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Phrygian Istikhbar

Label: WECH Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Voyage (6:26), El Gasha (4:31), Blurred Vision (5:04), Waiting For Paris (5:29), Phrygian Istikhbar (6:03), Tunis By Night (2:30)

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Article: Album Review

Wajdi Cherif: Phrygian Istikhbar

Read "Phrygian Istikhbar" reviewed by Budd Kopman

by Budd Kopman
April 11, 2005

I approached Phrygian Istikhbar with a bit of trepidation, since the signposts of “world music as jazz were very strong. The first track, “Voyage, only reinforced my fears, since the usual elements of world music--scalar rather than melodic improvising, static or oscillating harmony, and strong, repetitive rhythmic patterns--were all present. Cherif uses a ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Pianist Manuel Rocheman

by Wajdi Cherif
December 21, 2004

Manuel Rocheman grew up in a rich and stimulating musical environment as both his parents and grandparents were musicians. His father, a guitarist and actor was the founder of the “Hootenanny" in the American centre in Paris, a place where artists come to perform from all around the globe. A major musical events in Rocheman's childhood ...

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Article: Album Review

Katy Roberts: Katy Roberts Quintet Live a L'Archipel

Read "Katy Roberts Quintet Live a L'Archipel" reviewed by Wajdi Cherif

by Wajdi Cherif
December 8, 2004

The real challenge when doing a jazz album is achieving a perfect mix of energy, group interaction and musicality. Katy Roberts' album Live A l'Archipel is a perfect case in point. Roberts succeeded to gather around her musicians with different strong personalities that contribute to the force in her statement. She has been living in Paris ...