JOACHIM KÜHN TRIO & hr-Bigband — Out of the Desert Live at JazzFest Berlin ( 2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recording of the acclaimed Berlin concert of 2010: organic, powerful and incredibly intense. "A musical miracle" (faz). ACT
Tracklist :
1    Fresh Air    16:42
2    Lichtquelle    18:51
3    Der Wanderer    12:24
4    Klangeinführung    6:58
5    Klänge Des Himmels    5:14
6    Balini    6:19
7    Dampfmaschine    4:55
Credits :
Joachim Kühn - Piano
Majid Bekkas - Vocals, Guembri, Oud
Ramón López - Drums, Tabla, Percussion
hr-Bigband/ Frankfurt Radio Bigband conducted by Ed Partyka

JOACHIM KÜHN | MAJID BEKKAS with RAMÓN LÓPEZ — Kalimba (2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

"An astonishing work of art, precisely because it doesn't reach the listener through the head, but straight into the gut." - JAZZTHING

 "The connection of these three musicians is pure magic." - JAZZTHETIK ACT
Tracklist :
1    A Live Experience 6:02
Composed By – Kühn, Bekkas
2    Hamdouchi 5:56
Composed By – Bekkas
3    Good Mood 8:53
Composed By – Kühn
4    Kalimba Call 4:49
Composed By – Bekkas
5    Youmala 6:18
Composed By – Kühn, Bekkas
6    Rabih's Delight 4:49
Composed By – Kühn
7    Dahin 4:19
Composed By – Kühn
8    Sabbatique 10:14
Composed By – Kühn, Bekkas, López
9    Dounia 3:03
Composed By – Bekkas
10    White Widow 8:20
Composed By – Kühn
Credits :
Joachim Kühn - Piano, Alto Saxophone
Majid Bekkas - Guembri, Oud, Kalimba, Voice
Ramón López - Drums

JOACHIM KÜHN | MAJID BEKKAS | RAMÓN LÓPEZ — Chalaba (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue) lossless

"A bridge-building journey of sound that knows how to unite disparate styles such as blues, reggae, gnawa music, jazz, flamenco and classical music." - Jazzpodium ACT
Tracklist :
1    Enjoy 5:12
Written-By – Kühn, Bekkas
2    Asmaa 7:02
Written-By – Bekkas
3    Back To Normal 4:37
Written-By – Kühn
4    Play Golf In The Fresh Air 4:41
Written-By – Kühn
5    Chalaba 9:54
 - Traditional
Arranged By – Bekkas
6    Soon In June 6:52
Written-By – Kühn, Bekkas, Lopez
7    Hamdouchia 5:14
Written-By – Bekkas
8    The Second Egg 5:41
Written-By – Kühn
9    Mimoun Saadiyamou 4:54
 - Traditional
Arranged By – Bekkas
Credits :
Joachim Kühn - Piano, Alto Sax
Majid Bekkas - Vocals, Guembri, Oud
Ramon Lopez - Drums, Tabla, Perc

NES | BLACK STRING | MAJID BEKKAS | NGUYÊN LÊ — East - West (2020) Serie : Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic — X | FLAC (tracks), lossless

‘East meets West’ was the central theme in the life of Nesuhi Ertegün (1917-1989). He grew up as the son of the Turkish Ambassador in Washington, and Nesuhi himself was to become an ambassador too: one of the most important producers and advocates that jazz has ever had. On the 30th anniversary of his death, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic curator Siggi Loch dedicated an evening to commemorating this friend and mentor who had been like a father to him. For Nesuhi, jazz had no borders; this concert was a posthumous validation of the farsightedness of that vision.

On the cultural world map, East-West today is synonymous with the tense relationship between Europe and Asia, between Occident and Orient. From the Renaissance to the present day, there have been repeated waves of enthusiasm for Eastern culture in the West. And for the hundred years or so that jazz has existed, it too has always tended to absorb elements from other cultures into its stylistic vocabulary. Conversely, artists from Eastern cultures have embraced jazz, fused it with their own traditions, revealing new and fascinating expressive possibilities.

Black String, the South Korean quartet led by geomungo player Yoon Jeong Heo, takes a 1500-year old Korean musical tradition and brings it into the modern era and into jazz in way which is totally compelling artistically. NES Trio with charismatic singer/cellist Nesrine Belmokh has a distinctive sound drawn from the musical melting pot of the Mediterranean region. A special guest is the Moroccan oud and guembri player Majid Bekkas, who has often brought the Gnawa blues of his homeland into projects ranging from “folklore imaginaire” to avantgarde jazz. And providing the perfect East-West link is French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê, whose go-between role combin-ing the worlds of jazz, rock and Asian folk music has been pio-neering. Together they celebrate a meeting of East and West. Nesui Ertegün would have been overjoyed. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Aicha    2:55
2    Bye Bye    5:26
3    You Made It Hard For Me    5:04
4    Ahlam    6:32
5    Rimitti    6:31
6    Hanging Gardens Of Babylon    7:23
7    Elevation Of Light    3:51
8    Encore: Bania    5:23
Credits :
the art in music: Cover art by Philip Taaffe, Isfahan (2009), by courtesy of Jablonka Galerie Cologne
Majid Bekkas - Guembri & Vocals
Nguyên Lê - Guitar

NES
Nesrine - Vocals & Cello
Matthieu Saglio - Cello & Vocals
David Gadea - Percussion

Black String
Yoon Jeong Heo - Geomungo
Jean Oh - Guitar
Aram Lee - Gaegeum & Yanggeum
Min Wang Hwang - Ajaeng & Janggu