TAREK YAMANI QUARTET

Winner of the prestigious "Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition" for his composition "Sama'i Yamani", Tarek has been part of three all-star global concerts of International Jazz Day and shared the stage with luminaries such as Wayne Shorter, Richard Bona, Zakir Hussein, Esperanza Spalding, Antonio Sanchez, Brian Blade and Vinnie Coliauta.


He has performed around the world in venues such as the Smithsonian Institute (Washington, DC), Barcelona Cathedral at La Merce (Spain), David Rubenstein Atrium (Lincoln Center, NY), Boulez Saal (Berlin), Dizzy's Cub Coca Cola (Jazz at Lincoln Center), MuCEM museum (FR), the United Nations Assembly Hall (NY), Gran Teatro de la Habana (Cuba), Melbourne Arts Center, New York University (Abu Dhabi Festival), the Blue Whale (Los Angeles), the Detroit Institute of Arts, New Morning (Paris), Aaron Davis Hall (NY), and King’s Place (UK) to name a few. Tarek is also an educator, author of two self-published music books on rhythm and a film score composer of films screened in 70+ festivals around the world and broadcasted on AMC network, BBC and Sundance TV.

Tarek also writes essays observing relationships between science and music as he self-published two educational books about rhythm and wrote scores for films screened in 100+ festivals around the world and broadcasted on AMC network, BBC and Sundance TV.


Dima Bondarev stands among the elite of the European jazz scene. Originally from Ukraine, Bondarev honed his craft at the Jazz Institute Berlin and the Jazzcampus Basel, studying under jazz luminaries such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Alex Sipiagin, and Gerard Presencer. His unique style fuses modern jazz with profound emotional depth, earning him widespread acclaim as a bandleader. Bondarev has performed at prestigious festivals and venues across Europe and collaborated with celebrated artists such as Aaron Parks, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jorge Rossy, Joey Baron, Jim Black, Greg Cohen, Lionel Loueke, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Elena Pinderhughes, and many more.


Thiago Duarte is a bassist from southern Brazil. Active in the local scene, he has played with names such as Joao Donato, Egberto Gismonti, Joao Bosco, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. He has collaborated with Flora and Airto as electric and acoustic bassist on their latest albums, including "If You Will" by Flora Purim, which was nominated for the 2022 Grammy in the Best Latin Jazz Album category.


Ivars Arutyunyan is a musical, energetic, dynamic musician and drummer from Latvia. He has studied music all his life spent several years in Copenhagen and Paris, now lives in Berlin. He is an active member of the European jazz and improvised music scene and has played with artists such as Seamus Blake, Greg Osby, Logan Richardson, Jerry Bergonzi, Jesse van Ruller and Carsten Dahl, to name a few. He has performed in more than 30 countries and has been awarded the Latvian Music Grand Prize 2022, Best Jazz Record of the Year in Latvia (2019), Grand Prix in Jazz Hoeilaart (BE), Almeria Jazz (ESP) and Yamaha Drum Day (LV) ) etc.

• TAREK YAMANI - PIANO (LB)
  
• DIMA BONDAREV - TRUMPET (UA)
  
• THIAGO DUARTE - BASS (BR)
  
• IVARS ARUTYUNYAN - DRUMS (LV)