JAWAD has been performing professionally for over twenty years as a guitarist, banjo player, vocalist, songwriter, and poet. Virtually self-taught, he has opened for national and international artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Taylor, and the Manhattans. He has also performed and collaborated on educational offerings extensively in the Houston area. Throughout the U.S., Featured on television and radio, JAWAD has also received congressional recognition from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and has been awarded an Individual Artist Grant for his work.