Jazz

Sharing secrets onstage
Art news

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
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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

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
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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

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
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Eftekasat: Oriental jazz fusion

Eftekasat, an Egyptian jazz band founded in 2001 by pianist and composer Amr Salah, performed yesterday at the closing ceremony…
All that jazz !
Art news

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…
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