Cairo Jazz Station Abdallah Abozekry, Ismail Altunbas, João Barradas and Loris Leo Lari

• 1 Cathedral 07:17
• 2 Continuous Flow 06:34
• 3 Letter to Mother's Immersion 08:18
• 4 Ma Yhemesh 08:24
• 5 Orly 03:51
• 6 Unexpected Melody 04:52
• 7 Crossing Borders 02:01
• 8 Orient Espresso 05:23
• Total Runtime 46:40

Info for Cairo Jazz Station

These young musicians from Egypt, Turkey, Portugal and Italy bridge the distance between the shores and sonic worlds of a rapidly changing region. Their first album, recorded in Paris, blends both timbres and backgrounds in a unique artistic collaboration with Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, supported by Abu Dhabi Festival. The composition process is a compromise between the written score — the notes on the stave — with an exclusively oral tradition, in which the theme is developed only by those taking part, first by listening to it and then by repeating it. Their music is influenced by the folk music of each country and by much improvisation and jazz, and uses melodies from the European classical tradition blended with rhythms and instruments of the Middle East.

In 2015 João Barradas, Loris Leo Lari, Abdallah Abozekry and Ismaïl Altunbas met for the first time during the first intercultural session of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, which brings together young improvisers around Fabrizio Cassol to compose collectively. The meeting of these four musicians gave birth to CAIRO JAZZ STATION band.

Six years after their first meeting and after artistic residencies hosted by several partners of the Medinea network, the Festival d'Aix was happy to welcome them in its Mediterranean concerts programming of the 2021 edition; a concert announcing the recording of their first album at Alpha Classics/Outhere Music France.

En 2015 João Barradas, Loris Leo Lari, Abdallah Abozekry et Ismaïl Altunbas se rencontrent pour la première fois lors de la première session interculturelle de l’Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée, qui réunit de jeunes improvisateurs et improvisatrices autour de Fabrizio Cassol pour composer collectivement. La rencontre de ces quatre musiciens donne naissance à CAIRO JAZZ STATION.

Six ans après leur première rencontre et après plusieurs résidences chez différents partenaires du réseau Medinea, le Festival d’Aix était heureux de les accueillir dans sa programmation de concerts Méditerranée de l’édition 2021 ; un concert à l’aube de l’enregistrement de leur premier album chez Alpha Classics/Outhere Music France.

Abdallah Abozekry, saz
João Barradas, accordion
Loris Leo Lari, double bass
Ismail Altunbas, percussion

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