Facts: - website: https://www.amirnojan.com - years active: 1992 -- present - native name: - genre: persian traditional - birth date: 11 april 1980 - name: amir nojan - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: thumb - birth place: shiraz , iran - occupation: professional setar player Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of amir nojan .
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amir nojan -lrb- persian : -rrb- born in shiraz , iran is a persian traditional musician renowned for his skills in playing setar as well as his knowledge of persian traditional/classical repertoire known as radif .he started studying the traditional persian music at the age of twelve with various masters .some of his eminent teachers were ustad dariush talai , ustad jalal zolfonoon and ustad mohammadreza lotfi .he established and has been directing nava ensemble since 1998 in iran.amir has led concerts widely in iran , europe and the u.s. as composer , soloist , improviser and ensemble player .amir nojan has collaborated with great masters alim qasimovand shahram nazeri at stanford university , where at an earlier time , in december 2011 ; he gave a lecture on '' the history of setar and its significant role in iranian classical music '' .in july 2012 , amir nojan founded the first professional center in the persian music and arts named shiraz arts academy in the northern california -lrb- san jose -rrb- .shiraz arts academy is an educational institution specialized in the study and training of music and arts , it is where the talented students work with the distinguished instructors who are leading performers and music educators .