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| New Ethno-Jazz CD release: Jasmine By pianist Wajdi Cherif  Jasmine was released on March 2, 2006 by Wech records (France). After his outstanding debut album "Phrygian Istikhbar" released in 2003, Wajdi Cherif is back in 2006 with a second album entitled "Jasmine", a refined and delicate album, inspired by the mix of different musical and cultural influences including jazz and arabic music... Wajdi Cherif's music is open not only to Arabic melodies of his early childhood, but also to the different trends of jazz and European classical music, which influenced his compositions deeply. All this resulted in the creation of a brand new jazz sound, a symbiosis of jazz and Arabic music and a personal approach to playing piano. "From jazz to oriental music, I try to explore all the possibilities with my instrument", explains Wajdi Cherif.On "Jasmine", Wajdi Cherif explores new ways playing and composing Arabic music, charging it each time with unique atmospheres. Every composition of the CD is a scene or natural landscape (Falaises, which is the French word for cliffs, Geranium Blues, Jasmine, Say something, Pochade...). The instruments on "Jasmine" were chosen with great care, where the nostalgic and soft Ud sound meets the enchanting flute and saxophones of David Sauzay, the deep-rooted and percussive double bass lines of Yoni Zelnik, the powerful rhythmic support of drummer Mourad Benhammou and the expressive piano of Wajdi Cherif. All these elements added to the magical and enchanted moods of each composition create a rich music where space and silence are valued. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |