Lots of classes coming up, including percussion classes and a new ensemble class! Check our Classes page for the full lineup!

September 9: Abbas - Tribute to Mohamed Mounir

Abbas is a Cairo-born sound artist whose musical journey was shaped by the rich and diverse sounds of North Africa and the Middle East. He brings a multidisciplinary approach to his work as a performer, with elements of poetry, theater, and street performance. This project is celebrating the legendary Nubian/Egyptian musician Mohamed Mounir, more…

September 29: Tareq Abboushi & SHUSMO

Don't miss this rare chance to hear Tareq and his band SHUSMO back in Brooklyn after many years!

Tareq Abboushi is a Palestinian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, educator, and award-winning composer. After graduating William Paterson University with a Jazz Piano degree, he decided to pursue the buzuq to explore his roots in Arab Music. This led him to perform with notable musicians such as Simon Shaheen, Suad Massi, Abeer Nehme, and Lotfi Bouchnak. His diverse background appears across multiple genres from classical Arab, to Jazz, Electronic, film, dance, radio, television, and commissioned soundscapes. Abboushi’s discography includes two albums with his band SHUSMO, five albums with Amir ElSaffar, and appearances on many other albums including three with Grammy-winner Dan Zanes. Currently based in Finland, he lived in Brooklyn for many years and we are delighted to welcome him back for this visit!

SHUSMO was founded in 2001 by Tareq Abboushi while studying Jazz piano at William Paterson University. As the group evolved and its lineup grew, they recorded two albums and became a regular presence on the New York music scene until 2012, when Abboushi left the city. Since then, it's only on rare occasions like their reunion performance in 2016 that audiences have had a chance to hear SHUSMO perform live — so don't miss this one!

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