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Ehssan Karimi

Seattle, WA, USA

Biography

Ehssan Karimi is an American drummer who started playing at the age of eight in Seattle, WA. He received a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music in 2007 and graduated with a BA in drum set performance in 2011.

Along with his drumming, Ehssan also has over a decade of experience performing and recording with The Hang – a steel hand pan instrument created in Switzerland.

The Seattle bred drummer has established himself as one of the most sought-after players in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Along with his versatile discography, he’s toured nationally and internationally with Low Cut Connie, Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Ayron Jones, Lotus Crush, The Scene Aesthetic, Mctuff, The Senate and many more. Ehssan has shared stages with acclaimed acts such as Run DMC, Guns and Roses, The Lumineers, Public Enemy, The Head and The Heart, Theory of a Dead Man, Pete Rock etc.

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PFC Videos Featuring Ehssan Karimi
When the Music Comes Around | PFC Band live in Goiânia

Aug 13, 2021

Playing For Change Band Live at Showlivre

Jun 05, 2020

Right Foot Forward | PFC Band live in Brazil

May 15, 2020

When The Music Comes Around | PFC Band Live at Showlivre

Mar 20, 2020

Rasta Children | PFC Band Live

Feb 18, 2020

Cora | PFC Band live in Goiânia, Brazil

Jan 17, 2020

Blind Man | Playing For Change Band live in Goiânia

Nov 19, 2019

Honky Tonk Women | PFC Band Live in Salvador

Jun 07, 2019

Run | PFC Band live in Goiánia

Mar 22, 2019

Johnny B. Goode | PFC Band live in Goiânia

Feb 22, 2019

Fannie Mae | PFC Band live in Salvador

Feliz Navidad | PFC Band Live Outside in Brazil

Dec 24, 2018

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