| CURRENT ON-GOING FORMATIONS |
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| Shakuhashi Nay Duo |
| With Clive Bell playing shakuhashi, this duo explores the rich and penetrating sound of these two wooden flutes. |
| Nay project |
| This formation includes Mohammed Antar and me playing the three different styles of nay (Turkish, Persian, and Arabic) through an elaboration of the different maqams found in traditional music. |
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| Bahrah: Duo with Nicholas Christian (Electric Bass) |
This duo concentrates on the encounter of two instrument that share very close tonal and textural sonoric ranges. It is characterized by dronic as well as very abrupt directions in playing.
Nicolas CHRISTIAN is a French electric bass player who has been active as a free improviser since he moved to London in 2001. He plays in a trio called Nocando and has appeared with musicians such as Tara Stuckey, James O'Sullivan , Nathaniel Catchpole, Matt Milton, and Sebastian Lexer. |
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| GRENDIZER TRIO |
| Grendizer trio is a project that involve any musician(s)
with a theme as a starting structure on which to build improvization sessions. Grendizer trio was first performed in Lebanon, with the 'Ya Habibi Ta3ala" project. |
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| MOUKHTABAR Ensemble |
| Moukhtabar is the first and only Lebanese, even Arab, ensemble of experimental music. It has mainly performed with non-Lebanese guests in Lebanon, but has also toured outside Lebanon such as in Sweden and Norway. Musicians include: |
| Raed Yassine (Double Bass, Radio, Tape, Amplifications),
Charbel Haber (Electric Guitar), Bechir Saade (Clarinets, Flutes), Mazen
Kerbaj (Trumpet, Objects, Amplifications), Sharif Sehnaoui (Guitars), Jassem
Hindi (Electronics), Christine Sehnaoui (Alto Saxophone) |
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| OTHER ACTIVITIES |
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| TEACHING |
| i give clarinet, flute, and nay lessons. Teaching
can be based on classical methods while giving special importance to traditional
and free improvisation. |
| WORKSHOPS |
| I also give workshops on traditional Middle Eastern improvisation
and its relation to contemporary music. Please view the Contact page if interested in private lessons or in workshops. |
| Friday's Eddie Prevost free improvisation music Workshop |
| Welsh Chapel, 90 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 |
| Free improvised music workshop that groups musicians coming from different backgrounds to try and extend instruments techniques. This workshop has been going on uninterruptedly for 7 years now with percussionist Eddie Prevost. Interested musicians can join us at 19h00. |
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