Living room concert: 3’AIN

In 2015, trumpeter Yamen Martini moved from Syria to Belgium, where he met accordionist Piet Maris. Together they worked on music for a theatre play in 2016. Then Piet invited Yamen as a guest musician with Jaune Toujours, both live and on their album Europeana (2018). In the summer of 2019, Yamen and Piet asked bassist Otto Kint to join their musical exchange and 3'Ain was born.

The trio's name is based on ﻉ, the eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet, also one of the most difficult vowels to pronounce for Westerners. In Arabic chat and SMS conversations, the letter is often referred to as 3, and in transliteration as 'ain. 3'Ain, therefore, seemed an appropriate name for a trio that plays contemporary jazz with eastern influences.

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with Piet Maris (accordion), Otto Kint (double bass) and Yamen Martini (trumpet)