Suhail was born in a home where his cradle was literally surrounded by stalwarts of the Delhi Gharana like great maestro of sursagar Ustad Mamman Khan sahib, Ust Chand Khan, Ust Usman khan, Ust Hilal Ahmed Khan, Ust Nasir Ahmed Khan and Ust Iqbal Ahmed Khan (all vocalist), Ust Bundu Khan (sarangi player), Ust Zahoor Ahmed khan (violinist), Ust Zafar Ahmed Khan and his father Ust Saeed Zafar Khan (sitarist). Suhail would hear khayals and gats, and learned melody and rhythm before his mother-tongue. In such a concentrate of musical heredity and environment, it was but natural that Suhail should crystallize as a gem of a sitarist. Naturally, too, his style blends tantrakari (instrumental virtuosity) with flashes of Delhi Gharana gayaki (vocalism). Tunefulness, tonality, rhythmic patterns and raagdari (treatment of the raag) altogether make Suhail Saeed's performances highly appealing.