In the Arabic world, it’s been the most ubiquitous musical instrument for millennia, depicted in ancient artworks and folktales and widespread today throughout the Middle East, North Africa and the ...

Prunka became the next step in a loosely established tradition of fusing Arabic music and jazz, starting as early as 1958 when Thelonious Monk’s bassist, a New York native of Sudanese descent named ...

Over the last decade the oud, the Middle Eastern lute, has become a beguiling and familiar sound on culturally outward-looking jazz recordings. Tunisian player Anouar Brahem has expanded the ...

Eight years have passed since oud-improviser and composer Anouar Brahem’s vivid ECM album The Astounding Eyes of Rita, but the silence hasn’t muted the Tunisian maestro’s jazz enthusiasms. This glitzy ...

Listening to Brahem's new CD, Le Pas Du Chat Noir, it's easy to hear what the 45-year-old composer is talking about. As in much of the famed American pianist's work, Brahem's beautiful melodies, ...

Al Saari wanted to show that oud instrument can play Bach, Vivaldi, Chopard and more Abu Dhabi: One would think that blending what time, cultures and generations kept separate for centuries would be ...

Behind every great musician are mentors who played a key role in developing their unique style, and Vancouver jazz artist Gordon Grdina is no different. While the roots of his Juno-award-winning ...

Jordanian oud player Kamal Musallam wishes to fuse traditional Arabic music and modern western art forms Jordanian oud player Kamal Musallam wishes to fuse traditional Arabic music and modern western ...

Oud-directeur Theo van den Hoek: ‘Ik maakte me zorgen of het North Sea Jazz Festival succesvol zou blijven in Rotterdam’ Het was een schok voor de Haagse fans toen het North Sea Jazz Festival na ...

Tien tips van oud-burgemeester én jazzfanaat Peter van der Velden voor Breda Jazz Festival: ‘Ik krijg al kippenvel als ik het beschrijf’ BREDA - Peter van der Velden, oud-burgemeester van Breda, ...