Wanees Zarour

East Loop is a seven-member jazz/maqam ensemble that will create an album consisting of eight pieces/music videos recorded live. The ensemble has been working on an original concept for a subtle fusion of jazz and maqam that preserves the eastern modal system’s authentic elements. Six cameras will be used to film the pieces as the ensemble records them in the studio in order to illustrate how different instruments, traditions and improvisational styles are brought together to produce the fusion.