EL DHAT concert series, brings together musicians from different backgrounds and genres through one common and core element: improvisation, inviting audiences to experience music that cannot be repeated, reconstructed, or fixed, a celebration of presence, risk, dialogue, and the vibrant musical hybridity that defines Lebanon. 

Doors Open at 9:00 PM
Show Starts at 9:30 PM

The Artists Performing: 
Donna khalife | Double Bass
khachatur Savzyan | Double bass
Samir Nasr Eddine | Oud 

Small Bios of the artists:

Samir Nasr Eddine is a Lebanese Oud soloist, composer, and educator holding a Bachelor of Arts in Music Sciences and Oud from the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Beirut (2001). An ambitious Oud player, he continually pushes the boundaries of his instrument, exploring Baroque, Classical, Flamenco, and Jazz while preserving its unique oriental Arabic essence. In 2004, he began composing for a French play, opening an exciting new chapter. By 2006, he was performing “Sans Frontières” concerts in France with the GUIT’ARVERNE association and leading Oud workshops in Lyon and Lausanne. His debut album Fantasia (2015) topped Virgin Megastores charts for two years. Invited by the Japanese Embassy, he performed with the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra for Japanese Music Day. As a soloist, he recorded Oud Concerto & Oud Trio by Abdallah El Masri with the Orphey Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow, released as his second album in 2022. He has also performed with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra, and collaborated with leading jazz musicians including vibraphonist Joe Locke. From Cully Jazz Festival and Jazz Contreband in Switzerland to stages across France, Germany, and the Netherlands, his musical odyssey reflects continuous growth, cultural fusion, and global appeal.

Khachatur Savzyan is a double bassist born in Yerevan, Armenia, where he studied and graduated from the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.
Balancing two musical worlds, he has held positions in orchestras such as the Lebanese National Philharmonic (as principal), the Armenian National Symphonic Orchestra (as subprincipal) and the Armenian National State Opera Theatre, while being a key figure in the jazz communities of Yerevan and Beirut. As one of the most sought-after double bassists in the region, he has recorded and performed with numerous jazz and classical artists and has also taught most of the double bassists currently active in the Lebanese music scene. Now settled in Lebanon, Savzyan maintains an active international profile, spanning genres from classical and jazz to Armenian folk and free improvised music.

Dona Khalife Vocalist, double bass player, composer, arranger, born in Lebanon. She started her first piano lessons at an early age. In 2003, she moved to Paris to continue her music studies. Her conducting and her jazz and improvisation classes contribute a lot in shaping her musical sensibilities. Through the years, she improves her singing, composing, arranging and improvisation, as well as her piano and double bass playing. Her eclecticism leads her to take part in different projects, in Lebanon and abroad both as leader and side woman as she also multiplies her collaborations with other art forms like theatre, dance, cinema... She released her first album “Heavy Dance” featuring her quintet in 2017 , her second album “Hope is the thing with feathers” in 2019 and her third album “Home” under the name of Hayeli, her duo project with double bassist Khachatur Savzyan in 2025. Throughout her career she has performed with artists from around the globe notably France, US, Sweden, South Africa, Japan, Germany, Armenia, Lebanon... She is currently working on a new project with new original music based on poems and texts in Arabic, Armenian and English. As an educator, Donna conducts many improvisation and jazz workshops throughout the year in different venues in Lebanon and abroad and offers private classes of vocals and improvisation.