INDOORS: Concerts in the Courtyard: Sherjan Ahmad

DUE TO AIR QUALITY AND INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN MOVED INDOORS.

We are excited to announce that this free outdoor concerts series returns in 2023, and features a diverse lineup of entertainers, representing the many cultures that make up central New Jersey. They all start at 2:00 pm.
 
Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
 
The "Concerts In The Courtyard" series is held in the East Brunswick Municipal Courtyard, between the library and the township building. Concertgoers are advised to bring something to sit on, like beach chairs or a blanket. In case of inclement weather, the performance will move indoors.

Additional funding is provided by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library.

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herjan Ahmad picked up the guitar when he was thirteen years old and by the time he became a teenager he was touring across the United States and Pakistan with his fathers band 'Junoon'. Having performed with South Asia’s biggest rock band 'Junoon', he gained a lot of musical experience and knowledge.   Sherjan has also performed at prestigious venues like the ‪Rubin Museum of Art‬, the Great American Music Hall, The Bowery Electric, The India Habitat Centre in India and the United Nations General Assembly. He has performed and recorded with music icons like Jason Mraz and ‪Peter Gabriel‬.  Sherjan has done extensive session work for many projects such as a Bollywood film titled "Rhythm" and an HBO documentary film "Open Your Eyes".  

 He also performed on Coke Studio Season 10 as a guest guitarist with respected Pakistani artists Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Noor & Junoon on songs such as “Sayonee” and with Momina Mustehsan on “Ghoom Tana”. 

 In 2012 Sherjan performed with his father Salman Ahmad and the late Junaid Jamshed at the ISNA convention in Washington DC. It was special because 10,000 Muslims from all over the world attended the event. 

 Sherjan formed an American Rock band called “The BeStills” with his friends while they were in high school. In 2017, Sherjan organized a “Unity Concert” which included his band The BeStills along with some of Rockland County’s finest bands & musicians  in efforts to help bring people together and create unity and tolerance in their community after a very divisive time in the country. The concert helped raise some money as well for some foundations helping the most needy.    

 In 2017 Sherjan along with his father and Junaid Jamshed’s son Babur and Taimur paid tribute to Junaid Jamshed at the 2017 Hum Awards in Lahore. 

 Very recently Sherjan was part of the backing vocalists for Junoon’s 2019-2020 Reunion World Tour. The World Tour concerts took place all over the globe including Pakistan, Dubai, United Kingdom, United States, Bangladesh & Doha.  

 Sherjan has performed all across the United States for various Pakistani American events and has been a part of events that have contributed to the enhancement and betterment of Pakistani American culture in the United States. He was also given a citation from Nassau county by County executive Laura Curran for contributing to the economic, social & cultural enrichment of the county and local communities. 

 Sherjan Ahmad released his debut album “Jaan” , songs from the album which he composed and performed called “Koi”, “Chaen”, “Hum” & “Woh Lagan have aired on FM91, City FM89, Dubai’s City 1016 & BBC Radio. “Chaen” was also featured in BBC Radio’s Weekly Pakistani Top 5 Charts.