Jaber was born in As-Suwayda, Syria, he started learning the Oud at a young age.
Jaber was born in As-Suwayda, Syria; he started learning the Oud at a young age. He left Syria after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Oud, performing at the conservatory of Damascus.
He then graduated cum laude with his master’s degree at Codarts, the conservatory of Rotterdam, with the pleasure of being taught composition by Mr Paul van Brugge.
Between the time he arrived in the Netherlands in 2015 and the time he obtained his master’s degree in 2022, Jaber has performed at many festivals, including the Dutch Harp, Wonderfeel, Le Guess Who Festivals, as well as performing at many stages, such as the Concertgebouw, Elbpheleharmony, Paradiso, and TivoliVredenburg.
He performed in the interdisciplinary byshow Salam Noord-Nederlands Toneel and Asko/Schönberg. He also played as a soloist with Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, where they played one of his self-composed pieces, and with the Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestra in Dubai Expo 2021. He has published one EP called Sufi Taksims.
Jaber is considered a diverse and elastic musician. His Oud performance mirrors the range of his artistic influences and varying musical styles, such as Arabic music, Azerbaijani music and the vast and various principle of Ottoman traditional music.
After moving to The Netherlands, he was busy merging Middle Eastern and European styles. Jaber showcased the Beauty of the crossover between Middle Eastern music and Classical, Jazz and Flamenco music through his original compositions.
Jaber was born in As-Suwayda, Syria; he started learning the Oud at a young age. He left Syria after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Oud, performing at the conservatory of Damascus.
He then graduated cum laude with his master’s degree at Codarts, the conservatory of Rotterdam, with the pleasure of being taught composition by Mr Paul van Brugge.
Between the time he arrived in the Netherlands in 2015 and the time he obtained his master’s degree in 2022, Jaber has performed at many festivals, including the Dutch Harp, Wonderfeel, Le Guess Who Festivals, as well as performing at many stages, such as the Concertgebouw, Elbpheleharmony, Paradiso, and TivoliVredenburg.
He performed in the interdisciplinary byshow Salam Noord-Nederlands Toneel and Asko/Schönberg. He also played as a soloist with Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, where they played one of his self-composed pieces, and with the Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestra in Dubai Expo 2021. He has published one EP called Sufi Taksims.
Jaber is considered a diverse and elastic musician. His Oud performance mirrors the range of his artistic influences and varying musical styles, such as Arabic music, Azerbaijani music and the vast and various principle of Ottoman traditional music.
After moving to The Netherlands, he was busy merging Middle Eastern and European styles. Jaber showcased the Beauty of the crossover between Middle Eastern music and Classical, Jazz and Flamenco music through his original compositions.
www.jaberfayad.com
Jochem Braat is an eclectic and versatile musician. His piano playing reflects the breadth of his artistic influences, ranging from a musical upbringing by his swing-playing father, to his own discovery of singer-songwriters, Brazilian music, film music and the broad and varied canon of the jazz tradition. After studying clarinet for six years his interest turned to the piano and its capacity for self-contained solo performance. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in jazz piano at the Conservatorium of Amsterdam and a Master’s degree with his teacher Bert van den Brink at the conservatory of Utrecht. Jochem finished his studies in 2016 after receiving an extraordinary 9 (A+) for his piano playing. Over the years he has studied with, among others, Danilo Rea, Barry Harris, Jason Lindner and Stefano Bollani.
Jochem’s piano playing encompasses a variety of styles, among them instrumental 30s and post-war jazz, song interpretation, free improv and instant composing, Brazilian popular and traditional music, and of course his own compositions, which are rich, composite constructions, often featuring playful rhythmic experimentation. Some of his own founded musical projects include the half classical, half contemporary jazz ensemble: ‘sQuare’, the traditional jazz trio: ‘the Amsterdam Jazz Trio’, electro-synth-pop project: ‘Luchtman’ and the contemporary pop and jazz band: ‘John Roast Power Fox’.
For Jochem the balance between harmony and melody are key. Perhaps this is why he is such a sought after musician for singers. He performs and writes with (among others) Wouter Hamel, Janne Schra, Lumi and Pepijn de Wit. Another key element that keeps returning within Jochems music is the interdisciplinary aspect. His own project, ‘Luchtman’ , works together with two graphic novel artist that create the outline for the music. He wrote music for dance performances by Chronos collective and also wrote and performed for Asko|Schönberg and Slagwerk Den Haag in multiple theatre and dance performances by NITE (Club Guy & Roni and het Noord Nederlands Toneel).
Jochem has performed in clubs, theaters and venues across the globe for big audiences with many renowned musicians. But still you can also catch him playing classic jazz standards on old poorly maintained pianos in the small bars in his home city of Amsterdam.
Jochem’s piano playing encompasses a variety of styles, among them instrumental 30s and post-war jazz, song interpretation, free improv and instant composing, Brazilian popular and traditional music, and of course his own compositions, which are rich, composite constructions, often featuring playful rhythmic experimentation. Some of his own founded musical projects include the half classical, half contemporary jazz ensemble: ‘sQuare’, the traditional jazz trio: ‘the Amsterdam Jazz Trio’, electro-synth-pop project: ‘Luchtman’ and the contemporary pop and jazz band: ‘John Roast Power Fox’.
For Jochem the balance between harmony and melody are key. Perhaps this is why he is such a sought after musician for singers. He performs and writes with (among others) Wouter Hamel, Janne Schra, Lumi and Pepijn de Wit. Another key element that keeps returning within Jochems music is the interdisciplinary aspect. His own project, ‘Luchtman’ , works together with two graphic novel artist that create the outline for the music. He wrote music for dance performances by Chronos collective and also wrote and performed for Asko|Schönberg and Slagwerk Den Haag in multiple theatre and dance performances by NITE (Club Guy & Roni and het Noord Nederlands Toneel).
Jochem has performed in clubs, theaters and venues across the globe for big audiences with many renowned musicians. But still you can also catch him playing classic jazz standards on old poorly maintained pianos in the small bars in his home city of Amsterdam.
www.jochembraat.com
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Talal Fayad is a Syrian born Oud player. From a young age he showed interest in playing music where he tried several instruments such as Cello and Piano. In 2015 he moved to the Netherlands where he completed his high school and after that started studying Ottoman music at Codarts in 2020. Talal is a very versatile player who has a lot of interests in different types of music apart from middle eastern music such as jazz and classical music. In 2024 Talal graduated Summa cum lauda from Codarts and currently doing his masters in composition at HKU.
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