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Kinan Azmeh
Hailed as a “Virtuoso” and “Intensely Soulful” by the New York Times and “Spellbinding” by the New Yorker, and “Incredibly Rich Sound” by the CBC. His utterly distinctive sound across different musical genres has gained him international recognition as clarinetist and composer. Kinan was recently named composer-in-residence with Classical Movements for the 2017-2018 season.
Kinan has been touring the world as soloist, composer and improviser. Notable appearances include: Opera Bastille, Paris; Tchaikovsky Grand Hall, Moscow; Carnegie Hall and the UN’s general assembly, New York; the Royal Albert hall, London; Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; der Philharmonie; Berlin; the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie and the Damascus opera house for its opening concert in his native Syria.
Live in Berlin
By Kinan Azmeh
Label: Dreyer Gaido
Released: 2025
Track listing: The Queen Commanded;
The Translator;
Daraa;
Jisreen;
Dance (from" The Fence, The Rooftop and The Distant Sea);
Galileo Galilee;
Wedding.
Wedding
Album: Live in Berlin
By Kinan Azmeh
Label: Dreyer Gaido
Released: 2025
Duration: 10:52
Kinan Azmeh: Berlin and Beyond
by Katchie Cartwright
Syrian-born jny: New York-based clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh and his CityBand released Live in Berlin on March 1, 2025 (recorded in 2021), dedicating the project to the people of Syria with this statement: “It moves me profoundly to be sharing this album with the world as my Syrian people are able to sing again after ...
Kinan Azmeh, Yazz Ahmed, Arturo O'Farrill, Mortelle Randonnée & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a playlist featuring heartfelt and original tributes to Carla Bley, and projects enriched by Arabic, West-African and Indian traditions.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Mortelle Randonnée “Musique Mecanique I" La reine uphone (Mr. Morezon) 0:16 Host talks 5:28 Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro ...
Kinan Azmeh: Live in Berlin
by Frank Housh
Clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh occupies a unique space in the musical world. He is grew up with Western classical music and trained at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus as well as Juilliard, where he began his studies one week before the 9/11 attacks. His expansive and eclectic body of work includes ...
Eric Lilley, Jim Doherty, Jeremy Pelt, Dawn After Dawn, Sharel Cassity
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by pianist and composer Eric Lilley, soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen, The Republic of Ireland's tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley and pianist Jim Doherty, drummer and composer Travis Brant, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the trio project Dawn After Dawn, saxophonist Sharel Cassity, and clarinetist Kinan ...
Arab-jazz Quartet Kinan Azmeh's Cityband Releases 'Live In Berlin,' February 28th
Arab-Jazz Quartet KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND Announces Release of Live in Berlin Album Dedicated to the People of Syria Premiering Culturally Rich Original Works by Syrian-American Composer/Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh Album Release Show March 1 at Joe’s Pub in New York City Hailed as “intensely soulful (The New York Times)” and “spellbinding (The New Yorker),” Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based composer/clarinetist ...
Take Five With Clarinet And Composer Kinan Azmeh
by AAJ Staff
Meet Kinan Azmeh Hailed as a “virtuoso, intensely soulful" by The New York Times and “spellbinding" by the New Yorker, Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based genre-bending composer, clarinetist and improvisor Kinan Azmeh has been touring the globe with great acclaim. He has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, John McLaughlin, Daniel Barenboim and the New York Philharmonic, among others. Azmeh is ...
Drum of Stories
Label: In A Circle Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Old World New
Tower of Liars
Spells
Map of the Future
Drum of Stories
Paul Motian's Diary
Stolen from the 10th Arrondissement
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