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"Jazz of the highest order. With "Sea of stories", the band 3'Ain has released a very good first album. Musicians Yamen Martini (trumpet), Piet Maris (accordion) and Otto Kint (double bass) offer an intense and captivating journey with intelligent and infectious music that was not recorded in Ostend by chance ."
To read the full review: click on Cutting Edge Magazine of the pdf document to the right.
“Together they make irresistible world fusion, multicultural music that shows that where worlds come together, the world immediately becomes a little richer and more beautiful. Music to put you in a particularly good mood.”
To read the full review: click on Moors Magazine or on the pdf document to the right (Deutch).
"An encounter of Eastern melancholy, Western sea shanties and universal jazz sounds."
To read the full review: click on Da Music Magazine of on the pdf document to the right
"A trumpet, an accordion, a bass et voilà: stories in full sea"
Jean-Claude Vantroyen gives 4 stars to the album Sea of Stories by 3'Ain in Le Soir:
To read the full review: click on the pdf document to the right.
"The album contains 7 songs that often focus on the solo playing of the trumpet, which is frequently riveted to the accordion."
Björn Comhaire about the album Sea of Stories by 3'Ain at Luminous Dash:
"The album contains seven tracks that often center on the solo playing of the trumpet, which is frequently riveted to the accordion. The melodic double bass lines are the glue that holds the two together and puts a soothing salve over (or under) the reed and wind instrument."
"On April 21, the debut album 'Sea Of Stories' will be released, recorded in the Studio of De Grote Post (Ostend). The music of 3'Ain regularly refers to the environment and atmosphere of the place where they create, in the port of Ostend, hence also the advance single 'Scrambled Ensor'."
Announcement of the album Sea of Stories by 3'Ain at Frontview Magazine:
To read the full review: click on the pdf document to the right
"They combine the melancholy of the piano du pauvre with the fragrance of the Levant. 3'Ain brings Middle Eastern jazz on a human scale, and that has a lot to do with the instrumentation. This band is all about air. Otto Kint's double bass, Piet Maris' accordion and Yamen Martini's trumpet never shout. They whisper, laugh, breathe together, at the intersection of oriental melodies and European drawl."
Bart Cornand interviewed 3'Ain for Knack Focus:
To read the full review: click on the pdf document to the right.
"On April 21, the debut album 'Sea Of Stories' will be released, recorded in the Studio of De Grote Post (Ostend). The music of 3'Ain regularly refers to the environment and atmosphere of the place where they create, in the port of Ostend, hence also the advance single 'Scrambled Ensor'."
Announcement of the album Sea of Stories by 3'Ain at Musiczine:
To read the full review: click on the pdf document to the right.
Hurray !
We almost forgot to tell you that Mec Yek’s album TAISA made it to 62 in the World Music Charts Europe for the year 2022
So proud!
Without any doubt, listen to our songs and put our Taisa Album in your playlist!
Yeay! 3'Ain, Mec Yek & Jaune Toujours on the longlist for selection towards the Belgian Worldwide Music Network Showcases, end of January 2023 at club AB - Ancienne Belgique !