What is Jamshied Sharifi?
'''Jamshied Sharifi''' (born October 17, 1960) is an American composer and musician. He was born 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharifi, Jamshied}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Musicians from Kansas]] [[Category:American composers]] {{US-bio-stub}}