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Nima Collective is a unique instrumental group combining elements of jazz, world music and rock. Lead by Nima Rezai playing the Chapman Stick, a 12 string tapping instrument, and accompanied by various combinations of sax, violin, drums, world percussion and oud.
The group has been active for over 15 years and has performed at numerous venues and festivals both in the US and abroad.
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 15 - 90 minutes
Languages: English, Persian, Spanish
Nima Collective is a fusion of jazz, world music, and progressive rock.
The musicians generate an unusually expansive sound which their compositions demand. The result is a truly unique and powerful sonic experience.
Nima Collective is World Music-
Nima’s Persian origins find their way into compositions through traditional elements of various eastern music systems. Combinations of West African, South American, Western rhythms and melodies from the other players intertwine to produce a sound that is fresh. While much of the group’s original material is based around these world influences, the musicians strive to keep the music open to new expressions in the jazz tradition.
Nima Collective is Jazz-
Improvisation has always been an integral part of the music-making process for this group. This is evident through their mixture of musical styles in this idiom ranging anywhere from straight ahead to avant-garde. Smooth phrasing and intense musical moments make for a somber yet compelling experience. Through this combination of dynamic contrasts and musical elements, the group has the flexibility to be at once intimate and powerful.
Nima Collective is Progressive-
Fans of this style of music will appreciate some of the progressive rock influences and attitudes of Merge: power chords, elaborate drum fills, and virtuosic soloing find their place in compositions that contain a wide variety of movements, time signatures, and associated visual imagery - ultimate and
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