Sharing information and links about Arabic oud and jazz, including Discographies and transcriptions.
عود جاز عربي
Welcome to the Arabic Jazz blog!
Ahlan wa sahlan!
Welcome to my blog. I've created this blog to share information and news about music that mixes elements of jazz and Arabic music. I'll also share scores and transcriptions etc. for musicians.
An Arabic Jazz group that I created is working on recording an album, and if you're here, I think you may be interested in what we're doing. Oud, trumpet, saxophone, bass, and percussion --what more could you want? Maybe if our funding goes over we can invite some surprise guests . . .
Please visit our project page at Kickstarter to find out more about it:
Oud player Brandon Terzic has put together a great group of musicians, featuring jazzman Matt Darriau (of Paradox Trio fame) on saxophone, kaval, and other wind instruments. Also featured is Matt Kilmer, one of NYC's top percussionists, and Peter Slavov, who currently plays bass with the legendary saxophonist Joe Lovano.
This music has a much more pronounced African influence than most oud music. Terzic spent time in Morocco and has clearly spent a great deal of time absorbing the rhythms and sounds of sub-Saharan Africa as well. The tunes allow a lot of room for improvisation--almost a jam-band type of ethos, as if the Grateful Dead or Phish had come instead from Sudan. Xalam strives for a danceable, feel-good sound, which it achieves—this is a fun album. It's still serious music, however: the musicianship and performances are excellent, by first-rate musicians.
