Adventurous pianist John Kameel Farah back in Toronto to present new creations tonight in Mirvish Village

One of our city's most intriguing experimenters, John Kameel Farah, has finished recording Between Carthage and Rome, a new album of new works in Berlin, and is ready to give us a preview in a live set tonight at 8, at Beit Zatoun in Mirvish Village (612 Markham St.).

Expect a blend of ancient, Renaissance and electronic -- something you're not likely to hear anywhere else. It's powered by an amazingly keen mind, unbounded curiosity  -- and impressive technique.

If you're in an Elizabethan frame of mind, check out a very nice recent recording of Farah's of William Byrd's Lady Nevell's Grounde -- done totally straight on harpsichord -- on Farah's website.

For something more au courant, here is Farah improvising in Berlin's Church of the Holy Cross last summer:

Comments

[Jesse]

Great!!