Ibrahim Maalouf « Trumpets of Michel-Ange »

Ibrahim Maalouf brings T.O.M.A — Trumpets of Michel-Ange — to Manchester, a live set built around his custom quarter‑tone trumpet and a dialogue between Levantine modes, jazz improvisation and pop structures. On June 10, 2026 at O2 Ritz Manchester, the French‑Lebanese musician presents new material from T.O.M.A alongside pieces from his catalogue, arranged for a band where brass, keyboards and rhythm section share the front line. Lyrical themes meet microtonal inflections, crescendos open into riff‑led grooves, and the stage leaves space for open solos.

Raised by trumpeter Nassim Maalouf and shaped by classical training, he has long moved between concert halls, clubs and cinema. Live, his writing alternates cinematic textures, call‑and‑response lines and brassy fanfares, carried by a sound that shifts from hushed to expansive without losing clarity. In Manchester, that hybrid approach frames T.O.M.A as a narrative set: motifs reappear, meters slide, and the group steers the music with collective focus.