Nima Hafezieh

About the Artist

Nima Hafezieh, Iranian pianist and composer, began to learn Persian traditional  music from his mother and took private lessons in music dictation, theory and composition, and Classical piano  performance from an early age. He studied piano under supervision of Dr. Tamara Dolitze and Maestro. M.R. Laka; music aesthetic and  analysis with maestro. Hosain Pishkar; orchestration and chamber music with Dr. M.T.  Zarraby; composition with Maestro Nima Gouran, who all had a great potential influence on his musicianship. Nima has style-studied composition and performance in Baroque, classic, romantic, and contemporary music. Nima has performed in numerous concerts and recitals in Iran and has been in collaboration with many visual artists and musicians  in the U.S and Canada. His technique and vision is heavily rooted in free polyphonic and heterophonic improvisation, modal and microtonal language, Quartal and Quintal harmonic structures,  classic Indian rhythm and melodic cycles, Middle Eastern  Maqam music systems, electronic-experimental  music, fusion genre with influences of flamenco and latin jazz. Currently,  he is active as Electro-Ambient performer, producer, Piano instructor and working as mentor in support of upcoming artists and young musicians.