Hafez Nazeri, the son of legendary musician Shahram Nazeri, began voice lessons at the age of three, and went on to place first in many voice competitions. At seven, he began focusing his studies on tanbour and setar which he had been playing since he was three. He then became intrigued by the daf, a percussion instrument he taught himself to play. By the age of nine, Hafez had already begun to perform alongside his father in many prestigious music festivals in Europe and the Middle East.

In 2000, Hafez assembled a talented group of young performers to form the Rumi Ensemble.
The Rumi Ensemble’s concerts in Tehran, set a record for the Middle East.
At the age of 20, in a search for new artistic ground, Hafez moved to New York to study Western classical music.

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