Where: Club Balattou
Montréal
H2W 1Z5
Canada
Montreal
What: Farzad Milani @ Club Balattou
When:
Farzad Milani is a Montreal-based musician, composer, and performer whose artistic practice combines the rich and diverse musical traditions of the Near and Middle East with contemporary jazz and modern harmonic approaches. Rooted in Persian music and deeply appreciating the folk repertoires of Eastern musical cultures, Farzad’s work reflects his desire to explore and celebrate the common cultural DNA of these interconnected traditions. His current project, Golavij, brings this vision to life through a collective of musicians from diverse backgrounds. Centered on Milani’s microtonal accordion and Persian piano, the ensemble fuses Iranian and Middle Eastern folk influences with jazz improvisation and subtle electronic textures, creating a sound that is both rooted and avant-garde.
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H2W 1Z5
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Who: Farzad Milani
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Farzad is a Montreal-based Persian musician, composer, producer, researcher, vocalist, pianist, and teacher with roots in Iran and a serious love for modal mayhem! Whether he’s weaving through maqams on his quarter-tone accordion (nicknamed Serojeh) or reimagining folk melodies with lush jazz harmonies, he’s always chasing that perfect note that connects cultures.
Armed with a Master’s degree in Music Theory from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, Farzad dives deep into the shared DNA of Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Jewish, Balkan, Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish music —bridging continents one tetrachord at a time. His microtonal experiments (especially with the Persian 17-tone system) have won both hearts and awards.
Whether solo or with his fusion projects, Farzad’s music is a borderless playground where tradition meets innovation—and everyone’s invited.