YAMEN MARTINI

Yamen Martini is a trumpet player and composer whose music blends eastern and western music across genres such as jazz, oriental “maqam”, Balkan, and experimental music. 

More about Yamen

Ashtabiez: Expressions

Following an extensive exchange of ideas, rehearsing and recording, a new project is born: please meet Ashtabiez! Our first single, Expressions was released in May 2023.

Ashtabiez is Victor Khaddaj, Mehrad Hezarkhani, Kuan Yu Chen, Thomas Decock, and Yamen Martini. Bringing together five distinctive musical voices through the compositions of Yamen Martini, the quintet builds on an oriental, classical and jazz background while fusing groovy rhythms with spiced chords, shaping it into a truly borderless endeavour.

Artwork by Catarina Santos
Produced by Yamen Martini at Studio666
Mastered by Frederik Dejongh at Jerboa Mastering

Events in 2024

Jan 14

3’Ain at Leietheater 

Deinze, Belgium

Jan 19

3’Ain at Grignoux 

Liège, Belgium

Jan 25

3’Ain Showcase private concert

Brussels, Belgium

Jan 28

Cinemaximiliaan - Silent Films

Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium

Feb 3

Ashtabiez at Chambres d’O

Ostend, Belgium

Feb 9

Dreun XL at We Rea Open Festival

Antwerpen, Belgium

Feb 13

Ensoriades Ensemble

MuZee, Ostend, Belgium

Feb 15

Ensoriades Ensemble

MuZee, Ostend, Belgium

Mar 3

Ensoriades Ensemble

MuZee, Ostend, Belgium

Mar 13

Ensoriades Ensemble

MuZee, Ostend, Belgium

Mar 14

Ensoriades Ensemble

MuZee, Ostend, Belgium

May 5

Dreun XL at Dunk Festival

De Vooruit, Gent, Belgium