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Clarinet adventures with Peter Jaques

eter Jaques (www.huzzam.com) has been celebrated in the Bay Area Eastern European & Near Eastern music scene for twnety years. He's known for his innovative meld of traditional Balkan Rom, Greek, Turkish, & klezmer styles with his own deeply soulful approach. He performs principally on the Bb clarinet & truba (rotary valve flugelhorn), as well as Egyptian nay (reed flute), alto saxophone, & Turkish G clarinet. Peter is highly regarded for his thorough knowledge and skills in Turkish, Greek and Eastern European styles, as well as his exceptional musical sensitivity and passionate expression on his instrument. For the last couple years, he's been living in Greece and Turkey, furthering his study of traditional musics of the region. Peter's played with Brass Menazeri, Stellamara, the Gonifs, the Pickpocket Ensemble. Gamelan X and Beats Antique, among others.