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French concert?

TheCuddlyDevil - 5-16-2007 at 03:39 AM

I remember on the news seeing a very, very small segment about a small concert going on in France (probably Paris).

It was described as a sort of "Jazz-influenced" performace with three players; an oud player, a pianist and an accordianist.

Does anybody know about this? I'd like to see it.

John Erlich - 5-16-2007 at 11:32 AM

Hi TCD,

They were probably talking about Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem: http://www.anouarbrahem.com/

He has done jazz-influenced oud playing and performs fairly regularly in France.

A less likely possibility is Lebanese oudist Rabih Abou-Khalil: http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Rabih%20Abou-Khalil (He has also done jazz-oriented recordings, but usually with more typical jazz instrumentation).

Good luck!

Best,
Udi John