RESEARCH INTERESTS

creativity, new compositional methods, performance practice of new music, experimental music, technology, musicology, ethnomusicology, aesthetics of modernism & postmodernism, language and music, semiotics, complexity, music notation, music and identity, Persian music, philosophy,  poststructuralism, Deleuze

EDUCATION

2020-2023    University of Cambridge, PhD in Music — Practice-based Research

• Dissertation: Becoming Persian Music: A Poststructuralist Approach to Composition

2022              University of Cambridge, Academic Supervisor Training, Faculty of Music — Training course

2022              University of Cambridge, Equality and Diversity Essentials — Training course

2019              University of Queensland, Philosophy and Critical Thinking — Certificate 

2019              Orpheus Institute + Leuven University, Artistic Research in Music — Certificate 

2009-2011    University of Tehran, MA in Music Composition

2005-2009    University of Tehran, BA in Music Performance

2004              Azad University of Tehran, Music Performance — Undergraduate studies

1997-2003   National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Diploma in Mathematics (NODET pre-University)

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

2020-2023    The Dr Grantham Scholarship, Doctoral Research — Wolfson College, University of Cambridge 

2015              Diploma in Performing & Multimedia Arts — New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) 

2014              Selected Composer — New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF) 

2012              First Prize — Counterpoint-Italy International Composition Competition 

2009              2nd Place (out of 78815 Applicants) — National Concours for Public Universities in Iran

2008              The Jury Prize, Best Composition — 24th Tehran International Music Festival 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LEADERSHIP,  ADMINISTRATIVE, & EDITORIAL POSITIONS

2020-2023       University of Cambridge, Wolfson College Music Society — President

2021-present  Cambridge University Experimental Music Ensemble — Founder and Director

2013-present  Conservatoire One, NY and Cambridge — President

2014-present  Samadis' Records (now: N. Anton Dromia Records) — Artistic Director and Music Producer

2018-present  The Saman Samadi Quintet (now: Collective), New York City and Cambridge — Founder & Director

2020-2021       Wolfson Research Event, University of Cambridge — Editorial Officer

2020                 Journal for Artistic Research — Peer Reviewer

2019-2020       Aži Trio, New York, NY — Founder and Director

2016-2020       Apām Napāt Trio, New York, NY — Founder and Director

2014-2018       The Firehouse Space (event & performance space), Brooklyn, New York — Assistant Director

2006-2009       Concentus Chamber Orchestra, Tehran — Founder and Director

TEACHING

2023-2024    University of Cambridge, Music in Contemporary Societies — Academic Supervisor

2013-2023    Conservatoire One, NY and Cambridge — Chair of Studies in Composition and Music Theory

2017-2019    Music School of New York City, New York — Instructional Faculty: Composition, Theory, Performance

2012              University of Tehran, Faculty of Fine Arts — Instructor: Composition, and 20th Century Music Analysis

RESEARCH EXPOSITIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• 'Becoming Persian Music: A Poststructuralist Approach to Composition' (Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository), 2023. <https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.102136>

FORTHCOMING/PENDING

• [Book] Becoming Persian Music, TBA.

• Rejuvenating Persian Music: Actualising Difference in a Glocalised Context, TBA.

• Resonating Timelessness: The Musical Odyssey of Composer Kiawasch Sahebnassagh, TBA.

• Persian Modal-Rhizomatic Composition, TBA.

• Persian Poststructural Music Complexity, TBA.

• A Comparative Study on Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Klavierstück X, TBA.

FORUMS, CONFERENCES, & WORKSHOPS

• Gathas for Piano, a presentation at Royal Academy of Music, London, Jan 19, 2024.

• Persian Prosodic Composition, PhD Music Forum, University of Cambridge, May 24, 2023.

• Persian Modal-Rhizomatic Composition, Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum, City University of London,
  May 31, 2023. Link

• Thus Spoke Earth, Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, with Morgan-Dullea Duo, Mar 8, 2022.

