Beirut Speaks Jazz @ Metro Al-Madina

In celebration of International Jazz Day, the hard working folks at Metro Al-Madina have announced a free concert called 'BEIRUT SPEAKS JAZZ'.

I will miss this concert by one day (I'll be in Beirut on the 1st of May), so it would have been great to see all these superb artists again along with my friends who run the Metro.

Below is from their event page:

"Come experience the most versatile jazz event in Lebanon where an all-star lineup of rock, pop, rap, blues and tarab artists get together in one night and on one stage to perform arrangements of songs over the foundations of Jazz harmonies and rhythms.

Beirut Speaks Jazz 2014 artists:

Vocals:
Oumeima El Khalil
Tania Saleh
Mazen El Sayed (aka El Rass)
Donna Khalife
Erin Mikaelian
Chady Nashef

Musicians:
Makram Abol Hosn / bass
Fouad Afra / drums (my relative!)
Bashar Farran / bass
George Kassis / piano
Jean Madani / bass
Chady Nashef / guitar
Avo Tutunjian / saxophone
Tarek Yamani / piano
Joseph Zayoun / guitar

Tarek Yamani: Artistic Director / producer
Metro al Madina: Co-producer

and more to be announced soon…

FREE ENTRANCE
Doors open at 9:00 pm
Concert starts at 9:30 pm"

http://facebook.com/beirutspeaksjazz