markowitz. Bijan remains active performing with various groups in NYC, recently having performed at Minton’s Playhouse Harlem, Apollo Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the 55 Bar. Alongside a busy performing career, Bijan is very involved as an educator for JazzPianoSchool.com. |
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