• Complexity in Musical Works of Stockhausen and Samadi, Wolfson College Music Society, Musical Encounters, University of Cambridge, November 17, 2021.

• Through a Veil: a composition for wind quintet and fixed media, Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, University of Cambridge, May 1, 2021.

• Vāyuvēra: a composition for violin, cello, and piano, The 2021 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Conference, with Amatis Piano Trio, University of Cambridge, Jan 14, 2021.

• An Introduction to Post-Pars Modal Music: A New Approach to Microtonality, Performing, Engaging, Knowing, organised by ICTM Study Group on Applied Ethnomusicology, and MDW, August 26-29, 2020. Link

• Presentation at Reiko Fueting's Composition Studio, Manhattan School of Music, NY, Nov 18, 2016.

• Persia 1909: for 4 improvisers, New Music Performance Practice Workshop, Stony Brook SUNY, USA, April 22, 2014.

• Unfolding Samadi's Symphony in Three Movements, Seminar, University of Tehran, September 22, 2009.

NON-REFEREED ARTICLES & EXPOSITIONS

• Brian Ferneyhough: Aspects of Notation and Composition (in Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 6. July 2021. Link

• Asha: The Rebirth of Tragedy (in Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 5, Shamlou Org. June 2021. Link

• Post-Pars Modal Music (in Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 4, Shamlou Org. April 2021. Link

• A Smooth and Rhizomatic Pitch-Space (in Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 3, Shamlou Org. March 2021. Link

• Glocality of Difference (in Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 2, Shamlou Org. February 2021. Link

• An Analytical Study on Pierre Boulez’s Le Marteau sans maitre, Research Catalogue, 2020. Link

• Nostalgia, Artistic Exposition, Research Catalogue, 2019. Link

ACADEMIC RESEARCH COVERAGE (Writings About Me)

• Hashemi, Amin, “The Bilateral Dynamics of Subjectivity and Creativity of Iranian Musicians in Europe”, University of Aberdeen (forthcoming).

• Yazdi, Reihaneh Boroumand, “Le mandala, entre mystique persane et modernité: répéter un monde éternel ou créer des mondes possibles?” [The mandala, between Persian mysticism and modernity: repeating an eternal world or creating possible worlds?], Déméter, Université de Lille, #7, 2022. link

• Yazdi, Reihaneh Broumand, “Le choc de la déviation de la tradition dans la musique électroacoustique iranienne”, Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, LILLIAD Sciences et Technologies, Lille, April 24, 2019.

• Yazdi, Reihaneh Broumand, “Entre passé et avenir: Les deux rôles des instruments acoustiques dans la musique électroacoustique iranienne”, Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, Lille, April 20, 2018.

• Yazdi, Reihaneh Broumand, “L’impact de la tradition dans la création contemporaine: un regard sur la musique électroacoustique iranienne”, Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, LILLIAD, April 28, 2017.

COMPOSITIONS & PERFORMANCES

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre

ORCHESTRAL/ENSEMBLE

Vāyuvēra, for piano trio, duration: 18' (Cambridge: 2021)

PRESENTATION: The 2021 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Conference, Amatis Piano Trio, January 14, 2021. University of Cambridge.

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Vāyuvēra, performed and recorded by Junya Makino, Nicholas Swett, & Kristin Samadi (Cambridge: Saman Samadi Collective, May 26, 2023).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/vāyuvēra   |   www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/thus-spoke-earth-album 

Through a Veil, for wind quintet and fixed media, duration: 9' (Cambridge: 2021)

Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in F, bassoon, and fixed media

PRESENTATION: Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, May 1, 2021, University of Cambridge.

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Through a Veil, performed by Saman Samadi Collective (N.Anton Dromia, 2021).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/through-a-veil

Shattering in Seven Pieces for Dream and Wedding and Death, for string quartet, duration: 14' (Cambridge: 2022)

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Shattering for string quartet, performed and recorded by Saman Samadi,
Junya Makino, Polly Almond, and Sarah Henderson (Cambridge: Saman Samadi Collective, May 26, 2023).

https://www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/shattering   |   www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/thus-spoke-earth-album

Thus Spoke Earth, for violin and piano and fixed media, duration: 25' (Cambridge: 2021)

PRESENTATION: Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea, March 8, 2022, University of Cambridge.

