Ahmed Hawwash
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| Born | 19 May 1997 Jericho, Palestine |
| Origin | Jericho, Palestine |
| Genres | Jazz, Folk |
| Instruments | Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Ney |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Associated acts | Shadi Zaqtan Duet, Awtar Band, Palestine Youth Orchestra, Palestine philharmonic orchestra, The city's song band, Talila Band, Ahmed Hawwash Quartet, State of four, MENA Band. |
| Website | www.ahmedhawwash.com |
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| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Citizenship | Palestine |
Ahmed Hawwash (Arabic: أحمد حواش, pronounced [Ahmed Hawwash]; born 19 May 1997 in Jericho, Palestine) is a Palestinian jazz clarinetist and composer.
Ahmed Hawwash was born and raised in Jericho, Palestine. However, the Hawwash family are originally from Jerusalem. He became interested in Jazz and Classical Music while studying classical clarinet with Mohamed Najem at the Edward Said National Conservatory, where he graduated after 8 years of education. After finishing high school in 2015, he started his studies at Birzeit University with a major of Business Administration until 2019. Meanwhile, Hawwash took masterclasses with different musicians around the world.
Hawwash's professional music career started in 2015, working with different local and international bands as a freelance clarinetist. Adding to clarinet and bass clarinet, Hawwash started self learning tenor saxophone and Ney. In 2017, he had his first tour in Belgium with the City's song band from Gent, he participated as a clarinetist and bass clarinetist. For 3 Years Hawwash participated in duet with Shadi Zaqtan the well-known Country singer from Ramallah, Palestine.
Hawwash is a bass clarinetist with Palestine youth orchestra and First chair clarinetist with Palestine philharmonic orchestra. Moreover, Hawwash is a member with the famous Awtar band, the band that plays with famous musicians such as Mohammed Assaf.
After his University graduation, Hawwash centered his life around music only, impassioned by Jazz and traditional Folk music. He was inspired since he was a kid by the famous clarinetist Eddie Daniels and the Trumpetist Ibrahim Maalouf. Inspired by the immense talent surrounding Ahmed, he managed to develop his own unique style of playing the clarinet.
Albums
- 2020 - 2015 Album - Silwadi
- 2020 - No Title Album - Shadi Zaqtan
- 2019 - Hitan Album - AlMultahiyat
- 2018 - Ramallah Sessions Album - The city’s song
Festivals
- 2019 - Shepherds Beer Festival (Palestine) - Shadi Zaqtan
- 2019 - Taybe Oktoberfest (Palestine) - Ahmed Hawwash
- 2019 - Beitlehem Live Festival (Palestine) - Zaid Hilal
- 2019 - Ramallah Oktoberfest - Ahmed Hawwash
- 2018 - Maison Culturelle d’Ath (Belgium) - The city’s song
- 2018 - Herberg Macharius (Belgium) - The city’s song
- 2018 - Taybe Oktoberfest (Palestine) - Mina Band
- 2017 - Beitlehem Live Festival (Palestine) - Shadi Zaqtan
- 2017 - Taybe Oktoberfest (Palestine) - Mina Band
- 2016 - Trio Joubran Marathon (Palestine) - Turath Band
- 2015 - Birzeit Nights Festival (Palestine) - Sanabel
- 2015 - Layaly Al Tarab fe Quds Al Arab (Palestine) - Turath
Projects
- 2020 - Talila Band (Palestine)
- 2019 - Ahmed Hawwash Quartet (Palestine)
- 2019 - State of Four Band (Palestine)
- 2019 - Zaid Hilal Band (Palestine)
- 2019 - Al Multahiyat Band (Palestine)
- 2018 - The Music Circus (Palestine)
- 2018 - Chamber orchestra with Paris Philhramonie (France/Palestine)
- 2018 - Palestine Philhramonie (Palestine/France)
- 2017 - Palestine Youth Orchestra (Palestine)
- 2017 - The City’s Song (Belgium)
- 2017 - Shadi Zaqtan - Ahmed Hawwash Duet (Palestine)
- 2016 - Turath Band (Palestine)
- 2016 - Mina Band (Palestine)
- 2015 - Sanabel Band (Palestine)
References
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