SIMSIM je arapska rec za "Sezam". A "Sezam" sastava FisFuz otvara se intrigirajucom kombinacijom muzickih kultura Orijenta i Zapada.
Sastav izvodi sopstvene kompozicije u kojima se mešaju muzicke tradicije Turske, Grcke, arapskog sveta i jevrejskog Klezmorima. Istovremeno oni raskidaju sa svim ovim tradicijama, te se njihove pesme i aranžmani reminiscencija džez muzike. Svoje stvaralaštvo definišu kao "orijentalni džez". U tom smislu jedan kriticar izjavljuje: "Ovo je džez ukrašen najprikladnijim i najlepšim starinama Orijenta."
Ansambl je osnovan 1995. godine. Snimio je albume "Bosphorus Fishing" i "SimSim". Na Svetskom muzickom takmicenju u organizaciji nemacke radio-televizije SWR 1998. kvartet je u konkurenciji 500 drugih ansambala osvojio prvu nagradu publike i žirija.

Annette Maye ( 1974, Flensburg), kao solista i clan razlicitih ansambala koncertrira na medjunarodnoj sceni od 1994. Studira džez kod Caludija Puntina i Franka Gratkowskog na Muzickoj akademiji u Kelnu.
Karim Othman Hassen (1969, Berlin), bavi se orijentalnim džezom, obradom klasicne osmanlijske muzike, kao i irackom umetnickom muzikom i folklorom.
Michael Bornhak (1967, Lajpcig), studirao u Frankfurtu kod Vitolda Reka. Nastupa sa raznim ansamblima koji izvode specificnu muziku spajanjem tradicionalnog džeza, folklora, slobodne improvizacije i nove muzike.
Murat Coskun (1972,Ulm), njegova interesovanja krecu se od solo nastupa na klavijaturama (Fingerdance), preko stare muzike, do džeza. Nastupa na internacionalnim koncertima i festivalima, medju kojima su Popkomm, VOMEX i drugi.

Program:
1. Bosforski vetrovi (M.Coskun/ aranžman M. Coskun)
2. San o plavom cilimu (M. Coskun/ aranžman M. Coskun)
3. Kantemirova muka? (Princ Dimitri Kantemir/ aranžman FisFuz)
4. Balcano (Aneta Maje/ aranžman A. Maje)
5. Aneva sto trapezi mou (tradicionalna grcka kompozicija/ aranžman FisFuz)
6. Tokar (tradicionalna nubijska kompozicija/ aranžman FisFuz)
7. Kiziroglu Mustafa (tradicionalna turska kompozicija/ aranžman Murat Coskun)
8. Miš na ulici (A. Maje/ aranžman A. Maje)
9. Samai Husein (Tatios Efendi/ aranžman FisFuz)
10. Bonsai (Volfgang Maje/ aranžman V. Maje)
11. Duhovi na mom plavom cilimu (M: Coskun/ aranžman M.Coskun)

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Ansamble FIS FÜZ (SimSim) ( Germany)
ORIENTAL JAZZ
Murat Coskun, keyboards, frame drums, percussions, vocal
Annette Maye, clarinet, soprano sax
Karim Othman-Hassen, oud
Michael Bornhak, bass

about the orchestra:
SIMSIM is the Arabic word for sesame. And the "sesame"of ensemble FisFuz opens with an intiuging combination of Oriental and Occidental musical cultures.
Primarily self rendered compositions, the ensemble travels through the musical traditions of Turkey, Greece, the Arabic world and Jewish Klezmorim. At the same time they brake with all these traditions and, therefore, their songs and arrangements are reminiscent of jazz music. Ensemble FisFuz call their music "Oriental Jazz". In the same sense a critic comments: "Jazz, furnished with the most convenient and comfortable antiquities of the Orient."
The ensemble was founded in 1995. It recorded two albums "Bosphorus Fishing" and "SimSim". In 1998 this quartet won the First Prize of Audience and Jury among 500 other ensembles at the World Music Competition organized by German Radio Television SWR.

about the members:
Annette Maye (1974, Flensburg), has been performing as a soloist and a member of various ensembles on the international scene since 1994. She studies jazz under the tutorship of Claudio Puntino and Frank Gratkowski at the Academy of Music Art in Cologne.
Karim Othman Hassen (1969, Berlin), engages in playing oriental jazz and making arrangements of classical Osmanli music and Iraqi art music and folklore.
Michael Bornhak (1967, Leipzig), studied under the tutorship of Witold Reck in Frankfurt. He appears with various ensembles that perform a specific type of music combining traditional jazz, folklore, improvisations and new music.
Murat Coskun (1972, Ulm), he is interested in solo performing on the keyboards, ancient music, jazz etc. He performs at international festivals and concerts, such as: Popkomm, VOMEX and others.

Programme:
1. Bosphorus Winds (M. Coskun/ arr. M. Coskun)
2. Dream of the Blue Carpet (M. Coskun/ arr. M. Coskun)
3. Kantemir`s Drag (Prince Dimitri Kantemir/ arr. Ensemble FisFuz)
4. Balcano (Annette Maye/ arr.A.Maye)
5. Aneva sto trapezi mou (trad. Greek / arr. Ensemble FisFuz)
6. Tokar (trad. Nubian/ arr. Ensemble FisFuz)
7. Kiziroglu Mustafa (trad. Turkish / arr. Murat Coskun)
8. Mouse in the Street (Annette Maye/ arr. A.Maye)
9. Samai Husseyni (Tatios Efendi/ arr. Ensemble FisFuz)
10. Bonsai (Wolfgang Maye/ arr. W.Maye)
11. Ghosts on my Blue Carpet (M. Coskun/ arr. M. Coskun)

The programme has been supported by The Stability Pact of South Eastern Europe and The Goethe Institute, Belgrade.