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Thus Spoke Earth, performed/recorded by Saman Samadi & Kristin Samadi, (Cambridge: Saman Samadi Collective, May 26, 2023).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/thus-spoke-earth-album

Avec Boulez, Mallarmé, et Foucault, for ensemble, duration: 45' (Cambridge: 2022)
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, 2 saxophones, strings, guitar, piano, 2 voices

PERFORMANCES: Cambridge University Experimental Music Ensemble (dir. Saman Samadi) www.samansamadi.net/cueme

• May 10, 2022, West Road Concert Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge. VIDEO

• May 14, 2022, Lee Hall, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. VIDEO

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/avec-boulez-mallarmé-et-foucault

Ānam Ārezust, for ensemble, duration: 5'20" (Cambridge: 2020)
Instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, bsn/horn, tpt, trbn/timp, tom-t/harp/vln, vla, vc, db

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/ānam-ārezust

Scheherazade, for saxophone quartet, duration: 6'30" (New York: 2017)

PERFORMANCE:

• LX Saxophone Quartet. June 22, 2017, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA. youtu.be/wLNSuITUvf8

PUBLICATION:

Saman Samadi, Scheherazade, performed by LX Saxophone Quartet (New York: Samadis' Records, 2017).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/scheherazade

Bazzad, for violin and symphony orchestra, duration: 12' (Tehran: 2012)

Instrumentation: 3.3.3.3 - 4.2.2.1 - 3perc: (1) tom-t (BTAS)/ tam-t(lg)/ BD/ (2) t-bells/ susp-cym(md&lg)/ crash-cym(lg)/ marimb/ vib/ gong(lg)/ (3) timp/ woodb(hrd&lg) - strings > 14.12.10.8.6.

PRESENTATION: Bazzad, Reading Session. Soloist, Jaram Kim; Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, dir. Timothy Long, May 6, 2014, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/bazzad

Persia 1909, Iran 1971, for four improvising performers, duration: 10' (New York: 2014)

Instrumentalists: a pianist, two percussionists, and a performer of any melodic instrument (oboe is suggested)

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/persia-1909

PRESENTATION: Persia 1909, New Music Performance Practice Workshop with Laura Smith, oboist, Erika Dohi, pianist, Mark Utley and Elizabeth Dorman, percussionists, April 22, 2014, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

PUBLICATION: Iran 1971, Composer and video editor: Saman Samadi (New York, 2018). youtu.be/85WBNpk9qUk

Panj, for soprano, baritone, and orchestra, duration: 5" (New York: 2013)

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/panj

Sound and Fury, for chamber orchestra, duration: 14' (New York: 2012)
Instrumentation: 1.1.1.1/1.1.1.1/perc./harp/piano/strings

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/sound-and-fury

PERFORMANCE: Sound and Fury: an arrangement for piano and loudspeakers. Kristin Samadi, pianist. November 21, 2013, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

PUBLICATION: soundcloud.com/samansamadi/sound-and-fury

Symphony in Three Movements, for large orchestra, duration: 20' (Tehran: 2009)

PRESENTATION: Unfolding Samadi's Symphony in Three Movements, Seminar, University of Tehran, September 22, 2009, Tehran, Iran.

Camisado, for chamber ensemble, duration: 9' (Tehran: 2007)

PERFORMANCE: Concentus Orchestra, conductor: Saman Samadi, April 29, 2007, Roudaki Hall, Tehran, Iran.

Sheyda, for string orchestra, duration: 3'32" (Terhan: 2006)

PERFORMANCES:

• Sheyda: for string orchestra. Concentus Orchestra, conductor: Saman Samadi.
  April 29, 2007, Roudaki Hall, Tehran, Iran.

