Results for "World Music"

Unpil Baek

Unpil Baek is an improvisational musician based in Berkeley, CA. Rooted in classical piano and shaped by jazz, his music draws from a wide field of traditions, including classical, sacred, experimental, and global improvisational practices.

A lover of all kinds of music, Unpil approaches improvisation as a space where different languages can meet: between traditions, between people, and between inherited forms and new possibilities. His work seeks to honor the diversity of musical expression while shaping these encounters into a coherent musical whole.

Unpil is also a research scientist in quantum computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence

Trevor Warren

Born: April 22, 1966

Trevor has been playing guitar since 1982, largely self taught, exploring rock, jazz, world and folk idioms. Currently preparing the release of a collaborative album with Count Dubulah (aka Nick Page - Transglobal Underground etc.) In 2012 he travelled to Kenya to record and produce the album Kodhi together with Kenyan musician Ayub Ogada (1956-2019). Kodhi was released on Long Tale Records in 2015. Ayub Ogada's final album, Omera, was released in 2022 on Long Tale. Founder and bandleader of jazz rock band DISASSEMBLER and the world jazz DEVA. Winner best foreign band award with Dissasembler in the Granada Jazz festival 2009

Batuhan Aydın

Born: July 14, 1991

Istanbul-born jazz musician and composer Batuhan Aydın is a pioneer of modern kaval performance. His music bridges Anatolia, the Balkans, and contemporary jazz, keeping traditions alive and open to new directions. Aydın reimagines the kaval as a global voice—open, expressive, and firmly rooted in the present.

Drawing from deep folk memory and embracing microtonality, improvisation, and cross-genre exploration, his art transcends stylistic boundaries. His music is neither backward-looking nor overly theoretical; it is alive, innovative, and firmly future-oriented

Gilad Barakan

Gilad Barakan’s Unsettled reimagines the acoustic guitar in an expanded and unconventional role—a lyrical lead voice carried by the organic character of the instrument. Joining him is a new generation of internationally sought-after musicians: pianist Ahmed Alom (Pedrito Martinez), bassist Tal Mashiach (Anat Cohen), and drummer Ofri Nehemya (Shai Maestro, Kurt Rosenwinkel).

Spending more than a decade performing and writing alongside Grammy-winning artists from around the world, Gilad Barakan has built an international career rooted in collaboration and live performance. At 20, he received the Outstanding Player Award from Musicians Institute, presented by Scott Henderson, and soon began touring internationally with a range of artists. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2015, he worked closely with Venezuelan singer Nella as a co-writer, producer, and touring guitarist. He later produced Tamara Jokić’s 2025 album Kuća, collaborated extensively with Turkish singer Elif Sanchez, and is currently touring with Grammy-winning vocalist Chandrika Tandon.

Itay Abramovitz

Born: May 2, 1975

Israeli pianist, composer, and producer Itay Abramovitz is a versatile musician whose work bridges modern jazz with global influences, particularly Latin, Afro-Cuban, Mediterranean, and world music traditions.

An active performer in Israel, Europe and USA, he has collaborated with leading Israeli artists including Yasmin Levy, David Broza, Pablo Rosenberg and more. 

Abramovitz is a core member and pianist of the contemporary jazz trio Atempo, known for its original music and cross-cultural sound. Alongside his performing career, he composes and produces for film, theater, and diverse musical projects, and is actively involved in music education, with a focus on Latin and global music styles.

Bjarke Falgren

Born: January 3, 1979

Many highlight the award-winning and 4-time Danish Music Award winner Bjarke Falgren as a fiddler who, like few others, can make his 300-year old gypsy violin almost speak. And like few can bring out smiles and emotions with his expressive
playing. 

Falgren is an artist with a tone entirely his own and a truly original expression. He is now ready with his second album under his own name: “Turkis”—a color that symbolizes connectedness, which is exactly what Bjarke is seeking: to bring people together across borders and cultures. Music is something we share and experience together.

Laura Camacho Tango Project

Born: January 6, 1978

My musical journey began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dancing tango with my grandmother in the living room of her apartment in San Telmo. I saw Osvaldo Pugliese perform live, studied at the Manuel de Falla Conservatory of Music, and played double bass in several ensembles. I had an unforgettable experience opening for the legendary Mariano Mores, and the powerful sound of his live performances became one of my musical touchstones. At 30, I left Buenos Aires to further my double bass studies on a university scholarship in the United States, where I earned two advanced degrees. Since then, I have spent over a decade playing with the Athens Tango Project and teaching tango to musicians worldwide

Murat Ali Cengiz

Born: November 11, 1984

Originally from Istanbul/Turkey, Netherlands based Murat Ali Cengiz is an architect, composer and pianist. He has performed as a pianist and a band leader throughout Europe in venues like: Muziekgebouw, Tivoli Vredenburg, Oosterport, Elbjazz, Wonderfeel, Injazz.He has released his solo piano album "Urban Pianola" at 2020. 

He exhibited with his collective: Automata at the fourth Istanbul Design Biennial, using design as a music composition tool. He is the creator of the ongoing cross-disciplinary audio-visual project: “Musicographics”, exhibiting and performing at various locations such as, Kunsthal, Nieuwe Instituut, Muziekwerf, OMI, Bureau Europa and Rotterdam Architecture Month in the Netherlands.

Adriana Samargia

Adriana Samargia is an American jazz vocalist and arranger based in the Philadelphia region. Her work spans jazz standards, Brazilian repertoire, and contemporary fusion styles. She performs and records regularly with pianist and composer Robert Prester in the Prester & Samargia Quintet, along with drummer Gusten Rudolph, bassist Zachary Guise, and vocalist Mila Samargia. Their album Quenara (2024) features original compositions by Prester, influenced by jazz harmony, Afro-Brazilian rhythm, and chamber-style textures.

Samargia is also a founding member of The Parson Brown Singers, a vocal ensemble originally formed in Florida and later active in the Northeast. The group is known for its close-harmony arrangements that draw on classical vocal technique and jazz phrasing. She contributed vocals and arranging to First Snow, a holiday album associated with the ensemble.

Stefanos Athinaios

Born: May 24

Stefanos Athinaios is a Greek-born world percussionist, composer, and educator based in Boston, Massachusetts. With over 15 years of professional experience, he specializes in Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean percussion, blending diverse cultural traditions with electronic and drumset elements into innovative multi-percussion setups that span ethnic, jazz fusion, and world music.

A Berklee College of Music graduate, Stefanos has performed at festivals, jazz clubs, and with orchestras worldwide, and has contributed to over 200 recordings for artists, film, and television. His musical education has been enriched through studies with renowned musicians and masterclasses with leading artists, including Jamey Haddad, Simon Shaheen, Tigran Hamasyan, Ara Dinkjian, Dave DiCenso, and John Patitucci.