Kinan Azmeh
E175099
Kinan Azmeh is a Syrian clarinetist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions in his performances and compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kinan Azmeh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1524358 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinan Azmeh Context triple: [Silk Road Ensemble, hasMember, Kinan Azmeh]
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A.
Bassma Al Jandali
Bassma Al Jandali is a Syrian-American woman known primarily as the sister of Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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B.
Hanan Hashim
Hanan Hashim is the mother of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan and a member of the extended Jordanian royal family.
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C.
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the German-Iranian second wife and former queen consort of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, renowned for her beauty, tragic royal marriage, and later career in European cinema and society.
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D.
Issa Kassis
Issa Kassis is a Palestinian politician who serves as the mayor of Ramallah, a major cultural and administrative center in the West Bank.
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E.
Safia Farkash
Safia Farkash is the second wife of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the mother of several of his children, known primarily for her role as Libya’s de facto first lady during his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinan Azmeh Target entity description: Kinan Azmeh is a Syrian clarinetist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions in his performances and compositions.
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A.
Bassma Al Jandali
Bassma Al Jandali is a Syrian-American woman known primarily as the sister of Abdulfattah Jandali, the biological father of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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B.
Hanan Hashim
Hanan Hashim is the mother of Queen Alia al-Hussein of Jordan and a member of the extended Jordanian royal family.
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C.
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the German-Iranian second wife and former queen consort of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, renowned for her beauty, tragic royal marriage, and later career in European cinema and society.
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D.
Issa Kassis
Issa Kassis is a Palestinian politician who serves as the mayor of Ramallah, a major cultural and administrative center in the West Bank.
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E.
Safia Farkash
Safia Farkash is the second wife of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the mother of several of his children, known primarily for her role as Libya’s de facto first lady during his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clarinetist
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Orchestras and ensembles in Europe, the Middle East, and North America
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Silk Road Ensemble ⓘ
surface form:
Silkroad Ensemble
Yo-Yo Ma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Syria ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City University of New York
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Higher Institute of Music in Damascus ⓘ Juilliard School ⓘ
surface form:
Julliard School
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| familyName | Azmeh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | music ⓘ |
| founded | Hewar ensemble ⓘ |
| genre |
Middle Eastern music
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chamber music ⓘ classical music ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Kinan ⓘ |
| hasResidence | New York City ⓘ |
| hasRole |
band leader
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chamber musician ⓘ composer for film and stage ⓘ soloist with orchestras ⓘ |
| instrument | clarinet ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions
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improvisation on clarinet ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Silk Road Ensemble
ⓘ
surface form:
Silkroad Ensemble
|
| name | Kinan Azmeh self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Syrian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elastic City (album)
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Hewar (ensemble and recordings) ⓘ compositions for clarinet and string quartet ⓘ works inspired by Syrian and Levantine musical traditions ⓘ |
| occupation |
clarinetist
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composer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| style |
fusion of Western classical structures with Middle Eastern modes
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integration of improvisation into composed works ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kinan Azmeh Description of subject: Kinan Azmeh is a Syrian clarinetist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions in his performances and compositions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.