• Sheyda: for violin and piano. Saman Samadi, violinist; Behnam Mousavi, pianist.
  November 18, 2006, Avini Hall, University of Tehran, Iran.

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/sheydā

SOLO/DUO

Aša, for flute, duration: 8' (New York City, USA - Cambridge, UK: 2020-2021)

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/aša

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Asha, performed by Mehrdad Gholami, in Pieces for the Flute (Tehran: Mahoor, 2021).
www.mahoor.com/en/cd/20052-pieces-for-the-flute

VIDEO (Scrolling Score): Saman Samadi, Asha, recorded by Mehrdad Gholami, Recording Session, Dallas, Texas, September 28th, 2020. youtu.be/FLvelqYuOho

The Gāthās for Piano, a series of piano works, total duration hitherto: 20' (New York: 2018-2019)

Ahunavaiti Gāthā no.1 , stanza I (2018)
Ahunavaiti Gāthā no.1 , stanza II (2018)
Ahunavaiti Gāthā no.1 , stanza III (2019)

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/the-gāthās-for-piano

PERFORMANCES: 

Ahunavaiti Gāthā no.1, stanza III, Jonathan Powell, pianist.

• January 19, 2024. Royal Academy of Music, London, UK..

• January 13, 2024. St Hilda's College, University of Oxford, UK.

• December 8, 2020. Meetings of New Music, Janáček Academy (JAMU), Brno, Czech Republic.

• March 5, 2020. Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland.

• November 15, 2019. The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), Prague, Czech.

• October 26, 2019. NeoArte Festival, Gdansk, Poland.

Ahunavaiti Gāthā no.1, stanzas I & II, Jared Redmond, pianist.

• June 3, 2019. Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.

• February 15, 2019. The San Francisco Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA, USA.

PUBLICATIONS: 

Saman Samadi, Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza III, performed and recorded by Jonathan Powell (Prague: HAMU, 2019). youtu.be/6h7BTirxW1w

Saman Samadi, Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanzas I & II, performed and recorded by Jared Redmond (Seoul: Hangyang, 2019).  soundcloud.com/samansamadi/ahunavaiti-gatha-i-ii

Mira, for violin and electronics, duration: 12'33" (New York, 2019)

PERFORMANCE/PUBLICATION: By its dedicatee Miranda Cuckson (forthcoming).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/mira

Chamrosh, a collection of four works for saxophone, total duration: 47' (New York: 2015-2016)

PRESENTATION/PERFORMANCE

Chamrosh: works for saxophone. Lecture-Performance. Anthony Izzo, saxophonist, and Saman Samadi, pianist.
July 29, 2015, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Chamrosh, ​​for tenor saxophone (2016) soundcloud.com/samansamadi/chamrosh
I-V-complex No.1, for alto saxophone and piano (2015)  youtu.be/QjHg72_Bq7Q
I-V-complex No.2, for saxophone quartet (2015) soundcloud.com/samansamadi/i-v-complex-no2
Before Your Very Eyes, for saxophone and piano (2015) youtu.be/AOE-S4EC9uo

Saman Samadi, Chamrosh, Performed by Saman Samadi and Anthony Izzo (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/chamrosh

Tears' Scratch, for two violins, duration: 8'20" (New York: 2012)

PUBLICATIONS:

Saman Samadi, Tears' Scratch, performed and recorded by Miranda Cuckson & Austin Wulliman (Score Follower, 2016). youtu.be/t3hbvTU7UUQ

Saman Samadi, Tears' Scratch, performed by Miranda Cuckson & Austin Wulliman (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018)

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/tears-scratch

Paj, for flute and piano, duration: 14' (Tehran: 2011)

PERFORMANCES:

• Nicole Camacho & Kristin Barone-Samadi.  April 8, 2014, Staller Center, Stony Brook University, NY, USA.

