Mahdi Sharif | nl

Fresh off his 2007 world tour, Sharif immediately returned to the studio to begin work on his 3rd release, "Kisses and Lies." Recording in various studios on the East Coast, Sharif was thrilled to collaborate with many of his favorite musicians and songwriters. Some of the musicians appearing on Sharif's latest release include: Rhett Miller from the Old 97's Jon Graboff from Ryan Adams' Cardinals Tim Bradshaw from John Mayer & David Gray's bands Mark Goldenberg from Jackson Browne & Brett Dennen's bands Stewart Myers from Jason Mraz and Liz Phair's bands "Kisses and Lies" documents Sharif's tumultuous life over...

Sharif’s (born 02.06.1982) love for music spread’s back to his early childhood, growing up in the early 80’s he was exposed to the likes of the Cure, New Order and Bob Marley (thanks to his older siblings). A confessed childhood band geek, Sharif’s introduction to playing music amongst other musicians was brought about with playing in the school band as a lead clarinetist. As his overall appreciation of music grew so did his knowledge and passion for classical music only to later move on to the saxophone where by he was exposed to a lot more jazz and funk. By...

Jamshied Sharifi was born October 17, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas to an Iranian father and an American mother. At an early age, Sharifi was exposed to Jazz and Middle Eastern music by his father and to European classical and church music by his mother. He began to study classical piano at age five and quickly developed a thirst for musical instruction and a desire to improvise. At age nine he began studying guitar and drums, and at age ten added flute. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in humanities, Sharifi went on to further his...