Post date: Jan 31, 2014 6:19:24 PM
Hijaz
Genre : Jazz Country : Tunisia Biography Hijaz was formed in 2004, and sprung from the collaboration between Tunisian master oud player Moufadhel Adhoum and Greek-Belgian pianist Niko Deman. They met in Tunisia during a recording session with Tunesian singer Zohra Lajnef. Both musicians felt a kinship and discovered a shared passion for Mediterranean genres and musical improvisation and decided to work on an instrumental project based around the dialogue and symbiosis between the East and the West. Where Niko had to incorporate previously unknown Arabic scales and polyrhythms, Moufadhel had to adjust his way of playing to the harmonious challenges of the piano. Being both terrific musicians and good friends, over the years, they succeeded in the task. Back in Belgium the two musicians started experimenting with Arabic scales, jazz, different instruments and even recorded a demo with worldfamous Claron McFadden.
In Belgian drummer-percussionist Chryster Aerts they found a third ally who adds a diverse set of rhythms to the mix. Soon after a first Cd the group met Portuguese bassplayer Rui Salgado who perfectly adds to the spirit of the band. For the musicians of Hijaz jazz is not a genre but rather an approach towards music. It is an open attitude, a certain kind of musicianship that witholds a flexibility to dive into different musical worlds wherever they come from.
Hijaz is the marriage of the piano, great instrument from the Western musical tradition, with the stringed instrument that has become synonymous with the Middle East, the oud.
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