LAYALE CHAKER AND SARAFAND
Arabic Jazz Fusion
Wed. July 30 // 7:00-8:30pm // Kimball Hall, UNL Glenn Korff School of Music
Back for her fourth Crossroads appearance, Layale Chaker brings her acclaimed ensemble Sarafand to perform their evocative new release, Radio Afloat. We are grateful to partner with University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Glenn Korff School of Music as they unveil the newly-revitalized Kimball Hall, exploiting its state-of-the-art acoustics and technical wizardry with Chaker’s rich, distinct musical language.
Blending Arabic microtonality, jazz, and contemporary classical, Chaker’s music reflects on the tides of identity, power, and the natural world, "cherry-picking from cool contemporary classical, simmering jazz, ear-tweaking Arabic microtonality, and gently probing improvisation” – The Strad.
RSVP HERE!
Co-presented by:
Featuring:
Jake Charkey
Jake Charkey brings his groundbreaking fusion of Hindustani and Western cello traditions to Crossroads for the first time, both with Sarafand and in a solo
John Hadfield
John Hadfield, a Missouri-born composer and percussionist now based in France, returns to Crossroads for his fourth season, bringing a boundary-blurring musical vision shaped by
Layale Chaker
Celebrated violinist and composer Layale Chaker returns to Crossroads for her fourth appearance, bringing her genre-defying artistry and global acclaim to the 2025 festival stage.
Layale Chaker & Sarafand
Making their Crossroads debut, Sarafand brings the genre-defying music of composer-violinist Layale Chaker to the stage—blending jazz, Arabic maqam, and contemporary classical in a sound