Ibrahim Maalouf
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Ibrahim Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer renowned for blending jazz with Arabic musical traditions and quarter-tone techniques.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibrahim Maalouf canonical | 40 |
| Ibrahim Maalouf Quartet | 1 |
| showcasing Ibrahim Maalouf’s signature melodic style | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667581 — 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: Ibrahim Maalouf Context triple: [Nice Jazz Festival, hasParticipant, Ibrahim Maalouf]
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A.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
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B.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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C.
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers is an American vibraphonist, singer, and composer widely regarded as a pioneer of jazz-funk and acid jazz, known for his smooth grooves and influential 1970s recordings.
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D.
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax is a renowned Polish-American classical pianist celebrated for his interpretations of the Romantic repertoire and frequent collaborations with leading musicians and orchestras worldwide.
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E.
Bilal
Bilal is an American neo-soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for his rich, genre-blending vocals and critically acclaimed work with artists across hip-hop, jazz, and soul.
- 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: Ibrahim Maalouf Target entity description: Ibrahim Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer renowned for blending jazz with Arabic musical traditions and quarter-tone techniques.
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A.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
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B.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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C.
Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers is an American vibraphonist, singer, and composer widely regarded as a pioneer of jazz-funk and acid jazz, known for his smooth grooves and influential 1970s recordings.
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D.
Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax is a renowned Polish-American classical pianist celebrated for his interpretations of the Romantic repertoire and frequent collaborations with leading musicians and orchestras worldwide.
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E.
Bilal
Bilal is an American neo-soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for his rich, genre-blending vocals and critically acclaimed work with artists across hip-hop, jazz, and soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Victoires de la Musique
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Victoires du Jazz ⓘ |
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Lebanon ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1980-11-05 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Diasporas ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| familyName | Maalouf ⓘ |
| father | Nassim Maalouf ⓘ |
| genre |
Arabic jazz
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | Ibrahim ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Lhasa de Sela
ⓘ
Melody Gardot ⓘ Oxmo Puccino ⓘ Salif Keita ⓘ Sting ⓘ Vincent Delerm ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| mother | Amin Maalouf’s sister (pianist)? ⓘ |
| name | Ibrahim Maalouf self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
French
ⓘ
Lebanese ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending jazz with Arabic musical traditions ⓘ |
| notableTechnique | quarter-tone trumpet playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
40 Melodies
ⓘ
Diagnostic ⓘ Diasporas ⓘ Illusions ⓘ Kalthoum ⓘ Red & Black Light ⓘ S3NS ⓘ Wind ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
composer ⓘ music producer ⓘ musician ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Beirut ⓘ |
| relative |
Maalouf
ⓘ
surface form:
Amin Maalouf
|
| studiedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris
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| website | https://www.ibrahimmaalouf.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibrahim Maalouf Description of subject: Ibrahim Maalouf is a French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer renowned for blending jazz with Arabic musical traditions and quarter-tone techniques.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jason Moran
this entity surface form:
Ibrahim Maalouf Quartet
this entity surface form:
showcasing Ibrahim Maalouf’s signature melodic style