Jazz Articles about Dhafer Youssef

Dhafer Youssef, Imogen Ryall, Joe Lovano, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 27, 2024

Enjoy a set featuring jazz inspired by a Persian mathematician, Omar Khayyam; jazz which blends with Hindustani and Carnatic music; jazz that meets a chamber string quartet; jazz that pays tribute to Joni Mitchell; and a whole bunch of other jazz permutations.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dhafer Youssef “Flying Dervish (Omar Khayyam' Suite)" Street of Minarets (Back Beat Edition) 0:16 Host talks 6:10 Shakti “Changay Naino" This ...

Japanese band Prism, Argentinian guitarist Juan Cortes and French band Masal

by Len Davis
February 17, 2023

Omar Hakim, Japanese band Prism, guitarist Juan Cortes, French band Masal, Alex Acuna, the latest from Dhafer Youssef, plus Greg Spero, Erik Escobar, and Polish band Quartado.Playlist Omar Hakim “Walk The Walk" from We Are One (OzMosis) 00:00 Prism “Tornado" from Memorial—Live Tracks (Vivid Japan) 06:18 Juan Cortes “Cyborg King" from Wameru (Self Produced) 12:33 Masal “Dance Of Fireflies" from Ahora (L'enclume) 18:46 Alex Acuna “Mercy Mercy" from Gifts (Le Coq Records) 24:55 Dhafer Youssef “Sudra Funk" from ...

Time in Jazz 2018 - Day Concerts

by Roberto Cifarelli
September 15, 2018

Dhafer Youssef: Diwan Of Beauty And Odd

by Neri Pollastri
May 8, 2017

Si rimane letteralmente a bocca aperta ascoltando “Fly Shadow Fly," traccia di apertura di questo lavoro del tunisino Dhafer Youssef, qui accompagnato da un gruppo di stelle emergenti: a lungo la sua voce si intreccia al mirabile piano di Aaron Parks, prima descrivendo--in arabo -volute su una tonalità bassa e avvolgente, poi salendo di tono fino ad arrivare dove non si sarebbe creduto possibile, con un'espressività e una suggestione che spezzano il cuore. Un brano magnifico, se non fosse per ...

Dhafer Youssef: Birds Requiem

by Glenn Astarita
February 7, 2014

Tunisian oud maestro Dhafer Youssef imparts a holistic world music vista, encompassing jazz, rock and spiritual inclinations while retaining the core Arabic modalities on the aurally picturesque Birds Requiem. And his chant-like, resonating vocals entwine mystical attributes with near-flawless control amid passages that induce an impression of sacred exchanges with a higher entity. Blending Souls & Shades touches your heart, emanating from Youssef's sprawling vocals, executed with conviction and soulfulness, followed by trumpeter Nils-Petter Molvaer's spiraling lyricism, leading ...

Dhafer Youssef: Casablanca, Morocco, April 1, 2013

by Mehdi El Mouden
April 12, 2013

Dhafer YoussefJazzablanca FestivalCasablanca, MoroccoApril 1, 2013On April 1, 2013, the Jazzablanca Festival audience was in for a unique experience. Programmed on the third day of the festival and subsequent to singer Melody Gardot and Belgium's Vaya Con Dios, singer/oudist Dhafer Youssef traced a journey from mysticism to jazz via rock beats. During the course of 90 minutes, Youssef's voice transported the audience to moments of epiphany where elation and melancholy met, his long vocal solos ...

Dhafer Youssef: Abu Nawas Rhapsody

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 14, 2010

Di Dhafer Youssef, quarantatre anni, nativo di Teboulba, Tunisia, questo è il quinto album; e diciamo subito che, rispetto a quanto conosciamo di lui, non riserva sorprese di sorta, confermando pregi e difetti di una musica senz'altro suggestiva, con un suo pathos, ma non di rado un po' sopra le righe, un po' sguaiata, troppo attenta all'effetto a discapito di rigore e buongusto (in ciò differenziandosi, per esempio, da quella del conterraneo e collega di strumento Anouar Brahem). Questo Abu ...