ZINOOSH FARBOD + KAMYAR ARSANI

OCTOBER 16 · 6:30 PM
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Join us as YVML Musicians in Residence Zinoosh Farbod and Kamyar Arsani share their work. Hichestan ("land of nothingness" in Farsi) is the trio of Kamyar Arsani (daf, vocals), Zinoosh Farbod (synthesizer), and Francois Smith (bass guitar).

Combining modern and traditional instrumentation, Hichestan brings Arsani’s daf and powerful recitation of traditional Persian poetry together with Farbod’s synth and Smith’s bass to create an intense and singular sound.

EYVIND KANG + JESSIKA KENNEY

NOVEMBER 20 · 6:30 PM
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Los Angeles-based Eyvind Kang and Jessika Kenney are an acclaimed musical duo who have spent more than twenty years blending contemporary composition, improvisation, and traditional global music forms.

KEEPING TIME

Film Screening + Q&A with Mekala Session

DECEMBER 3 · 6:30 PM
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Keeping Time, a 2023 short documentary directed by Darol Olu Kae, follows young drummer and bandleader Mekala Session as he leads the legendary Los Angeles avant-garde jazz ensemble the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.

Following the screening, Session will join YVML Music Director Derek Monypeny for a conversation and Q&A.