majid Khaliq
"I'm always looking for new voices, even on ancient instruments, with a unique, personal and modern approach to jazz. I've found it in the music of Majid."
~Russ Davis,Voice of America/MOJA Radio
Described as having “a unique blend of improvisation, groove, and technical sophistication” by legendary musician Wynton Marsalis, Majid is cut from a different cloth.
A violinist, composer, and a bandleader, Majid Khaliq graduated from the Juilliard School with a B.M. and an M.M. in Jazz Performance from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.
Mr. Khaliq has shared the stage with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Mr. Cheeks, Antonio Hart, Craig G, John Blake Jr., Regina Carter, Marcus Miller, Itzhak Perlman, Keith David, Angela Basset, Meryl Streep, Dianne Reeves, Russell Malone, Isaac Stern and Lenny White.
In 2008, Mr. Khaliq was the recipient of the prestigious, Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship Award for composition. In 2011 he released, The Basilisk, his successful debut
Jazz recording and has since released two mixtape albums with his hip-hop band Ma*Jid, entitled Sfumato Symphony Volume 1 & 2. Majid has been on Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Violinist list for the since 2015.
Majid’s music is an eclectic blend of styles and influences which pull from European classical, jazz & hip-hop.
In 2018, Majid released his greatly anticipated 2nd studio album entitled “SOUND OF A FLOWER “ at National Sawdust to a SOLD OUT crowd and has since seen great radio success. Just before the COVID pandemic of 2019, Majid booked a successful tour in Eastern Canada and Japan. In 2021, Majid received the Bronx Council on the Arts, BRIO Award, for musical excellence.
At the fall of the great lock down in 2022, Majid not only played festivals in the NY Tristate, he was appointed to the faculty of the Blaine Jazz Festival to perform and hold improvisation masterclasses. In 2022, Majid released three singles from a studio date featuring America’s Got Talent-Rising Vocal Star- Yancyabril.
Majid’s anticipated 3rd studio album, NO LOOKING BACK was released September 14, 2023, produced -Jazz Legend- Lenny White.
BIOGRAPHY
LIVE SHOWS
JAN 14TH APAP-NYC CONFERENCE @ MIDTOWN HILTON NYC
JAN 14TH PRIVATE EVENT @ NEW JERSEY
JAN 19-20TH RESIDENCY @ SOUTH JAZZ KITCHEN, PA
JUL 16TH BLAINE HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
JUL 20TH-AUG 4TH NO LOOKING BACK ASIA TOUR
FEB 25TH NO LOOKING BACK EP RELEASE PARTY @JOE'S PUB, PUBLIC THEATER NYC
VIDEOS
Ma*JiD - SOUND OF A FLOWER ft. Sfumato Symphony Dir. Hiroko Shono
Ma*JiD - FOREVER MORE ft. Squala Orphan & Aleeia Dir. Ford4D
MYOOZIK - Ma*JiD Short Documentary
Dir. Raeshon Roberson
Ma*JiD LIVE @ GREENSOFA MUSIC FESTIVAL - "The Sickness" Edited Kas Close
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