Ahlan,

My name is David, I live in Seattle, WA. I am a professional nay & mizmar player with the House of Tarab Arabic Music Ensemble.
See our website: houseoftarab.com, or myspace.com/davidfmcgrath. We have one CD out & two on the way (release date May 17th).

I just joined tribe tonight (after my bandmates and students have been telling me about it for months). I have not set up my homepage yet, but hope to soon.

Playing the nay can be a lonely existence.
Here in Seattle, there are several oud players, a couple of kanun players, a few violinists, lots and lots of drummers, but nay players are hard to come by. I know of a few Persian nay players, one Turkish Nezen, but no other Arab Nayati (unless they only play at home).
I have been playing for almost 10 years, mostly learning on my own, with occasional opportunities to study with nay teachers traveling through town, or with Scott Marcus UCSB, or Omar Faruk Tekbilek in Mendecino. My studies of maqam are with singers, or other instrumentalists.
Now that I am teaching, and making quality nays for students, I wanted to start networking and getting to know others who are in love with this instrument. I did not grow up in the Middle East so anything I can learn or share is always incredibly valuable.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you...

David