7/19–8/2/2026

Layale Chaker & Sarafand

July 30, 2025 7:00 pm

Kimball Hall,

Lincoln

CO-PRESENTED BY:

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.

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Co-presented by:

Artists:

Layale Chaker & Sarafand

Ensemble

Layale Chaker

Violin/Composer

Jake Charkey

Cello

John Hadfield

Percussion

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