Born and raised in Beirut, Tarek is a pianist, composer and producer who taught himself jazz at the age of 19. He is critically acclaimed for music that is “full of poetry and mysticism” from revisiting the classic traditions of the Arab world through the complex rhythms and harmonies of Black American Music. In an invigorating style, Tarek "ingeniously stretches the edges between two eclectic cultures and musical heritages" as heard on his albums "Lisan Al Tarab: Jazz Conceptions in Classical Arabic", and in “Peninsular” which fuses jazz with quarter-tones and the rhythms of the Arabian Peninsula. He has performed and composed in a variety of other styles including Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Flamenco, Electronica and chamber music, and in venues such as the Smithsonian Institute, Barcelona Cathedral, Atrium at Lincoln Center, Dubai Expo 2020, Boulez Saal, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, MuCEM, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Melbourne Arts Center and King’s Place to name a few. Tarek is also an educator, author of two self-published music books on rhythm and a film score composer of films screened in 100+ festivals around the world and broadcasted on AMC network, BBC, Sundance TV and the New Yorker. • “Trailblazing pianist transforms Khaleeji music.” — CNN • “A revelation… an organic hybrid of ecstatic proportions” — NYC Jazz Record • “Yamani plays jazz piano with more than a hint of Arab influence.” — The New York Times • “A world-jazz heard nowhere else.” — TSF Jazz