Baklava Express is a NYC based Middle Eastern fusion project, led by Oud player and composer Josh Kaye. The band performs original music, influenced by the traditions of the Arab world, Turkey, and Greece, as well as Jazz, Flamenco, Rock, and Eastern European Folk music. The eclectic influences and vast differences in the musical backgrounds of its members have created a group whose style is distinct, yet genre defiant.

Member include:

Josh Kaye – Oud/Composition 

Daisy Castro – Violin 

John Murchison- Qanun  

James Robbins – Bass 

Jeremy Smith – Percussion