EPK — Behrooz Mihankhah

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Bios

Long bio:

Behrooz Mihankhah is a celebrated Iranian Canadian, ECMA-nominated composer, and pianist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Inspired by his migrations through Iran, India and finally to Canada, Behrooz fuses various musical traditions, compositional techniques, and improvisational schools of thought and brings together listeners of various backgrounds.

Behrooz started performing professionally as a singer/songwriter in 2011. In 2013, he shifted his focus to piano and composition while attending Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music in Tamil Nadu, India. Majoring in piano and composition, he studied jazz, western harmony, Carnatic music, and Konnakol (the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian Carnatic music). While in India, he played, toured, and had multiple television performances with various ensembles and projects.

Performing mostly original music, he has toured internationally throughout New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Rajasthan, Mumbai, and locally throughout New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Having had the opportunity to work with multiple ensembles, Behrooz holds a Bachelor of Music from St. Francis Xavier University with a focus on Jazz Studies. He holds a Music Arts Diploma from the Nova Scotia Community College with a focus on jazz and improvisation.

His debut album “Lydium” was nominated in the jazz category of East Coast Music Awards as well as Music Nova Scotia. Behrooz was the 2023 recipient of Upstream’s Paul Cram Creation Award, composing a new work for orchestra “A Gorgon’s Tale” performed by Symphony Nova Scotia at the Open Waters Festival 2022.

Behrooz is currently in the process of creation of a new set of compositons to be performed and recorded by his quartet in 2024.

Short bio:

Behrooz Mihankhah is an Iranian Canadian, ECMA-nominated composer, and pianist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Inspired by his migrations through Iran, India and finally to Canada, Behrooz fuses various musical traditions, compositional techniques, and improvisational schools of thought and brings together listeners of various backgrounds. Behrooz Mihankhah’s Quartet is combination of exceptionally talented composers and improvisers. With Ali Enriquez (Violin), John Janigan-Mill (Bass), and Morgan Zwicker (drum), each member of the group breathes life into Behrooz’s compositions, making them uniquely their own. Together, they create music that transcends borders, and resonates with audiences from all walks of life.

Behrooz M. Quartet

Behrooz Mihankhah’s Quartet is an ensemble of exceptionally talented composers and improvisers. With Ali Enriquez (Violin), John Janigan-Mills (Bass), and Morgan Zwicker (Drums), each member of the group breathes life into Behrooz’s compositions, making them uniquely their own. Together, they create music that transcends borders, and resonates with audiences from all walks of life.

Ali Enriquez is a Cuban-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Born in Havana, Cuba, her culture is deeply rooted in Cuban music, classical, and jazz. Has been part of and soloed in many ensembles including jazz bands, symphony orchestras, jazz and classical chamber ensembles, and has performed in festivals in Cuba, Canada, and Italy. Her recent single “Se Vale Llorar” is a mix of these styles, written and produced by the artist. Among her upcoming performances she will be at Halifax’s The Music Room in October as part of the Prismatic Arts 2024 series.

Morgan Zwicker is a drummer and composer based in Nova Scotia. Morgan studied jazz performance at Humber College and has performed and recorded with a variety of acts across Canada in numerous genres spanning from jazz to punk-rock. He released an album with his jazz quartet entitled “Phase Shift” in 2021 with LA-based label World Galaxy / Alpha Pup and continues to compose and perform regularly. Morgan is sponsored by Dream Cymbals and Los Cabos Drumsticks.

John Janigan-Mills is a multi-faceted human engaging in sound, art, technology, and infinite permutations thereof. A student of minds diverse as Barry Harris to Alan Turing, he is dedicated to the unmasking and generation of creativity through the discovery and bridging of hidden worlds between man and machine.

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PRESS

October 19, 2021: Review - Matt Wheeler, Great Dark Wonder
October 18, 2021: Interview: The Outer Edge on CKDU 88.1 FM
October 16, 2021: Review - Behrooz Mihankhah’s Lydium Merges Notes From Across The World
October 13, 2021: Interview: Jali Journey CJRU The Scope at Ryerson
October 8, 2021: Halifax musician Behrooz Mihankhah transcends borders with music, identity
August 13, 2021: Behrooz Mihankhah Weaves Iranian-Jazz Fusion on “Lydium”

Discograhy

Lydium - OCTOBER 16, 2021

Inspired by his migrations through Iran, India, and finally to Canada, Behrooz Mihankhah’s Lydium takes impressionist and jazz compositions and presents them in an Iranian instrumental context. This collection of original and pre-existing pieces fuses musical traditions of the past with contemporary concepts of composition and improvisation.

FEATURING

Behrooz Mihankhah (Piano), Mohammad Sahraei (Taar), Andrew Jackson (Trombone), Charles Urich (Drums), Pat Healy (Guitar), John Janigan-Mills (Bass), Pouya Shekarriz (Tombak), Andrew Mackelvie (Saxophone), Emery Van de Weil (Flute).

Credits

Composed, Arranged and Produced by Behrooz Mihankhah

Co-produced by Dario Lozano-Thornton & John Janigan-Mills

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Dario Lozano-Thornton

Assistant recording engineer Jim Legere

Photography by Dario Lozano-Thornton

Album Art and Design by India Gailey

Featured Art by Mohammad Bozorgi (The Route of Creation, 2015, acrylic on canvas)

This album was recorded at the Music Room in K'jipuktuk in Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia) on the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people.

Stage Setup / Input list / Stage Plot

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Projects

Behrooz M. Quartet

Behrooz Mihankhah’s Quartet is an ensemble of exceptionally talented composers and improvisers. With Ali Enriquez (Violin), John Janigan-Mill (Bass), and Morgan Zwicker (drum), each member of the group breathes life into Behrooz’s compositions, making them uniquely their own. Together, they create music that transcends borders, and resonates with audiences from all walks of life.
Lydium

Inspired by his migrations through Iran, India, and finally to Canada, Behrooz Mihankhah’s Lydium takes impressionist and jazz compositions and presents them in an Iranian instrumental context. This collection of original and pre-existing pieces fuses musical traditions of the past with contemporary concepts of composition and improvisation.
Lazeez

“Lazeez's sound comes from integrating each member’s skills and strengths. Based in jazz fusion and funk, they transcend the limits of these genres to create a highly original music. They draw influences from Soul, Jazz, Latin and World music, mixing sounds together with transitions that will leave you feeling refreshed and engaged.”
Superfluid

A blend of fusion and urban influences, Superfluid is a quasi-collective, multi-dimensional, poly-genre force of kinetic energy that spins velveteen lyrics across smooth grooves, silk Rhodes, and soulful guitars.
Open Borders

Open Borders is an international music group based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Open Borders creates original compositions as well as reworks old traditional songs from Iran, Afghanistan, and America.