Hossein Alizadeh is without doubt the most important living musician in Persian Classical music. As a player of the Tar and the Shurangiz, as a composer of countless pieces in the Radif style as well as many film scores and as a teacher who has educated generations of musicians, Alizadeh has made his mark on virtually all classical music that comes out of Iran. His latest tour de force is a complete re-imagining of the Persian Classical repertoire (Radif) with his Hamavay and Ensemble, which was published on a 14-volume CD box.

The Rembrandt Trio is internationally known for their artistic curiosity and innovative collaborations that constant keep moving jazz forward. Hailed as ground-breaking by the press is the album It's Still Autumn opening the North Sea Jazz festival '19. On tour mainly outside the Netherlands, a recent highlight for the trio was the double bill concert with Chick Corea at legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott's in London. The Rembrandt Trio also plays a pioneering role in collaborating with musicians from Iran, which, besides Alizadeh, include kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and singer Mahammad Motamedi.

For this special ensemble Alizadeh and the trio are joined by two musicians from Alizadeh’s Hamavay and ensemble: Saba Alizadeh (the son) on kamancheh and Ali Boustan on setar. This combination creates a perfect balance of European and Persian influences, which underlines the great mutual love and respect that this music embodies. This ensemble uses building blocks from Persian classical and folk music and Western jazz and classical music to look for unifying principles within the universal language that is music. In the process a whole new musical style is created, one that is full of sonic and dynamic possibilities.

Presented in collaboration with ArtStage and Vaak Records