NOMINATED: Arise! by Nawras Altaky is up for an Edison Jazz 2026 in the category Global (Best Album)

We are proud to share that Arise!, the album by AudioMaze artist Nawras Altaky, is nominated for an Edison Jazz in the category Global (Best Album).

Nawras is a Syrian composer and singer based in Utrecht and an emerging name in the Dutch music scene. His work moves between traditional Arabic folk music and contemporary jazz, with plenty of room for narrative melodies, improvisation and complex rhythms. He draws on scales, harmonies and quarter tones that are unusual in Western music, and with his compelling baritone and virtuoso command of the oud he creates organic, genre-crossing soundscapes.

Arise! is an ode to the survivors and dreamers of this world: people who, amid chaos, never stop creating something beautiful. Nawras is joined by a strong ensemble: violist Oene van Geel, guitarist Teis Semey, flutist Marianne Noordink, lute player Kinan Abuakel, percussionist Udo Demandt and bassist Remy Dielemans.

Congratulations to Nawras and the whole band!