The four musicians of the Masmoudi Quartet, led by oud player Mohamed Masmoudi, are renowned for their versatility, sensitivity, and virtuosity. They present Villes Éternelles (2023), in which the long and rich tradition of Eastern music permeates each of Mohammed Masmoudi’s compositions with its modes and meters.

With improvisations that borrow from both jazz and classical subtleties, sprinkled with klezmer inflections and tango rhythms, the works of the Masmoudi Quartet bear witness to the richness of a life that began in Tunisia and continued across the ocean, with a host of influences gathered along the way, in a spirit of genuine openness and experimentation.

Mohamed Masmoudi – oud
Gabriel Paquin-Buki – clarinet
Guillaume Martineau – piano
Rémi-Jean LeBlanc – double bass