Franco-Syrian flutist Naïssam Jalal, acoustic bass player Miles Jay and tenor saxophonist Colter Frazier (both from the USA) met and formed the Bakash trio during a prolonged creative stay in Cairo.
When a group of seven young, talented, and highly inventive musicians get together to rehearse daily for six months on the first floor of a derelict building, the end result is ‘Qarar Izala’, the
Masar is a quartet that brings together some of the most talented Egyptian musicians of the younger generation: Hazim Shaheen on the oud, Nawar Abbessi on the piano, and Hani Bdeir on oriental percuss
Riad’s first album, ‘El Tarab el Aseel’, is infused with his deep knowledge of serial and avant-garde techniques and styles, while remaining steeped in the world of Arabic traditional music.
