Fareed Haque

Fareed Haque

Sessions from Studio A

Fareed Haque’s latest album CASSEUS!  is a re-imagining of works by Haitian-American composer Frantz Casseus. Hear music from the new album performed live in Studio A and our interview with Fareed Haque and special guest Paul Wertico, seven-time Grammy winning…

WORT 899.FM Fareed Haque On Jazz In Flight

On Thursday’s Jazz In Flight host Matt Marcus interviewed Fareed Haque, who is playing with Goron Ivanovic at the North Street Cabaret on Friday March 10. Fareed talked about his upcoming shows, as well as composing and recording during pandemic.…

Pushing Sonic Envelopes

Creating music without borders is Fareed Haque’s specialty. His core desire is to seamlessly weave South Asian classical music, including Indian and Pakistani influences, with jazz, rock, and Western classical forms. His forthcoming album The Flat Earth is an impressive…

Eliminating the Fear Factor

I love the jam band scene because it represents an effort to recapture a sense of social purpose in music,” says guitarist Fareed Haque, co-founder of the jam-supergroup Garaj Mahal. “Jam band music isn’t based on sound alone. Like all…

NIU Gem to walk new path

DeKALB — Fareed Haque, NIU professor and decorated music performer who ties his music to his tribal connections, will retire May 11. Haque, a self-proclaimed modern guitar virtuoso, performed his last recital Saturday and is retiring from NIU to pursue…