Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Acclaimed Syrian clarinetist finds a balance between classical, jazz and music from his native country.Kinan Azmeh is internationally renowned for his intense, spirited performances. The clarinet virtuoso transcends cultural barriers, for example in Yo-Yo Ma��s Silk Road Ensemble, with the New York Philharmonic and with the well-known Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. Join him at Bimhuis.
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A mix of various music genres
In New York he formed the Kinan Azmeh CityBand, a four-piece band that balances between jazz, classical and Middle Eastern music. Kinan Azmeh was born in Damascus, Syria, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
His gripping life story and the relation with his homeland are the subjects of the recent documentary Half Moon by Dutch filmmaker Frank Scheffer.
As a clarinet player and composer, Kinan Azmeh has found success in both jazz and the classical world, in collaboration with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim, John McLaughlin and Djivan Gasparian.
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