Born in Beirut in 1980, Ibrahim Maalouf is today the most popular instrumentalist on the French music scene. His work in blending genres has been recognized throughout the world for more than 15 years.

His career has taken him to over 40 countries around the world and to the most prestigious venues.

In 16 albums, Ibrahim Maalouf has gone from being the winner of the world's greatest international classical trumpet competitions to the most popular jazz artist on the French music scene. Filling the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul, the Lincoln Jazz Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2016 he became the first jazz musician in history to sell out France's largest concert hall, the Accor Arena in Paris Bercy.

Spotted by living legend Quincy Jones and described as a "Virtuoso" by the New York Times, Ibrahim has collaborated in recent years with Wynton Marsalis, Angelique Kidjo, Melody Gardot, the Chronos Quartet, Trilok Gurtu, Josh Groban, Marcus Miller, Salif Keita, and many others.

His international participations and tributes have marked him, in just a few years, as a key artist and a symbol of intercultural dialogue to the point of being chosen to sing the national anthem in front of 6 million television viewers on 14 July 2021 at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

He has been acknowledged as a living jazz legend and at the wake of his 17th album, he Maalouf intends to make his mark with popular, new, surprising, and innovative music.