Eberhard Weber: bass, Paul McCandless: oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano sax, Rainer Bruninghaus: piano, synthesizer, Michael DiPasqua: drums, percussion

Ketil Bjørnstad - piano
David Darling - cello

Jan Garbarek: tenor and soprano sax, flute, John Abercrombie: guitars, Nana Vasconcelos: berimbau, talking drum, percussion, vocal

Marc Sinan: guitar, Yelena Kuljic: vocals, Lena Thies: viola, Julia Hülsmann: piano, Marc Muellbauer: double-bass, Heinrich Köbberling: drums, percussion

Fasil, based on an idea by guitarist Marc Sinan and author Marc Schiffer, tells of the life of Aisha, the great love and youngest wife of the prophet Mohammed, in the course of an inspired song cycle. The improvisations take as their inspirational starting point fragments of Koran recitations recorded by Marc Sinan in Turkey. Together with Julia Hülsmann’s songs they form an Ottoman suite, a Fasil. Highlights in this transcultural project include exceptional performances by Sinan himself, and by Yelena Kuljić in the role of Aisha. The singer was recently described by the Frankfurter Rundschau as “the most thrilling new voice in the current jazz scene.”

Charlie Haden: bass, Jan Garbarek: tenor and soprano sax, Egberto Gismonti: guitar, piano

Bjarne Roupé: guitars
Per Salo: piano

Gianluigi Trovesi: piccolo and alto clarinets
Gianni Coscia: accordion