Winter Jazz: Anouar Brahem (TN) – After the Last Sky
The legendary Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem returns to the Queen’s Hall with new works and an exceptional ensemble of musicians.
The Black Diamond invites you to a reunion with the legendary Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem in the Queen's Hall, where he has previously performed. This time with a quartet consisting of British pianist Django Bates, Anja Lechner on cello and Mats Eilertsen on double bass.
After several years of silence, the album "After the Last Sky" was released in 2025, and the music is just as magical as Brahem's previous releases - and it is these release songs which will be played this evening.
Anouar Brahem
For around 40 years, Anouar Brahem has been creating eminent music, rooted in the sophisticated culture of his ancestors and a modern expression. He appears in many cross-cultural encounters and develops new connections between styles and worlds whose potential proximity had never been considered before he discovered them. For Brahem, it remains a matter of highlighting the ancient Arab tradition of learned music, here represented through his oud.
His 12 albums on the critically acclaimed ECM label (Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, John Hassel) and triumphant concerts in prestigious venues around the world with renowned colleagues such as Jan Gabarek, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette are proof of Anouar's place as one of the most fascinating and inspiring artists of our time. His sensitive yet rigorous music constantly redefines a cleverly composed universe of poetry and culture, always balancing discretion and sensuality, nostalgia and reflection.
Cast
Anouar Brahem (TN): oud
Anja Lechner (DE): cello
Django Bates (GB): piano
Mats Eilertsen (NO): double bass
The concert is part of Winter Jazz.
