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Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Elyadeen Anbar is a a modern guitarist with a keen instinct towards musical tradition. After years of touring internationally based out of New York, Elyadeen has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with artists such as Big Boi, Passion Pit, Umphrey's McGee, Gavin DeGraw, Smashmouth, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, Antibalas, and more. Having studied with such luminaries as Bobby Broom, Chris Potter, and Wayne Krantz, Elyadeen has developed his own musical personality, which blends 60's soul, Brazilian, middle eastern and hip hop music. Elyadeen combines his influences with his own stylistic instinct and knowledge of contemporary and classic music for an eclectic and engaging performance. Born in Los Angeles, he spent his early years there, in Montreal and Chicago. From 2008 to 2015 he called New York City home. Performing and getting his Masters in music at NYU. He found a home for himself in Brooklyn [edit: several homes in Brooklyn] and enjoyed participating in the vibrant and progressive music scene of New York City. Elyadeen performed everywhere from the Blue Note to BB King's, from Rockwood Music Hall to the Music Hall of Williamsburg. He played on pop albums, jazz albums, funk albums, backed up singers, wrote music, taught music, went on tours, actively lived the life of a freelance musician in New York City. In 2015, he made his way to Hollywood, the nexus of American culture. He continues to enjoy performing, teaching, talking and writing about music, and looks forward to his continuing adventure in this new and exciting city.