Anouar Brahem Quartet – München, Isarphilharmonie

In the organizer's words:

As a musician deeply rooted in the Arab tradition and at the same time open to different neighboring worlds, Anouar Brahem has never ceased to forge new connections in his elegantly fused music, which combines the richness of his ancestral culture, the formal sophistication of Western chamber music and the expressive freedom of modern jazz.

With double bassist Dave Holland and pianist Django Bates - two jazz musicians who are among the greatest improvisers of our time and were already involved in his previous project "Blue Maqams" - and now the classical cellist Anja Lechner, all three of whom he has gathered around his oud, Anouar Brahem once again succeeds in turning his music into a genuine melting pot between languages and practices, each of which has its own history.