KAVEH RASTEGAR
Kaveh plays bass and writes music too. In the years since moving from Rochester, New York by way of Denver, Colorado by way of Montreal, Canada, Kaveh has enjoyed success playing music in the greater Los Angeles area. Kaveh is a founding member of the GRAMMY nominated new music quintet Kneebody. Kneebody released their debut cd "Kneebody" on Trumpet player Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label in 2005 and in 2007 have followed with "Low Electrical Worker" on the Colortone Media label. They completed an album of arrangements of Charles Ives compositions with singer Theo Bleckmann and released the recording "12 Songs of Charles Ives" which has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album and was released on the Munich based record label Winter and Winter.
Kaveh is also a member of the Seattle based power trio THRUSTER! featuring Timothy Young and Matt Chamberlain. A founding member of 70 piece hip hop orchestra Dakah, Kaveh has also been heard playing with Chewy Puma, Small Medium and Large, The Ditty Bops, Colin Hay, Luciano Ligabue, Cee Lo, Jesca Hoop, Nels Cline, Sam Sparro, Esthero, Antibalas Afro Beat Orchestra, Joshua Radin, Melissa Ferrick, guitarist Arik Marshall!!!, Keaton Simons, Greg Kurstin's Action Figure Party, The Calling, Dave Fiuczynski, Carla Bozulich and Wayne Horvitz. He is also endorsed by Aguilar Amplification. Kaveh lives in Highland Park California with his lovely wife Angela.
Kaveh's artwork is also featured on most of Kneebody's posters, flyers and t shirts.
Kaveh plays bass and writes music too. In the years since moving from Rochester, New York by way of Denver, Colorado by way of Montreal, Canada, Kaveh has enjoyed success playing music in the greater Los Angeles area. Kaveh is a founding member of the GRAMMY nominated new music quintet Kneebody. Kneebody released their debut cd "Kneebody" on Trumpet player Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label in 2005 and in 2007 have followed with "Low Electrical Worker" on the Colortone Media label. They completed an album of arrangements of Charles Ives compositions with singer Theo Bleckmann and released the recording "12 Songs of Charles Ives" which has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album and was released on the Munich based record label Winter and Winter.
Kaveh is also a member of the Seattle based power trio THRUSTER! featuring Timothy Young and Matt Chamberlain. A founding member of 70 piece hip hop orchestra Dakah, Kaveh has also been heard playing with Chewy Puma, Small Medium and Large, The Ditty Bops, Colin Hay, Luciano Ligabue, Cee Lo, Jesca Hoop, Nels Cline, Sam Sparro, Esthero, Antibalas Afro Beat Orchestra, Joshua Radin, Melissa Ferrick, guitarist Arik Marshall!!!, Keaton Simons, Greg Kurstin's Action Figure Party, The Calling, Dave Fiuczynski, Carla Bozulich and Wayne Horvitz. He is also endorsed by Aguilar Amplification. Kaveh lives in Highland Park California with his lovely wife Angela.
Kaveh's artwork is also featured on most of Kneebody's posters, flyers and t shirts.
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