Founder
Zade Dirani
Zade Dirani is a twenty-seven year old Jordanian composer and pianist passionate about playing his compositions that blend Eastern Arabic scales with Western contemporary influences.
Dedicated to using his music to bring people together, his efforts have resulted in his CDs charting on Billboard, prestigious awards, friendships forged worldwide, and accolades including a features in People Magazine, The LA Times, Reuters and Associated Press. While the Washington Post called Zade a "Gorgeous pianist/composer/hunk," The Washington Times said of Zade: "Jordan's leading cultural ambassador dedicates his music to building bridges of peace and tolerance."
He has released three CDs, which reflect his studies of each culture while attending the National Music Conservatory in Amman and the Berklee College of Music in Boston. His has performed before thousands in concert throughout the Middle East, Europe, and throughout the United States where he has taken "the road less traveled" to accomplish his goal.
In the wake of 9.11, Zade began with much trepidation, a house concert tour across America playing in people's living rooms, churches, temples, schools, and hospitals in a humble grass-roots effort to create a better understanding of his culture in the West. Ever since, he has been touring non-stop performing an average of 200 nights a year, earning praise for his efforts to combat world polarization.
The intimate U.S. house tour was so successful in fostering cultural discussions and understanding, that Zade was inspired to embark on a new mission and expand the concept. After more than a year of planning and meeting with organizations all over the world, Zade realized his most ambitious project ever in the spring and summer of 2006, starting in Washington, DC with a concert at the Mosaic Foundation attended by First Lady Laura Bush and Queen Rania. The tour, under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, and in partnership with Berklee College of Music and Seeds of Peace continued with concerts which anchored workshops in Washington, DC., Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California.
