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SUMMARY:Wanees Zarour: "Silwan"
DESCRIPTION:ALEDO\, IL\nOverview\n\n\n\n\n\nWanees Zarour will be performin
 g his new album "Silwan" on buzuq and oud with a full band.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nW
 anees Zarour is an award winning Palestinian-American composer\, buzuq an
 d oud player\, and bandleader known for his innovative synthesis of Arabic
  maqam\, jazz\, and contemporary composition. Based in Chicago\, Zarour’
 s work bridges the musical vernaculars of the Middle East\, jazz\, and glo
 bal traditions\, creating an expressive sound that is both rooted and expl
 oratory. The album "Silwan"\, released Feb 13\, 2026\, is available now. T
 his performance will include music and education.\n\nTickets: $20 general 
 admission\; $12 students (school or college)\; $35 mezzanine\nDoors open: 
 One hour before showtime. Yes\, you can always buy tickets at the door (as
  long as tickets are available)\n\n• All About Jazz\n“Silwan is a cle
 ar reminder that the Middle East… has a rich musical heritage of its own
 … Zarour deftly marries it with music that may land more gently on Weste
 rn ears.”\n\n• Paris Move\n“This is not background music\; it is a 
 work that asks something of the listener… and gives back something large
 r in return.”\n\n• DownBeat Magazine (March 2026)\n“Wanees Zarour 
 pays homage to his Palestinian heritage on Silwan\, melding jazz\, world\,
  and a symphonic conception in seven stirring compositions.”\n\n• The
  Jazz Word\n“In Silwan\, Wanees Zarour undertakes a creative structural 
 task of integrating maqam-based modal language into a modern jazz harmonic
  framework without diluting either system. The achievement of this record 
 lies in its aesthetic hybridity\, with stylistic overlay\, and in the engi
 neering of microtonal tension and resolution within a tempered ensemble en
 vironment. What emerges is an experience of modal integrity within a harmo
 nic texture\, full of fun surprises."\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/wane
 es-zarour-silwan-tickets-1987278392167?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n
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LOCATION:Aledo Opera House\, 108 Southeast 2nd Avenue\, Aledo\, IL\, 61231\
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