Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is one of the most important sitar players of his generation and a favorite concert artist both in India and abroad. He belongs to the seventh generation of the famous Etawah gharana (also known as Imdadkhani Gharana) of sitar playing. Shahid Parvez is the son of Ustad Aziz Khan, the third generation Imdadkhani maestro, and a grandson of Ustad Wahid Khan, the Surbahar and Sitar virtuoso. Both father and grandfather initiated Shahid Parvez into music-- vocal and tabla at the age of three. By the age of four he started to learn Sitar and was soon recognized as a child prodigy. A purist from the beginning, Shahid Parvez has developed a style of his own, combining the Gayaki and the Tantrakari schools of instrument playing. Gayaki ang shows the influence of Ustad Vilayat Khan, his father's cousin.
Ustad Shahid Parvez is a 'top' grade artist of All India Radio. He is one of the few maestros to enjoy global reputation, and he has numerous records, audio and video-cassettes, and Compact Discs to his credit. He has been honored with several awards, both national and international, and has participated in many major festivals in India and abroad, including the Festival of India, held in the U.S., Canada, U.S.S.R. and Europe.