Bio
Ayman Asfour is an Egyptian violinist, composer, and improviser from Alexandria, based in New York City. His work spans a diverse musical repertoire, ranging from Egyptian folk and Arabic maqam to jazz and free improvisation.
His debut solo album, Sardy Fardy (سردي فردي), supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), is out now on all digital platforms and available for purchase on Bandcamp.
He is a founding member of The Handover, a trio with Aly Eissa (oud) and Jonas Cambien (keyboards) that plays hypnotic, trance-inducing music inspired by the ritual rhythms of the Egyptian countryside. The Handover has released two albums with Sublime Frequencies: their eponymous debut in 2023 and New Old Medicine in 2026. He is also a founding member of Ampelos Trio, a NYC-based group with Gabe Lavin (oud) and John Murchison (double bass), who released their first album on Purplish Records in 2024.
In 2012, he founded Ofouqy, an annual two week music festival in Alexandria, Egypt that ran for seven years.