Berklee Abu Dhabi’s Jazz Night

The second edition of this “celebration of musical dialogue, artistic collaboration, and contemporary reinterpretation”. Headliner is the Syrian singer-songwriter Faia Younan, known for her cinematic sound and poetic approach to Arabic music and her presenting a special set of her music reimagined through jazz-influenced arrangements created specially for this performance.

Also on the bill:

– Ghaliaa, Syrian-born UAE-based singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist (and Berklee Abu Dhabi PEARL graduate) with multiple album releases and a style that blends Arabic and English across R&B, indie pop, and jazz
– Nikolai Mishchenko, pianist, composer, and producer from Moscow (and a Berklee Alum and Berklee Abu Dhabi faculty member) who blends traditional jazz roots, classical improvisations, and electronic elements
– Saif Al Ali, Emirati singer, oud player, composer, and Berklee Abu Dhabi PEARL graduate
– Maisoon Mubarak, UAE-based Egyptian singer who blends classical Arabic influences with contemporary pop through emotional storytelling. A Berklee Abu Dhabi PEARL graduate and UAE National Orchestra choir member
– Nejma Alkoor, Egyptian singer, songwriter, and musician based in Abu Dhabi. A graduate of Bait Al Oud (at 12!) and the Berklee Abu Dhabi PEARL programme, currently a senior at Berklee College of Music

The concert will additionally feature “a special collaborative moment” with selected vocal students from the Berklee Abu Dhabi community, “reflecting Berklee’s ongoing role as a platform connecting emerging and established voices from across the region”.