Concerts
All Praise Duo — CD Release
Thunderbird Cafe 4053 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDaro Behroozi - Bass Clarinet Dan Kurfirst - Drums/Percussion Opening for Afro Yaqui Music Collective releasing their album Mirror Butterfly
All Praise Duo
Ginny's Supper Club 310 Lenox Ave, New York, NY, United StatesDaro Behroozi - Bass Clarinet, Clarinet Dan Kurfirst - Drums
Dan Kurfirst Quartet @ Bossa Bistro
Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United StatesA jam night of Mid East classics rounded out with jazz-styled improvisations. The Quartet performs repertoire from the Arab world filtered through the diverse musical experiences of the group's master musicians. Not to be missed! Dan Kurfirst - Percussion Brian Falkowski - Reeds Steve Arnold - Bass Spyros Pilios Koliavasilis - Oud Jam session
Nakshatra Quartet
Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T. 502 West 53rd St, New York, NY, United StatesDRIVE EAST FESTIVAL Arun Ramamurthy - Violin Trina Basu - Violin Jake Charkey - Cello DK - Percussion
Uyghur Benefit Concert
Dergah Al Farah 245 W Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesMehdie Leyegh - Voice Gabriel Marin - Dutar/Guitar DK - Percussion
Cheikh Hamala Diabate
Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United StatesNani Noam Vanzana
The Kennedy Center 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesNani Noam Vanzana’s hypnotizing vocals breathe new life into jazz, flamenco, North African, Sephardic, and Ladino traditional songs. Her voice is mesmerizing: pure and simple, powerful and precise, and imbued with the traditions and the emotional journey of the migrant people who first took their culture across the globe following the Jewish expulsion from Spain
Brandon Terzic Xalam
Barbes 376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesBrandon Terzic - Oud Matt Darriau - Reeds Rufus Cappadocia - Cello Dan Kurfirst - Percussion
Cheikh Hamala Diabate
Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Tributary Project
Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United StatesAfro/Balkan/Arabic material led by Rob Coltun