Musician · Singer · Composer
Contrabass · Jazz · Electroacoustic
Montréal, Canada
Album 02
A deeply personal second album — a meditation on four decades of life, craft, and self-reflection. Contrabass, voice, and silence in equal measure.
Album 01
The debut — eleven tracks blending electroacoustic textures, jazz, and the poetry of Shamlou, Mossadegh, and Shafiee Kadkani. Azar performs contrabass, electric piano, synthesizer, theremin, and drum machine throughout.
Dariush Azar was born in 1983 in Tehran, Iran. He began his musical studies at age 10 — Orff method, tombak, piano, clarinet, and classical vocals — before entering Tehran University of Arts to specialize in double bass in 2002.
After graduation, he joined the ensemble of master Mohammad Reza Shajarian and later collaborated with Homayoun Shajarian. Between 2009 and 2016 he pioneered Iranian fusion music with groups Pallett, Dang Show, and Dal, touring across Europe and Iran.
He released his debut album Blue Gray (آبی خاکستری) in 2019 and his second album 40 (چهل) in 2025. He is currently based in Montréal, Canada.
Began musical studies at age 10 — Orff, tombak, piano, clarinet, classical vocals.
Specialized in double bass. Performed in multiple orchestras. Attended masterclasses with Renaud Garcia-Fons.
Joined Mohammad Reza Shajarian's group — selected to perform the "Bam Sorahi", a custom-invented instrument by the maestro.
Pioneered Iranian fusion music. Toured Europe. Collaborated with Homayoun Shajarian on Khodavandane Asrar.
Debut solo album. Launched at Khaneh Vartan, Tehran. Concert at Vahdat Hall followed.
Second album. A deeply personal record marking forty years of life, music, and reflection. Now based in Montréal, Canada.
In the world, everything has an opposite — except love. Love is the only thing that doesn't fit within that circle.
— Dariush Azar
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