KASRA SABOKTAKIN

Born in 1976 in tehran-Iran, Kasra Saboktakin is a renowned musician who has adeptly merged the essence of Persian Folk with Rock and Jazz music, and has recorded and toured with a wide array of international artists for the past thirty years.

EDUCATION:

University of California, Berkeley  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Music (2013-2015) Full Scholarship, Graduated With High Honors.

Santa Monica College, Los Angeles Associate of Arts (AA) Music (2011-2013) Full Scholarship, Graduated With Highest Honors.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Collaborations with Monte Pittman ( Madonna, Adam Lambert, Prong),  Dennis Hamm (Thundercat, Alice Smith), Greg Ellis (Zakir Hussain/Micky Hart/Billy Idol), Ben Riley (Bruce Cockburn/Holly Cole/Michael Burgess/Alain Caron), Anders Nillson (Arvam Fefer/Elliott Sharp), Anoushirvan Rohani (Maestro Persian pianist/composer), Mohsen Namjoo (Iranian Singer/songwriter/scholar), Sara Naini, Kiosk, O-Hum, Dang Show, Pallet, Kaveh Yaghmaee, and many others.

VENUE HIGHLIGHTS: 

Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Shrine Auditorium, UCLA Royce Hall, and Zipper hall, Los Angeles; Palace of Fine Arts and Yoshi’s Jazz Club, San Francisco; Union chapel and indigo at the O2, London; Toronto Center For The Arts, Toronto; BOZAR Center For The Arts, Brussels; Volkswagen Arena and Istanbul Congress Center; Istanbul, and many more.

ENDORSEMENTS: 

Aguilar Amplification, DR Strings

CURRENT GIG(S): 

Fellow New York-Based Artist “Mohsen Namjoo”
Istanbul-Based Alternative/Progressive Rock Band “Modal Waves”, 
Persian Tar virtuoso “Milad Derakhshani” 
Alternative singer/songwriter" Kian Pourtorab"