Tareq Abboushi

Tareq Abboushi is a Palestinian-American musician and composer who has spent time living and performing in both New York City and Ramallah. }}
His first instrument was the piano on which he practised western classical music before transitioning to jazz. He then studied for a B.M. in Jazz Piano from William Paterson University, during which time he also began playing the traditional Palestinian buzuq, a long-necked lute. His buzuq playing is influenced by his jazz sensibilities in... meer