A video from my concert at the Elbphilharmonie, the new Philharmonic building in Hamburg. “Maqam Constellation” is a meditative soundscape from my album “Time Sketches”, released…
I’m pleased to announce my newest album, released on the German record label Neue Meister, called TIME SKETCHES. The album features ten pieces for piano…
STAIRCASE is a track from my new album, Time Sketches, released on the German label Neue Meister. Staircase is one of my favourite tracks on…
An interview with U.K.-based website ‘Meet the Artist’ about my musical interests and processes.
While composing and recording my new album TIME SKETCHES in Hannover, Neue Meister paid me a morning visit to talk a bit about the music…
Recently I’ve been composing for a new dance production called Locus Plot for renowned Canadian choreographer, Peggy Baker. The movement of Locus Plot is inspired by…
I am happy to announce to release of an album that has been 4 years in the making. “Between Carthage and Rome” is a book of…
On May 17, 2014 I had the pleasure of playing a solo piano concert in a unique setting: a gallery overlooking the Duomo di Milano,…
The Atonal Maqam is a certain style of improvisation I’ve developed over the years. I love it because it feels like coaxing the piano into…
A live performance of Jinju Dervish from my 2009 album “Unfolding”, from a recording session in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, 2010. Also here is…
In 2011 pianist Attila Fias and I released our album of music two pianos, called “Pieces of the Earth”. The album featured 7 improvisations and…
A performance of “Expanse” from my album “Unfolding” (Dross:tik Recordsi, 2009) performed in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Berlin.
Musician and piano tuner Andrew Wedman tuned an old upright piano down one octave, to create something he calls “The Bass Piano”. Not only does…
This fantasia starts off as if it were a fugue or piece of loose counterpoint from the 16th century, then grows and passes through stylistic…
Turath.org Interview with Composer/Improviser/Pianist John Kameel Farah What is the extent of you training in Arab music as compared to Western music? Do you consider…