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"Global jazz fusion from Palestinian master Faris Ishaq played on the nay - a 7,000 year old flute heard most to ancient Egyptian ears. "
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A gig on Friday 29th April. The event starts at 19:30.
Cotham Club presents a series of monthly Friday concerts bringing together one audience from across Bristol communities. Come along and enjoy music and storytelling from global performers along with a warm welcome, great food, and a donation bar.
At the first concert world-renowned Palestinian nay-master, Faris Ishaq, will be performing with Bristol’s European Jazz Ensemble. Faris is from the Occupied West Bank. In 2018 he studied Global Jazz at Berklee, USA. Faris presents the Nay as a global flute, journeying through melodic to percussive and harmonic sounds that create a fusion of Jazz, Indian Classical and many other world music traditions. He’ll play from his solo performance repertoire, “NAY : Nature Addresses You” which invites us to strengthen the bond between humanity and nature. His compositions set the listener off on a mesmerising journey of sound.
Entry requirements:
At the first concert world-renowned Palestinian nay-master, Faris Ishaq, will be performing with Bristol’s European Jazz Ensemble. Faris is from the Occupied West Bank. In 2018 he studied Global Jazz at Berklee, USA. Faris presents the Nay as a global flute, journeying through melodic to percussive and harmonic sounds that create a fusion of Jazz, Indian Classical and many other world music traditions. He’ll play from his solo performance repertoire, “NAY : Nature Addresses You” which invites us to strengthen the bond between humanity and nature. His compositions set the listener off on a mesmerising journey of sound.
Entry requirements:
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