Jazz
Sharing secrets onstage
Art news
June 13, 2012
Sharing secrets onstage
Kinan Azmeh’s music is hard to classify. It gently captures the audience’s soul, with its smooth mixture of jazz, classical…
Drumming away, Han Bennink in Cairo
Art news
March 18, 2012
Drumming away, Han Bennink in Cairo
Han Bennink looks amazed to find himself under a bridge in Cairo. The famous Dutch drummer and multi-instrumentalist is making…
Telling the story of Egyptian jazz
Art news
March 15, 2012
Telling the story of Egyptian jazz
In 2007, I asked composer Amr Salah, the director of Cairo Jazz Festival, if he was trying to resist the…
Citadel fusion: Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival
Art news
October 17, 2010
Citadel fusion: Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival
Cairo’s Jazz Mania Festival, organized by the Foreign Cultural Relations in cooperation with the Cairo Opera House and the jazz…
Champagne Bar opens
Life & Style
June 10, 2010
Champagne Bar opens
The Fairmont Nile City has a new lobby bar - a champagne corner with a fabulous little trio, led by…
Eftekasat: Oriental jazz fusion
Art news
March 16, 2010
Eftekasat: Oriental jazz fusion
Eftekasat, an Egyptian jazz band founded in 2001 by pianist and composer Amr Salah, performed yesterday at the closing ceremony…
A failed thing
March 9, 2010
A failed thing
All that jazz !
Art news
February 25, 2010
All that jazz !
For the second consecutive year, Egypt will celebrate it's annual Cairo Jazz Festival (11-15 March) at El-Sawi Culture Wheel. This…