QUOTES

“It is an energetically groovy, yet melodically intricate piece, in which the saxophone and short-necked lute are sometimes in concert, then roam on solo paths through winding alleys crisscrossed by flickering shadows: curious, cheeky, and full of transgressive, imaginative power.” – Mannheimer Morgen, Martin Vögele

“A real musical silversmith work and, essentially, no “plating” of arabic and western phrasing. Nothing overdone or juxtaposed but different sounds meeting and even merging into one an- other, precisely as they are intended to be. ” – La Presse Tunis, Khaled Tebourbi

“With their interplay of oud, double bass, percussion, and saxophone, the four musicians create a unique interweaving of European jazz beats and Arabic musical tradition that transcends all genre boundaries.” – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Barbara Hordych

“This music is very mature. It takes a lot of talent and skills to create and play arrangements such as these. Maybe it takes a certain amount of life experience to understand and feel the message. For us this is a huge discovery. What we’ve seen today is avantgarde and an expres- sion of freedom. ” – Mehdi Lariani, visitor to one of the concerts in Tunis