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Who are your favorite jazz musicians?

Who are the most interesting living musicians who play Arab classical music, folk music, and Jazz?

  • I am interested because I really enjoy the music of Anouar Brahem, and would like to find musicians who play a similar style (in particular think that the melodies he uses work extremely well for Jazz, that his music flows really well and is specifically not 'intermittent', and that the Oud is just a good instrument). If anyone happens to know a live venue that books people who play stuff like this in New York City, I would love to know about it.

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    There are many: Dhafer Yousef: Also: Suad Bushnaq   I would also recommend Aziz Maraka:

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There are too many really good jazz players around the Arab world, I'll list below my recommendations that you can YouTube Fairouz and Rahbani brothers Basel Rajoub Lena Chamamyan Rima khchiech Itar shameh Rasha rzik Anwar Ibrahim Charbel rouhana

Abdallah Al-Khalidi

These are two of my favorite Iraqi songs by Ilham Al Madfai.  I think he might be produced in New York now, so you could check if he plays there. This first song is great!  The second song is great, but a sad song about longing for Baghdad. Bent echala Beyya by Ilham Al Madfai (Iraqi) Baghdad by Ilham Al Madfai on World Routes (Iraqi) (Baghdad Beatle)

Leslie Dufour

In addition to the artists mentioned  here, DROM in the E. Village of NYC books this type of music. Thomas Chess and Brandon Terzic are two American oud players that blend styles you might watch for in NYC.

Brian O'Neill

Roulette, Alwan for the Arts, sometimes Barbes . . . sometimes other venues. Amir ElSaffar, Tareq Abboushi, Nashaz, Souren Baronian, Bassam Saba, Brandon Terzic, and of course Simon Shaheen: Amir ElSaffar: Tareq Abboushi: Nashaz: Bassam Saba: Brandon Terzic: Simon Shaheen:

Kent Reed

You may like  Simon Shaheen

Jay Matthews

You might enjoy the work of Lloyd Miller. The compilation album 'A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz' is a good place to start.

Ian Morris

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