Shahid Parvez


Shahid Parvez Khan is an Indian classical sitar player from the Imdadkhani gharana. He belongs to the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana. He is praised especially for the vocalistic phrasing of his raga improvisations.

Early life

Born in Mumbai, India, Shahid Parvez was trained by his father Ustad Aziz Khan, who was the son of the sitar and surbahar player Wahid Khan. As is the custom, Aziz Khan first initiated his son into vocal music and tabla before training him on the Sitar over many years. Shahid Parvez also got vocal and surbahar training from his uncle Hafeez Khan, a singer and player of the surbahar and sitar. He also received training in tabla for many years from Munnu Khan of the Delhi Gharana.
His family has produced many instrumentalists in Hindustani classical music including Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, Wahid Khan and Vilayat Khan.

Performing career

Shahid Parvez Khan has performed in all major musical festivals in India and abroad including the Festival of India held in the US, Europe, USSR, Canada, Africa, Middle-East and Australia. He has a distinguished performance career in India and around the world.
A major Indian English-language newspaper says about him, "We are talking about Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, considered Indian classical music personified and a synonym for the sitar. A leading exponent of the Etawah gharana, which produced legends like Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan and Vilayat Khan, Shahid Parvez is known for his rendition".

Awards and honours

Shahid Parvez's students include Shakir Khan and Sameep Kulkarni.