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Jeff Stott in the zone! Som'ma at the Cobalt Sun! 

  

  

Saturday November 19th, 2005 at the Cobalt Sun Gallery in Sausalito, CA, a sold out collabortative event featuring SOM'MA, the Craneman Project, dance by Leila Sadeghi and the visual artistry of Lynn Augenstien. SOM'MA lineup consisted of Jeff Stott performing electronic compositions, Oud & Yali Tanbur, Shirzad Sharif performing Tonbak, Daf, Tanbur & Santoor, Pourya Khademi performing Violin & Tonbak & John Connell performing Ney & Daf.

   

Saturday February 4th 2006 at the Karma Lounge in Washington, D.C., February 7th 2006 at the Kush Lounge in New York City & February 11th 2006 at the Brooklyn Lyceum in Brooklyn, NY all part of the first Som'ma east coast tour and lounge sessions featuring Shirzad & his lovely wife Neda Sharif, Mavi from the Romka dance ensemble, Leila Sadeghi, Jeff Stott on electronics and Middle Eastern strings, Shirzad Sharif on Tanbur, Tonbak, Dohol & Daf.

Som'ma @ UC Berkeley
John Connell (Daf)
 
Performance at UC Berkeley Wheeler Auditorium. Featuring Mark Deutsch (Bazantar), Noah Waldman (Drums), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Alan Kushan (Santoor), Michael Lewis (Tabla), Nahid Ziaiee (voice) & Jaron Lanier (world insruments) November 14th, 2004

Alan Kushan (Santur), Amir Koushkani (Tar), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Mary Ellen Donald (Tar) Live in Berkeley!

This is the first SOM'MA performance at the La Peņa cultural center in Berkeley, CA December 21st 2002. A very special performance indeed, this concert featured Alan Kushan (Santoor), Amir Koushkani (Tar), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak) and Mary Ellen Donald (Riqq & Darbuka)

SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy!

SOM'MA live at the Red Poppy, San Francisco, CA October 15th, 2005 - A debut of a new lineup and new beginning featuring Jeff Stott (electronic compositions), Pourya Khademi (Violin), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak) and John Connell (Ney and Daf) Also performing Leila Sadeghi (dance)


Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Mohammad Nejad (Ney) Live at The Groove Garden. Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak) Live at The Groove Garden. Alan Kushan (Santur) in Studio!

At the Groove Garden April 5th 2003 with Persian classical musicians, this was a stricly classical performance. Also pictured is Alan Kushan in the recording studio at San Francisco State University.


Alan Kushan & Shirzad in the studio! Ramin Zoufonoun, Shirzad Sharif, Amir Koushkani during a session in the studio! 

In the studio with Alan Kushan (SF State University) and also private recording studio with Ramin Zoufonoun (Persian tuned Piano) and Amir Koushkani (Tar)


Shirzad Sharif with dreamSTATE @ the AMBiENT PiNG. Shirzad Sharif with dreamSTATE @ the AMBiENT PiNG.

Shirzad Sharif with dreamSTATE at the Ambient Ping November 8th, 2005 Toronto, Canada


Mark Deutsch (Bass), John Connell (Ney), Stephen Junca (drums) & Jeff Stott playing drum & bass Persian style! At the Fais Do Do. Mark Deutsch (Bass), John Connell (Ney), Stephen Junca (drums) & Jeff Stott playing drum & bass Persian style! At the Fais Do Do.
Persian Dub, in LA! Sitar\Tar\Oud Jamout in LA!

SOM'MA Live at the Fais Do Do ballroom, Los Angeles, CA November 8th 2003 featuring Mark Deutsch (Bazantar), Mahour Mellat Parast (Tar), Jeff Stott (electronica), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak) and Stephan Junca (drums)


Som'ma @ UC Berkeley. Som'ma @ UC Berkeley.
Som'ma @ UC Berkeley. Som'ma Freedom Concert Afterparty @ 21 Grand, Oakland, CA.

SOM'MA live at UC Berkeley and 21 Grand Freedom Concert in benefit of global human rights. Pictured Mark Deutsch (fretless bass), Noah Waldman (drums), Alan Kushan (Santoor), Michael Lewis (Tabla), Nahid Ziaie (voice) and DJ ebbnflo spinning after concert.


Mark Deutsch (Bazantar), David Lewis (Percussion), Jaron Lanier (Sax), Nahid Ziaee (Voice), Noah Waldman (drumset), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Michael Lewis (Tabla), Alan Kushan (Santur) Live in Berkeley at the Frieght.

SOM'MA live at the Freight and Salvage Berkeley, CA May 23rd, featuring many guest musicians....


Noah Waldman (Drumset), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Mark Deutsch (Bazantar), Soroush Abasspour (Vocals), Mahour Mellat Parast (Tar), Jaron Lanier (Sax), Dr. Lloyd Miller (Clarinet) live at the Noe Valley Ministry.

SOM'MA live at the Noe Valley Ministry featuring Dr. Lloyd Miller (Piano & Clarinet), Mahour Mellat Parast (Tar), Noah Waldman (Drums), Mark Deutsch (Bazantar), Jaron Lanier (World Intruments), Soroush (Voice) and Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak)


SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy! SOM'MA Live at Red Poppy!

SOM'MA at the Red Poppy Art House


Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Mahour Mellat Parast (Tar), Nahid Ziaee (Vocals), Jeff Stott (oud) John Connell (Daf)

  Jeff Stott (Yali Tanbur) Dear Friends of Som'ma Dear Friends of Som'ma
Mark Deutsch (Sitar) Jaron Lanier (Sax), Jeff Stott (Electronics)
Mark Deutsch (Bass), Stephen Junca (Drumset), Mahour Mellat Parast (Tar), Shirzad Sharif (Tonbak), Nahid Ziaee (Vocals), Jeff Stott (Electronics), John Connell (Daf) live at Cellspace.

SOM'MA at Cellspace, San Francisco, CA November 7th 2003.