1. Fareed Haque is an American jazz guitarist, based in Chicago, Illinois.
20 Facts About Fareed Haque
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Fareed Haque's father was from Pakistan, his mother was from Chile.
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When he was a child, Haque traveled with his parents all over the world, spending time in Spain, France, and Iran, in addition to Pakistan and Chile.
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Fareed Haque left after a year and studied classical guitar at Northwestern University.
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Fareed Haque recorded two albums for Pangaea, Voices Rising and Manresa, and toured with Sting.
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Fareed Haque recorded Majestad, an unreleased album for Warner Bros.
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Fareed Haque played with Joey Calderazzo, Joe Henderson, Bob James, Herbie Mann, and Cassandra Wilson.
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At Northwestern, Fareed Haque was a member of Chevere, a Latin fusion group, and on their album Reunion he played with Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez, and Puerto Rican percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo.
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Fareed Haque joined the jazz fusion group Zawinul Syndicate after he was introduced to Joe Zawinul by Bob Belden, a producer at Blue Note Records.
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Fareed Haque was a member of the Indian fusion band Summit, led by saxophonist George Brooks and including Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain.
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In 2001 Fareed Haque founded Garaj Mahal, a jam band that played a combination of jazz, rock, and funk that evolved from the members' diverse musical backgrounds.
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Two years later Fareed Haque was named best world guitarist by Guitar Player.
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Fareed Haque started The Flat Earth Ensemble as an exploration of his Indian roots.
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Fareed Haque cites as an influence the band Shakti, led by John McLaughlin, and their album Natural Elements.
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Fareed Haque recorded with Goran Ivanovic, whose music is sometimes called Balkan jazz.
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Ivanovic was born in the former Yugoslavia to a Serbian father and Croatian mother, though, like Fareed Haque, he is based in Chicago.
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Fareed Haque wrote the "Lahara Double Concerto" for guitar, sitar, and tabla.
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Fareed Haque performed it in 2004 with the Chicago Sinfonietta and tabla musician Ustad Zakir Hussain.
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Fareed Haque composed the "Gamelan Concerto" as a commissioned classical guitar piece for Chicago's Fulcrum Point New Music Project.
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From 1988 to 2019, Fareed Haque was a professor of jazz and classical guitar at Northern Illinois University.