The Secret Trio at Maqām Studio

Join us for the special Circle of Samāʿ featuring The Secret Trio, made up of wonderful musicians: oud player Ara Dinkjian, clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski, and kanun player Tamer Pınarbaşı. Together, they perform original pieces and traditional melodies that fuse the microtonal modes and improvisation of the Middle East, dance beats from the Balkans, and elements of jazz, rock, classical, and world music. Across their albums, including Soundscapes (2012), Three of Us (2015), Coexist (2022), and Old Friends (2025), they draw on their diverse experience to blend Eastern microtonal modes and complex time signatures with Western harmony and form, creating a refreshingly new sonic palette.