ACT Night: Robinson Khoury MŸA "Transara"
Trombonist and composer Robinson Khoury is a rising star of the jazz scene in France. Drawing attention with his eclectic approach, Khoury was spotted a few years ago alongside Ibrahim Maalouf and Natacha Atlas, has been soloist in the Metropole Orkest and played in the Quincy Jones Orchestra in 2019. With his new band MŸA, the trombonist, in a musical search for the organic origins of life, explores ancestral rhythms and sounds through electro-acoustic landscapes shaped by his modular synth. Rooted in jazz and Middle-Eastern scales, MŸA revolves around the wordless vocals of the band members. In March 2025, Khoury received the most distinctive award in France: Prize Django Reinhardt, Best Jazz Musician of the Year. His 2026 release, Transara, is described as “a gateway to an invisible world, a path leading beyond a state of consciousness”. Robinson Khoury MŸA will be at Komünite on September 30 as part of the ACT Night series, presented within the framework of the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival's collaboration with ACT Music.
Anissa Nehari: Percussion, vocals
Léo Jassef: Piano, keyboard, vocals
Robinson Khoury: Trombone, vocals