• Linda Wetherill, and Kristin Barone-Samadi. December 16, 2012, RCC Rutherford, NJ, USA.

• Linda Wetherill, and Kristin Barone-Samadi. December 2, 2012, Culturefix, New York, NY, USA.

• L’ ensemble ECHO. June 29, 2012, Museum of modern art André Malraux (MuMa), Le Harve, France.

PUBLICATION:

Saman Samadi, Paj, performed by Linda Wetherill and Kristin Barone-Samadi (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/paj

Microtonal Piano Solos, a collection of nine microtonal piano pieces, total duration: 55' (New York: 2015)

PUBLICATION:

Oracle (2015)
Solitude (2015)
Sisyphus (2015)
Annica (2015)
Perception (2015)
Madman (2015)
Satire (2015)
Existence (2015)
Deprivation (2015)
Magnetic (2015)
Subjectivity (2015)

Saman Samadi, Microtonal Piano Solos, Performed by Saman Samadi (New York: Samadis' Records, 2015).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/microtonal-piano-solos

Teryan, for violin and piano, duration: 8' (New York: 2014)

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Teryan, Performed by Saman Samadi and Kristin Samadi (New York, 2014).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/teryan

Fog & Fugue, for guitar, duration: 7' (Tehran: 2007)

PERFORMANCES:

• Dan Keene, Guitar Recital at RCC. November 8, 2013, Rutherford, NJ, USA.

• Mansoor Habibdoost, Guitar Recital at Avini Hall. May 19, 2008, University of Tehran, Iran.

PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Fog & Fugue, Performed by Dan Keene (Rutherford, 2013).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/fog-and-fugue

Apadana's Amphora, for piano, duration: 7' (Tehran: 2008)

PERFORMANCE: Piano Recital, Kiana Shafiei, Art University of Tehran, April 22, 2009, Tehran, Iran.

ELECTRONIC/MULTIMEDIA

Nostalgia, five multimedia compositions (electroacoustic music & video art), total duration: 44' (New York: 2015-2016)

PRESENTATIONS:

• Cambridge Festival. April 8, 2022, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK.

• Medium Fest Electroacoustic. May 5, 2020, Rasht Multimedia Festival, Rasht, Iran.

• Tehran International Electroacoustic Music Festival, curated by Yarava Music Group. June 8, 2018, Da Theatre House, Tehran, Iran.

• An den Kleinen Radioapparat. September 30, 2016, The Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

• Lethal #7—Last Saturdays Salon, Concrete Timbre. Nov 19, 2016, The Drawing Room, New York, NY, USA.

• Supermoon Eclipse, curated by Samadhi Arts. August 27, 2015, Sky Gallery, New York, NY, USA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Ghorbat (September 20, 2016) youtu.be/cvlmQrgfkFc
Berceuses (October 7, 2016) youtu.be/3_v41gsWa6E
Vāyu (November 1, 2016) youtu.be/Q6h9Rt4U_64
Retroception (October 18, 2016) youtu.be/9jf3iWJCbn0
Hura (July 28, 2015) youtu.be/3Nfyznhbfeg

Saman Samadi, Nostalgia (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/nostalgia

Impromptus, a collection of six multimedia works (piano, electronics, & video-art), duration: 6' (New York: 2017)

PUBLICATION:

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/impromptus

Shekasteh Mouyeh, a collection of nine multimedia compositions, total duration: 62' (New York: 2015)

PERFORMANCE: Saman Samadi, pianist, vocalist, video & electronic sounds artist, May 23, 2015, Spectrum, New York, NY, USA. youtu.be/gDDv9TOYwHQ

PUBLICATIONS:

Frenzied (2015)
Shattered Mourning (2015)
Injustice (2015)
Desolation (2015)
Ramkali (2015)
Zenith (2015)
Dissident (2015)
Dashtestani (2015)
Satori (2015)

Saman Samadi, Shekasteh Mouyeh (New York: Samadis' Records, 2016).

