Robinson Khoury: MŸA

Show 8 of Jazz Winnipeg’s International Jazz Showcase

For fans of Ibrahim Maalouf, Tigran Hamasyan, cinematic + groove-forward global jazz About Robinson Khoury: MŸA Robinson Khoury - Trombone, Vocals Léo Jassef - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals Anissa Nehari - Percussion, Vocals Robinson Khoury is a trombonist and composer and a rising star on the French jazz scene. With his band MŸA, the trombonist - in a musical search for the organic origins of life - explores ancestral rhythms and sounds through electro-acoustic landscapes shaped by his modular synth. Rooted in jazz and Middle-Eastern scales, MŸA revolves around the wordless vocals of the band members.

Spotted a few years ago alongside Ibrahim Maalouf and Natacha Atlas, Robinson contributed to the success of the Arabic rock group SARAB and received a special mention from the Académie Charles Cros for his recent album Broken Lines.…