Oud player Yinon Muallem combines music of the Ottoman times and classical Jewish music to create an ethno Jazz project. For fans of oriental oud and vocal music mixed with elements of Jazz Yinon Muallem after having been immersed in the Middle Eastern musical forms, `maqam` music of the Ottoman times, and the classical Jewish music of his own roots, is setting a new destination in his musical career by combining all that he has accumulated in his luggage with Jazz, creating an ethno Jazz project, Back Home. `Back Home` is the initial project of Yinon Muallem Quintet in which Muallem tries to stay optimistic in an unpromising geography, the Middle East, within the dim light for peace. With his ability to tell stories with his music, about the world he lives in, he shares an array of feelings, feelings of warmth, strength along with sadness and frustration. Within Back Home, there is also a cover of the well-known Lou Reed song `Perfect Day` that he used to admire in his youth. Within Yinon Muallem Quintet, Muallem is diverging from his solid percussion master role and embarking on oud as his lead instrument, along with vocal and percussion. Yinon Muallem has been influenced by a wide variety of traditional Turkish, Sufi, Gypsy and Klezmer,Balkan and Indian music eventually creating his own style with a unique combination of this rich variety. In addition to his well-received percussion work, Yinon mastered playing the oud in the last 20 years and has launched 8 albums so far composed of his own compositions mainly. Yinon Muallem: Oud, percussion, vocal Orel Oshrat: Piano, arrangements Sivan Oshrat: Vocal Mayan Doari: Percussion Meni Welt: Double bass