MUSIC-VIDEO: Composer, video designer & editor: Saman Samadi; videographers: Arian Vaziridaftari, Saman Samadi. Filmed on location in Tehran and Shiraz, Iran (New York, 2015) youtu.be/skrmbQ0smeM

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/shekasteh-mouyeh

U-Turn, a collection of five multimedia compositions, total duration: 50'12" (Tehran: 2010-2014)

PRESENTATIONS:

• Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn. June 2, 2014, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY, USA.

• Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn. April 11, 2014, Sonic Spring, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

• Amiri, An Electroacoustic Music Event. January 14, 2014, Harvestworks, New York, NY, USA.

• Qatār-e Arvāh, An Electroacoustic Music Event. December 4, 2012, LeFrak Hall, Queens College, City University of New York, USA.

• U-Turn, An Electroacoustic Music Event. June 16, 2011, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran.

• Qatār-e Arvāh, An Electroacoustic Music Event. June 15, 2010, University of Tehran, Iran.

PUBLICATIONS:

Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn, Composer and video artist: Saman Samadi (Tehran, 2012).
youtu.be/2SplKAXQEtc

U-Turn, Composer, violinist, and video artist: Saman Samadi (Tehran, 2011).
youtu.be/_FJT_3Z8V8o

Safhe-ye Nakhl (Eng. Palm Plate), for dozaleh and electronic sounds (2014)
Amiri, electroacoustic (2012)
Qatār-e Arvāh, electroacoustic (2010)
Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn, for electronic sounds and video-art (2012)
U-Turn, an algorithmic piece for electronic sounds and video-art (2011)

Saman Samadi, U-Turn (New York: Samadis' Records, 2015).

www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/u-turn

IMPROVISATORY

Aži Trio, saxophone, piano, and buchla (New York: 2019-2020)
Saman Samadi, founder, leader, & pianist; Sarah Manning, saxophonist; and Hans Tammen, buchla-player.

www.samansamadi.net/aži-trio

PERFORMANCE: Aži Trio at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Saman Samadi, founder, leader, & pianist; Sarah Manning, saxophonist; Hans Tammen, buchla player. 

• December 6, 2019, Waverly Building, NYU, New York, NY, USA.

PUBLICATIONS: 

Aži Trio: Deceptive Assembly, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2020). youtu.be/xfhwekStD0A

Aži Trio, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2019). youtu.be/UFJ--e01y34

The Saman Samadi Quintet, voice, percussion, trumpet, double bass, piano & electronics (New York: 2018-2019)
Amber Evans, soprano, Caitlin Cawley, percussionist, Martin Movagh, trumpet player, Sam Zagnit, double bassist, and Saman Samadi, founder, leader, pianist, & sound artist.

PERFORMANCES:

• January 7, 2019, with Jorge Nuno, at Bushwick Improvised Music Series, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

• January 3, 2019, Areté Venue, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

• November 17, 2018, St John's in The Village, Manhattan, NY, USA.

• October 23, 2018, National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Saman Samadi Quintet: Walking with the Wind, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018)
youtu.be/QqflgB8XKFE

Saman Samadi Quintet in the Village, NYC, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018)
youtu.be/DeGUVIA5Vwg

Saman Samadi Quintet at Areté, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018)
youtu.be/9dwJ_Hi-ncM

Saman Samadi Quintet | NYC, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018)
youtu.be/cMS2fsooIHI

Walking With the Wind (Manhattan School of Music, 2018)
Scream, In Silence (Live, 2018)
Under the Ocean (Live, 2018)
Dancing With Miles (Live, 2018)
Melancholia (Live, 2018)
Grotte De Cristal (Live, 2018)
A Wolf Lying In Wait (Live, 2018)
Suffocation (Live, 2018)
Dream (Live, 2018)

Saman Samadi Quintet, with Jorge Nuno, at the Bushwick Series (New York, 2019). youtu.be/aChNj43-us0

www.samansamadi.net/quintet

Apām Napāt Trio, clarinet/saxophone, buchla, piano & voice (New York: 2016-2020)

Blaise Siwula, clarinet/saxophone, Hans Tammen, buchla, and Saman Samadi, founder, leader, pianist & vocalist.

