Upcoming Performances

  • With ZIKRAYAT at Lafayette Grill, 54 Franklin Street.  3 blocks south of Canal Street, Downtown.  Every other Thursday Night 8:00-11:00.  Opening Night: Feb 2, 2006

Previous Performance Highlights:

Fall 2005
  • Performance for Queen Noor Charitable Foundation Gala
  • Performance at Symphony Space with Simon Shaheen’s Arabic Music Retreat Ensemble
  • Performance with the Helm Music Ensemble at the Rakkasah Middle Eastern Dance Festival
  • Session work with recording artist Elizabeth Ayyoub for an upcoming CD
  • Various performances with New York-based Zikrayat Ensemble


Spring 2005
  • Composed and performed musical score for an independent art film project
  • Opened a private concert for Indian master Ustad Sultan Khan

Spring and Summer 2004
  • Various performances with Amir El-Saffar/Iraqi Maqam Ensemble throughout New York, Boston and Minneapolis
  • Recorded for CD “Music of Sayyid Darwish” with Chicago-based Xauen Music
  • Concert at Carnegie Hall with Simon Shaheen’s Near Eastern Ensemble

Fall 2003
  • Performance with Maqamikaze, a New York-based theatrical Middle Eastern dance company

February-December 2003
  • Various performances with New York-based Tarab Ensemble