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Layth Sidiq

Layth Sidiq is a grammy-nominated violinist, composer, and educator and the current artistic director of the New York Arabic Orchestra. He has toured the world and shared the stage with major artists such as Simon Shaheen, Danilo Perez, and Jack Dejohnette, as well as performing in prestigious venues like the London Jazz Festival, Boston Symphony Hall, WOMEX Expo, Panama Jazz Festival, and more. He is featured on multiple award-winning albums and his first record Son of Tigris premiered at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2016. 

 In 2018, Layth won 2nd place at the Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition as the first Arab to ever participate, and he was also recently awarded 'Best International Artist' at the 2020 Boston Music Awards

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Three Seconds | Kolme Toista

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: The Veil; Transient; The Weaver, Every So Often Shifting the Sands Beneath Her; Verso; Median.

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The Veil

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Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 7:19

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Article: Album Review

Jussi Reijonen: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista

Read "Three Seconds | Kolme Toista" reviewed by Karl Ackermann


East/West jazz fusion has a long presence on the U.S. jazz scene and that foothold has been growing in the 2000s. Composer/guitarist/oud player Jussi Reijonen is uniquely qualified to bridge musical cultures. Nordic by birth, he has lived in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S., absorbing native music at each stop. Reijonen's solo debut, Un ...

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A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Trolls ( For Lyle); Goya; Requiem; 3 Funerals #3: Mili; Joy; Yhe Unbreakable Veil; Lace; Hesitation; Listen; 3 Funerals #1: Tommy; The Groove; Prepare to Stop; Water Creatures; 3 Funerals #2: Roberto; Breach; Ima

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En Casa Limon

Label: S-Curve Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Guitar Confessions; Tom's Song; Saturday Morning Jig; Burlería; Nili’s Waltz; I'll Never Ride A Horse Again; Así Mi Corazón; Flor En Masada #3; Autumn Longing; Tears For Barcelona; Stolen Kiss #2; Too Old To Die Young #2

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Article: Interview

Gabe Terracciano: A Constant State Of Arriving

Read "Gabe Terracciano: A Constant State Of Arriving" reviewed by Ian Patterson


It may seem strange that a jazz violinist should admit to hating jazz violin, but Gabe Terracciano is not your run-of-the-mill jazz violinist. For starters, what other jazz violinist plays Ornette Coleman tunes in a bluegrass band? Nor are there too many jazz violinists who have taken first prize at an old-time fiddle competition, toured Ghana ...

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Article: Album Review

Alain Mallet: Mutt Slang

Read "Mutt Slang" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Pianist/keyboardist Alain Mallet has been known as much for his work as a producer as for his pianistic accomplishments. Having served as a sideman for Madeleine Peyroux, Phil Woods and Paul Simon, he's also produced music by vocalists Jonatha Brooke and Grace Kelly. And his compositions have been performed by musicians as diverse as Gary Burton, ...


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