Ibrahim Maalouf to mark his 40th birthday with 40 Melodies

A decade since I heard Ibrahim Maalouf live for the first time on that occasion it was at the ICA in London, the Lebanon-born quartertone Arabic jazz trumpet and flugelhorn stylist from France was appearing that time on the same bill as Portico …

Published: 30 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

A decade since I heard Ibrahim Maalouf live for the first time on that occasion it was at the ICA in London, the Lebanon-born quartertone Arabic jazz trumpet and flugelhorn stylist from France was appearing that time on the same bill as Portico Quartet. Back in 2010 Maalouf was not very well known in the UK but a lot has changed since and he has become a big global crossover artist and celebrates his 40th birthday next week with the release of 40 Melodies. Qwest TV mark the occasion by broadcasting a concert filmed at the Arènes de Nîmes. The beautiful 'All Around the Wall' from the album is streaming. SG

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Keith Jarrett, Budapest Concert

Intensity and passion, free improvisation and the art of song, whether through improvisation that is composition in the moment or in the latter tracks from the 2016 concert directly shaped around specific melodies, it is all there on Budapest Concert

Published: 30 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

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Intensity and passion, free improvisation and the art of song, whether through improvisation that is composition in the moment or in the latter tracks from the 2016 concert directly shaped around specific melodies, it is all there on Budapest Concert. Superlative solo piano from Keith Jarrett for the ages that will entrance and delight long time fans. Out on ECM.