Past Concerts

As Headliner/Leader (Partial List)

2011 Northern Illinois University (Chicago, IL) Guest Artist with NIU Middle Eastern Ensemble
2012 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble

2012 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)

2013 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble
2013 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)

2014 Chicago World Music Festival (Chicago, IL) Wanees Zarour Ensemble
2014 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble
2014 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)

2014 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) Wanees Zarour Ensemble
2015 Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL) Wanees Zarour Ensemble

2015 Spurlock Museum WorldFest (Urbana, IL) Wanees Zarour Ensemble
2015 Tropicalia (Washington DC) Wanees Zarour Ensemble
2015 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble
2015 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)

2015 Diwan (Detriot, MI) Wanees Zarour & Tareq Rantisi
2016 University of Illinois (Chicago, IL) Wanees Zarour Ensemble
2016 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble

2016 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)
2017 Evanston World Arts and Music Festival (Evanston, IL) Duzan Ensemble
2017 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble
2017 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)
2017 Unity Temple (Oak Park, IL) Galata Ensemble

2017 Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL) The Chicago Persian Ensemble
2018 The Den Theatre (Chicago, IL) East Loop
2018 Constellation (Chicago, IL) East Loop
2018 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble

2018 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)
2019 Uncommon Ground Residency (Chicago, IL) East Loop
2019 Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL) East Loop
2019 Chicago World Music Festival (Chicago, IL) Chicago Immigrant Orchestra
2019 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble

2019 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble (2)
2020 Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts (Chicago, IL) The Middle East Music Ensemble

As Sideman

2005 Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL) with Radio Maqam - Percussion
2006 Chicago World Music Festival (Chicago, IL) with Radio Maqam – Percussion
2006 Arab American Museum (Detriot, MI) with Radio Maqam – Violin and Buzuq
2006 A Prairie Home Companion with Radio Maqam – Violin and Buzuq
2010 Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL) with Orchestra Chalgija - Violin
2010 Portage Theatre (Chicago, IL) with TACA Folk Music Choir – Violin
2010 Martyrs (Chicago, IL) with Selim Selsler
2011 Balkan Fest (Chicago, IL) with Orchestra Chalgija – Violin
2012 Northeastern University (Chicago, IL) with TACA Folk Music Choir – Violin
2016 Hyde Park Jazz Festival (Chicago, IL) with Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble – Buzuq and Percussion
2016 Walker Arts Center (Minneapolis, MN) with Amir ElSaffar’s Rivers of Sound Project - Buzuq
2016 Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, NY) with Amir ElSaffar’s Rivers of Sound Ensemble - Buzuq
2018 Wrigley Field (Chicago, IL) with Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble – Buzuq and Percussion
2018 West Shore Community College (Scottville, MI) with Simon Shaheen’ Qantara Ensemble – Buzuq, Oud
2018 Old Town School of Folk Music (Chicago, IL) with Simon Shaheen (Duet) – Percussion
2021 Center for Arab American Philanthropy (Cleveland, OH) with Simon Shaheen – Oud, Buzuq

Wanees
Zarour