Lumpeks (Unzipped Fly/Bolt Records, 2020) Lumpeks is the second volume in the Radical Polish Culture series. The ensemble brings together three French jazz musicians and…
French Horns and Polish Traditions
Tag: world jazz
Mehmet Polat’s Inventive Ud
Mehmet Polat – The Promise (Aftab Records, 2020) Turkish composer and ud virtuoso Mehmet Polat continues his marvelous explorations of Middle Eastern music, flamenco and…
Trailblazing Hong Kong Fusion
SIU2 – Kon Fusion (Flower Music, 2010) Kon Fusion is an EP of instrumental music from Hong Kong’s leading fusion band. The group is known…
Qwest TV Original Production to Celebrate Ibrahim Maalouf’s Limitless Creativity and 40 Melodies
Lebanese jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Ibrahim Maalouf will appear on a lavishly shot Qwest TV concert at the Arènes de Nîmes, a Roman-era amphitheater in…
Artist Profiles: Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf was born November 5, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon. He left Lebanon as a child and grew up in France. Maalouf is internationally-renowned composer…
Jazz Encounters with Middle Eastern Music: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol & Whatsnext? – The Rise Up: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration (Dünya, 2020) Multi-instrumentalist and composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol brings together…
Artist Profiles: Lelo Nika
Accordion virtuoso and composer Lelo Nika was born in Serbia in 1969. He was proclaimed by Joe Zawinul as “the greatest accordion player I’ve ever…
At the Edge of Jazz and World Music
Jacob Young, David Rothenberg and Sidiki Camara – They Say Humans Exist (Oslo Session Recordings, 2020) Three musicians representing diverse cultures and nations got together…
Interview with Multifaceted Guitarist Nicolas Meier
London-based Swiss musician Nicolas Meier is an outstanding guitar player. He has a multidimensional career, playing a wide-range of musical styles, from rock and jazz…
Ajoyo’s Exquisite Mix
Ajoyo – War Chant (Shems Records, 2020) War Chant is the new album from an excellent New York-based band called Ajoyo. The group masterfully combines…