Watch Hafez Nazeri on CNN tomorrow, Wed., 3/29, on Kyra Phillips' Livefrom. The show runs from 10am-1pm PST (1-4pm EST). Nazeri will be on at around 11:00-11:30am PST (2:00-2:30pm EST)

From Dr. Mahasti Afshar's email:
Versed in both classical Persian and Western music, Hafez is a rising star on a mission to breathe new life into traditional forms. A gifted artist, he studied Persian music and poetry with his father, the acclaimed vocalist, Shahram Nazeri, and other masters, and received a degree in composition and conducting from the Mannes College of Music in New York. At 26, he reflects a spirit of creativity, youth, discovery and openness to ideas that is truly inspiring.

The CNN report follows a successful series of concerts in Boston, Washington, DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, San Diego and LA featuring Hafez Nazeri’s composition, In the Path of Rumi.  

Review of
Shahram & Hafez Nazeri
Concert in San Diego
Feb 25, 2006
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From: Sohrabi
Sent: 2006/03/29 01:22:51 AM
Subject: Live on CNN
 
FYI:
 
After several successful concerts including the one in Atlanta on March 11 at Atlanta Symphony Hall and finishing the U.S. tour, Hafez Nazeri will be interviewed on CNN LIVE FROM with Kyra Phillips in Atlanta on Wednesday 29th of March Between 2:30-3pm to talk about IN THE PATH OF RUMI: Post-classical Persian music.
 
Master Shahram Nazeri and his son, a young composer, Hafez Nazeri premiered an anticipated U.S. tour with the New York show presented by World Music Institute in Town hall on the 20th of November, 2005.
With great successes of other musicians in the past , clearing the path for Persian music to be heard by wider audiences in the world , Nazeris take a big step to attract younger generation of listeners on an international level. Hoping one day Persian music has more international followers , the music of Nazeris will  move Persian music one step closer to the world music.
 
The New York concert was followed by LA concert at The Kodak Theater with the largest audience in the history of Persian traditional music. Getting appreciation awards from United Nations for innovation and creativity in world music, they were imitated by the United Nations to perform at the city hall in Irvine and were awarded by Mayor and the Council members of Irvine, California and K.A.E.S.
 
Their sold out show in San Francisco and positive reviews in influential magazines and newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle , Hafez was interviewed in K.P F.K , U.C. BERKLEY RADIO, and WNYC (NPR in New York).
 
When in San Diego, they had yet another great experience with a large audience , the majority being younger generation than expected for their genre of music. In addition to that the Mayor and Chairman of the San Diego Board of Supervisors declared the day of the concert, February 25th as "SHAHRAM AND HAFEZ NAZERI DAY".
 
 Their concert in Atlanta had the largest  audience ever for Persian traditional music in that city. Again  the majority of the audience were younger than expected. Another success in Atlanta was the live interview and performance on Fox 5 channel on Good Day Atlanta program and also their conference at Emory university .
 
Most importantly  after Their Washington D.C sold out concert and receiving recognition awards from the congress of the U.S. They were invited for a lecture in Harvard University and received awards for introducing Rumi to the west and innovation in Persian music.
 
 HAFEZ will be interviewed on CNN LIVE FROM in Atlanta on Wednesday 29th of March between 2:30-3pm to talk about In the Path of Rumi and his future project.