duoJalal is the husband and wife team of Kathryn Lockwood and Yousif Sheronick. Their music represents an organic amalgam of cultural traditions and musical styles. Lockwood is a classically trained violist from Australia who ignites her instrument with passion - one minute embodying a gypsy violinist, the next a Middle Eastern reed flutist. Sheronick, of Lebanese descent, manipulates sound by simply snapping his fingers at the edge of an Egyptian frame drum or dragging his foot across the Peruvian cajon. From their chamber music foundation, duoJalal moves from Classical to Klezmer, Middle Eastern to Jazz, with a confluence that is natural, exploratory and passionate.

Inspired by their namesake, 13th century poet Jalal a din Rumi, whose visions and words brought together people of different religions, cultures and races, duoJalal opens their doors to all communities for a diverse and stimulating inter-cultural experience.