Armenian oud player Ara Dinkjian, Turkish kanun player Tamer Pınarbaşı and Macedonian clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski. Their arrangements blend micro-tonal modes with jazz-inspired improvisation and folk melodies, and their albums include Soundscapes, Three Of Us and Coexist.

Armenian-American composer and oud player born in 1958. He earned the country’s first degree in oud at the Hartt College of Music, founded the band Night Ark and is a founding member of The Secret Trio.

Kanun virtuoso born in Karaman, Turkey. He began studying kanun at ten and performed with Necdet Yaşar at twelve. Based in New York, he plays with The Secret Trio and collaborates across jazz, classical and world music.