Date: November 23, 2024

Venue: Grand Junction

Address: Rowington Cl, London W2 5TF

Time: 20:00

Palestinian Nay Master, Percussionist, and Composer Faris Ishaq brings his the Kham Project to London as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival

A Palestinian Nay Master and Percussionist, redefines the parameters of the Nay, an ancient Middle Eastern flute dating back to 5000 b.c. Rooted in his Palestinian heritage and passion for the Nay, Faris celebrates its cultural legacy in today’s modern musical landscape.

With an evocative and improvisational approach, he plays the Nay while simultaneously accompanying himself on leg-percussion, seamlessly embodying a fresh and unique fusion of Middle Eastern, Jazz, and contemporary Folk sounds.

As part of the 2024 EFG London Jazz Festival, the talented Palestinian Composer brings his Kham Project to the English capital for traditional music explorations. Faris is renowned for revitalising traditional Palestinian shepherd playing while pioneering contemporary jazz.

His latest project is “Kham,” which in Arabic means “Raw,” is inspired by the Nay’s raw material (Sugarcane), guiding Faris’s artistic exploration to honour its roots while exploring the ultimate and innate performance potential of this minimal instrument. The project members are distinguished by masterful and diverse musical artistry in world music cultures, especially jazz, Middle Eastern, and African music, inspiring an innovative dialogue between four ancient instruments. For Faris, “Raw” represents the faith in the inherent potential of any idea, substance, or even person, and the whole-hearted investment in perceiving and working with it.