All Praise Duo — CD Release

Thunderbird Cafe 4053 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Daro 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 States

Daro Behroozi - Bass Clarinet, Clarinet Dan Kurfirst - Drums

Dan Kurfirst Quartet @ Bossa Bistro

Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United States

A 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 States

DRIVE 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 States

Mehdie Leyegh - Voice Gabriel Marin - Dutar/Guitar DK - Percussion

Nani Noam Vanzana

The Kennedy Center 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Nani 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 States

Brandon Terzic - Oud Matt Darriau - Reeds Rufus Cappadocia - Cello Dan Kurfirst - Percussion

The Tributary Project

Bossa 2463 18th st, Washington, DC, United States

Afro/Balkan/Arabic material led by Rob Coltun

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