New Sounds from the Arab Lands is led by the versatile clarinettist Kinan Azmeh, a graduate of Damascus High Institute of Music and New York’s Juilliard Conservatory. Classical clarinettist as well as a new music improviser and jazz player, Azmeh’s compositions include works for orchestra, chamber groups, and solo clarinet as well as film scores, dance soundtracks, and electro-acoustic music.