Mohannad Nasser & Frederik Köster

Mohannad Nasser and Frederik Köster met for the first time in Beirut in 2017. During the Festival ‘Global Week for Syria’ the Morgenland All Star Band performed at the Al Madina Theatre in Beirut. The band spontaneously  invited the Children’s Choir “Yalla! Pour les enfants” onto the stage to  sing a piece with them. The choir of the Lebanese NGO unites Syrian  children who have fled to Beirut; it was run by Mohannad Nasser. The  Syrian Oud virtuoso later moved to Spain, where he studied at the  Valencia Campus of the Berklee College of Music; he then settled in  Berlin.

Frederik Köster is one of today’s most exciting young jazz  trumpeters. He has performed all over the world with his own ensemble,  as well as with Trilok Gurtu’s Quartet. He has been a regular guest at  the Morgenland Festival Osnabrück since 2010 and is also a founding  member of the Morgenland All Star Band.