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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241005T200000
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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/afro-arab-jazz-featuring-tarek-yama
 ni-yacine-boulares-quartet/
SUMMARY:AFRO-ARAB JAZZ FEATURING TAREK YAMANI & YACINE BOULARES QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:Queens\, New York\nYamani and Boulares stand among a select few
  Arabic musicians who have dedicated their lives to jazz. Discover the ele
 ctrifying fusion in “Afro-Arab Jazz\,” a dynamic collaboration between
  Lebanese pianist Tarek Yamani and French-Tunisian saxophonist Yacine Boul
 ares\, blending Arabic trance rhythms and jazz harmonies. With a quartet f
 eaturing Jongkuk Kim on drums and Sam Minaie on bass\, they weave together
  Arabic trance rhythms and jazz harmonies\, from Lebanese Dabke to Tunisia
 n Stambeli and Mezwed traditions\, all under the project name WAIYK.\nTare
 k Yamani\, dividing his time between New York and Berlin\, has been acclai
 med as a “trailblazing pianist” by CNN. He clinched the prestigious 
 “Thelonious Monk Int’l Jazz Composers Competition” with his composit
 ion “Sama’i Yamani” and has graced the stages of four all-star globa
 l concerts for International Jazz Day\, sharing them with luminaries such 
 as Wayne Shorter\, Richard Bona\, Zakir Hussein\, Esperanza Spalding\, Ant
 onio Sanchez\, Brian Blade\, and Vinnie Colaiuta.\n\nYacine Boulares\, des
 cribed by Radio France Internationale as “one of the most talented Jazzm
 en of his generation\,” recently collaborated with Archie Shepp for the 
 re-creation of “The Cry of My People” in New York. His collaborations 
 span an illustrious roster\, including Placido Domingo\, Nasheet Waits\, V
 incent Segal\, and Tabou Combo. Additionally\, he co-leads AJOYO with Sara
 h Elizabeth Charles &amp\; Jesse Fischer and co-founded the Habibi Festiva
 l in New York.\n\nSaturday\, Oct 5\, 8:00 PM EDT
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LOCATION:Lefrak Concert Hall\, 153-49 Reeves Ave\, Flushing\, New York \, 1
 1367\, United States
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