PERFORMANCES:

• Faculty Concert. March 28, 2019, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, City University of New York, NY, USA.

• Apām Napāt Trio at Scholes. July 7, 2018, Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

• COMA. February 21, 2016, ABC No-Rio, Manhattan, NY, USA.

• Apām Napāt Trio, with Jorge Nuno. January 28, 2016, The Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

PUBLICATIONS:

Apām Napāt Trio at Scoles Studio (New York, 2018) youtu.be/SoG8_ETwe1M

Apām Napāt Trio: Homayun (New York, 2018) youtu.be/brlAVj5rzcw

Apām Napāt Trio: Chahargah (New York, 2018) youtu.be/rX7sYSyeA-A

Apām Napāt Trio at the Firehouse Space no.1 (New York, 2018) youtu.be/6C76winTCv4

Apām Napāt Trio at the Firehouse Space no.2 (New York, 2018) youtu.be/58KSiX6RNDM

Apām Napāt Trio, with Jorge Nuno (New York, 2016) youtu.be/0AYDP6VirPc

Saman Samadi, Apām Napāt Trio, Āpām Napāt: 16 pieces [live] (New York: Samadis' Records, 2016).

Āp (Live, 2016)
Asha (Live, 2016)
Deava (Live, 2016)
Yima (Live, 2016)
Ariyāramna (Live, 2016)
Vivanhant (Live, 2016)
Haoma (Live, 2016)
Verethragna (Live, 2016)
Yasna (Live, 2016)
Apām Napāt (Live, 2016)
Anahita (Live, 2016)
Hauruuatāt (Live, 2016)
Ahura (Live, 2016)
Manu (Live, 2016)
Zahhak (Live, 2016)
Mithra (Live, 2016)

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FILM SCORING

Ali [3rd Floor], directed by Pedram Samadi (Sweden, and the Czech Republic: 2022)

Elementary School (Dabestan), directed by Pedram Samadi (Iran: 2018)

Mute, directed by Albin Wildner (Austria: 2017)

Fireflies, directed by Raouf Zaki (USA: 2017)

Keep Your Promise (Be Ahdat Vafā Kon), directed by Navid Mihandoost, (Iran: 2011)

STUDENTS' TESTIMONIALS (2023-2024)

Hannah Mason, Undergraduate Student (BA in Music), University of Cambridge

“My experience with studying Music in Contemporary Societies under Saman’s supervision has been enjoyable and insightful. Saman's supervisions are engaging and informative, and his feedback on our essays and on our contributions to the sessions has challenged us, encouraging us to question various perspectives on the issues at hand. I feel that as a result, my critical thinking has developed, and I have been introduced to new ways of considering topics such as Free Jazz and Ethnomusicology; Saman questions our arguments and raises questions that allow us to consider the topics in more depth. I have particularly valued Saman's patience and kindness this term, because these qualities have helped to foster a comfortable supervision environment in which I can be at liberty to voice my opinions.”

Emily Long, Undergraduate Student (BA in Music), University of Cambridge

“Studying with Saman have been engaging where we have been able to explore a variety of topics from different perspectives.  He has helped us to think critically within our essays, encouraging us to evaluate our own arguments, and take part in discussions that have been aided by his thoughtful input and questions he asks, which lead us to our own conclusions.  He also incorporates music-making into our supervisions, such as the session on experimental music, and helped us to engage with a genre that most of us hadn't played before. His feedback has been positive and useful, and I really look forward to his supervisions!”

Isaac Chan, Undergraduate Student (BA in Music), University of Cambridge

“Discussions lead by Saman have been extremely useful - his questions have helped expand the scope of my thinking about world music topics into many different perspectives. He is well informed about world music topics and is always willing to assist and elaborate in topics where help is needed.”