A French trumpeter of Lebanese origin born in Beirut on November 5, 1980,
Ibrahim Maalouf won numerous conservatory prizes before becoming the regular
accompanist for -M- (Matthieu Chedid), Arthur H, Amadou et Mariam, Vincent
Delerm and Lhasa. His jazz-funk albums, Diasporas in 2007, Diachronism in 2009
and Diagnostic in 2011, delight eclectic jazz fans. His next album, Wind,
released in 2012, serves as a musical illustration for René Clair's silent film
La proie du vent . The following year saw the release of Illusions, the fifth
album in the jazz fusion series. In search of new...