This is an original compositions by the ensemble's percussionist Jon Seligman and features his percussion work on a traditional Middle Eastern frame drum. There are both bass clarinet and piano solos after the melody before a return to the original melody.

This is a traditional Egyptian song called Darij which like many Middle Eastern compositions features an extended melody with unison playing by the instruments and open soloing forms. After solos however, the melody is restating with a reharmonization that uses modern jazz chords. Throughout, the rhythm is played on a traditional Egyptian style frame drum called a Riq which closely resembles the construction of a tamborine.

This is an original composition by the ensemble's pianist Harry Appelman that shows more of the jazz side than Middle Eastern side of the music presented by the ensemble. But it is a good example of the ensemble's range and how well the music works even without the presence of a bass player which is the traditional anchor for jazz ensembles.

Wahsouli (which means "my arrival" in Arabic) is an example of one of my more recent fusions of jazz and Middle Eastern music described in the project description for my Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra. It begins with a slow unison theme and then switches to uptempo. This piece also features one of my bass clarinet solos which demonstrate my ability to improvise on the instrument at fast tempos which are rarely done on bass clarinet. This is reflective of my efforts to establish the bass clarinet as a legitimate lead horn in modern jazz deserving of equal consideration with more traditional jazz horns like the saxophone and trumpet. The piece also features an improvisation by pianist Harry Appelman. A version of this composition is also featured above as I arranged it for my Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra.

This is a medley of orginal compositions by the ensemble's percussionist Jon Seligman. It begins with a selection called The Screed which features Seligman's solo on the Riq (an Egyptian frame drum that resembles a tamborine) before a unison Middle Eastern melody enters that constantly shifts meter/time. There is an open bass clarinet solo after the melody that then gives way to the second composition called Iptidan Ilahi and features a piano solo by Harry Appelman.

This is a traditional Palestinian song called Kahramana which like many Middle Eastern compositions features an extended melody with unison playing by the instruments and open soloing forms. The rhythm is played on a traditional Egyptian style frame drum called a Riq which closely resembles the construction of a tamborine.