Omri Mor, Mehdi Nassouli & Karim Ziad

ECUJE, 119 Rue La Fayette

Assala is the meeting of three major artists of Mediterranean jazz: the Israeli pianist Omri Mor, the Algerian drummer Karim Ziad and the Moroccan Gnawa master Mehdi Nassouli. Together, they weave a vibrant dialogue between contemporary jazz, Arabic-Andalusian music and Gnawa tradition. Virtuoso spotted by Avishai Cohen, Omri Mor unfurls a piano of great freedom, nourished by classical and oriental influences. Karim Ziad, a key figure on jazz and Maghreb scenes, injects a unique rhythmic energy, while Mehdi Nassouli, singer and guembri player, makes resonate …