Ibrahim Maalouf, “Red and Black Light”, Live at Zenith Nantes Mertropole, 2016
Ibrahim Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpet player, composer and arranger. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon and now lives in Paris, France. He is the son of trumpeter Nassim Maalouf and pianist Nada Maalouf, nephew of the writer Amin Maalouf and grandson of journalist, poet, and musicologist Rushdi Maalouf. He is noted for playing Arabic music with quarter tones on the trumpet, which is a rare skill pioneered by hsi father and Don Ellis in the 1960s.
In July 2010, he was awarded the Instrumental Revelation of the Year at the French Jazz Music Awards (Victoires du Jazz), and more recently was awarded Best World Music Artist at the French Music Awards in 2014. Ibrahim teaches improvisation at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris. (Paris Regional Superieur Conservatory).