!['Maqam Constellation' at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-15-at-4.42.05-PM-470x140.png)
A video from my concert at the Elbphilharmonie, the new Philharmonic building in Hamburg. “Maqam Constellation” is a meditative soundscape from my album “Time Sketches”, released…
![Album: TIME SKETCHES](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Time-Sketches_Cover-470x140.jpg)
I’m pleased to announce my newest album, released on the German record label Neue Meister, called TIME SKETCHES. The album features ten pieces for piano…
![Staircase - from Time Sketches](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/drawing-05.1-470x140.jpg)
STAIRCASE is a track from my new album, Time Sketches, released on the German label Neue Meister. Staircase is one of my favourite tracks on…
!["Meet the Artist": Interview with John Farah](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/out-of-sounds-2-470x140.jpg)
An interview with U.K.-based website ‘Meet the Artist’ about my musical interests and processes.
![Time Sketches: Interview](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/time-sketches-screen2-470x140.jpg)
While composing and recording my new album TIME SKETCHES in Hannover, Neue Meister paid me a morning visit to talk a bit about the music…
![Locus Plot: Dance, Mathematics and Music](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/locus-plot-PC-5x7-V3-4_forweb-1024x731-470x140.jpg)
Recently I’ve been composing for a new dance production called Locus Plot for renowned Canadian choreographer, Peggy Baker. The movement of Locus Plot is inspired by…
![New Album: "Between Carthage and Rome"](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10448571_10152518846955773_5171918691385604183_o-470x140.jpg)
I am happy to announce to release of an album that has been 4 years in the making. “Between Carthage and Rome” is a book of…
![Overlooking the Duomo di Milano](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_2066A-470x140.jpg)
On May 17, 2014 I had the pleasure of playing a solo piano concert in a unique setting: a gallery overlooking the Duomo di Milano,…
![The Atonal Maqam - live improvisation @ Musideum, Toronto](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/JohnFarah-finalSMALL1--470x140.jpg)
The Atonal Maqam is a certain style of improvisation I’ve developed over the years. I love it because it feels like coaxing the piano into…
![live performance of "Jinju Dervish", Heilig Kreuz Kirche, Berlin](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-Shot-2013-05-29-at-3.36.00-PM-470x140.png)
A live performance of Jinju Dervish from my 2009 album “Unfolding”, from a recording session in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Berlin, 2010. Also here is…
![Animation: “Improvisation #3″ performed by John Kameel Farah & Attila Fias](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Bars0503-454x260-470x140.jpg)
In 2011 pianist Attila Fias and I released our album of music two pianos, called “Pieces of the Earth”. The album featured 7 improvisations and…
!["Expanse" performed by John Kameel Farah, Heilig Kreuz Kirche, Berlin](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/expanse-screenshot1-470x140.png)
A performance of “Expanse” from my album “Unfolding” (Dross:tik Recordsi, 2009) performed in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche, Berlin.
![The Bass Piano: video of an improvisation on a de-tuned piano](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/basspiano1-470x140.jpg)
Musician and piano tuner Andrew Wedman tuned an old upright piano down one octave, to create something he calls “The Bass Piano”. Not only does…
![An interview with John Kameel Farah by Turath.org](https://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/KingKong2011-3-470x140.jpg)
Turath.org Interview with Composer/Improviser/Pianist John Kameel Farah What is the extent of you training in Arab music as compared to Western music? Do you consider…