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Workshop Improvising in Jazz with Maqams: Tools and ApproachesBy Wajdi Riahi
Campus Kaai, building C, room 212
Improvising in jazz with maqams means exploring a musical dialogue in which rich and expressive Arabic modal scales, characterized by microtonal intervals, meet the harmonic and rhythmic freedom of jazz. This approach is based on integrating the traditional tools of maqam, such as ornaments (for example, tahrir, vibrato) and specific modes (for example, Rast, Hijaz, Saba), into the improvisational language of jazz, while preserving the spontaneity and interaction that are characteristic of the genre. The result is an organic fusion in which each note carries both the soul of the maqam and the boldness of jazz improvisation, creating a sound world that feels both familiar and innovative. Bring your instrument and start experimenting, guided by Wajdi Riahi!
This event is part of the Polyphonic Performance Spaces research festival. More info on: https://www.kcb.be/en/pps2026
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EhB - Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Nijverheidskaai 170, 1070 Anderlecht, België, Anderlecht, Belgium
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