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Buenos Aires native, Pablo Lapidusas began his piano studies in Brazil as a child and obtained a bachelor’s degree in music at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and a master’s degree in Jazz Performance jazz at the Superior Lisbon School of Music (ESML), the city where currently resides. During the last decade, and whilst living in Rio de Janeiro, he has performed at concerts and recordings alongside artists of MPB and Brazilian instrumental scene.
In 2005 he debuted at Cecilia Meireles Hall (Rio de Janeiro), presenting with Canadian orchestra I Musici de Montreal, under the baton of Russian conductor Yuli Turovsky. In 2006, he joined the band of Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2, recording two albums and performing more than 450 shows in 20 countries, performing at major festivals – Montreux Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Summer Stage – NY, Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Nice Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, Back to Black, among many others.
Buenos Aires native, Pablo Lapidusas began his piano studies in Brazil as a child and obtained a bachelor’s degree in music at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and a master’s degree in Jazz Performance jazz at the Superior Lisbon School of Music (ESML), the city where currently resides. During the last decade, and whilst living in Rio de Janeiro, he has performed at concerts and recordings alongside artists of MPB and Brazilian instrumental scene.
In 2005 he debuted at Cecilia Meireles Hall (Rio de Janeiro), presenting with Canadian orchestra I Musici de Montreal, under the baton of Russian conductor Yuli Turovsky. In 2006, he joined the band of Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2, recording two albums and performing more than 450 shows in 20 countries, performing at major festivals – Montreux Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Summer Stage – NY, Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Nice Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, Back to Black, among many others.
This name is kinda tricky which doesn’t really indicate the kind of music being played. Jazz spreads a rich vibe enabling everyone to swing and tap their toes. Compared to the Marionettes the concept derived on the performance of having the backbone of Jazz and Neo soul. While listening to the soulful music with beer, implies adrenaline to jive on. The vibe goes along with the name since it strives to interpret the musical application to a resplendent act having sophistication in the music. Hence the name being conceptualised in a simple yet catchy epithet as BEER PUPPETS
The project concludes mainly three heads Shreya Bhattacharya on Vocals, Avishek Dey on Bass and Srinjay Banerjee on guitar mainly based from Calcutta and alumnis of Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, Chennai. They are experimenting with rich harmonies and collaborating with several national and international based artists. They have their target to make a difference with some good music in this country. Recently they collaborated with New York Based Jazz artists Carolina Calvache on Piano and Karina Colis on Drums.
The Ska Vengers is a new Delhi based band who blend ska rhythms with elements of dub, punk, jazz and rap to come up with a form of music that is refreshingly different, energetic and highly danceable.
Keys man, Stefan Kaye rounded up a few of his musician friends to form the band in the fall of 2009. All members are well seasoned performers in their own right. Nikhil, Stefan and Tony also play in jazz-punk outfit The Jass Bstards and they are regular performers on Indias first touring cabaret show The Stiff Kittens Medicine Show. Samara C. aka Begum X. is a singer, actor, and a yoga therapist. She is well known as a TV host for her own yoga show on NDTV Good Times. Delhi Sultanate has garnered much praise for his highly skilled, socially conscious rap with drum n bass team BASSFoundation and also his own project Word, Sound, Power. Chazz joined the band on guitar this year replacing original member Raghav Diggy Dang.
Various members have either won or been nominated for Jack Daniels Rock Awards in keyboards, bass, drums and vocals categories for their work with the band.
The Ska Vengers play very much for the moment as carefully worked out structures are at times elongated and receive dub treatment and Delhi Sultanates unique and highly rhythmic patois provides a suitable foil to Samaras full throttle vocal delivery. It is the bands highly dance oriented originals which are gaining plaudits from critics and feet moving with fans.
The band’s second LP XX has been three years in the making, and follows the evolution of the band, as much as their music. A A limited run of physical copies of the album will be available on the night, as will T-shirts, badges and stickers.
Frijos Not Yet Jazz formed in Bangalore, India in January 2013 when pianist/composter Frijo Francis decided to act on his skills and raise the bar of Jazz in India and reaching out to a wider audience with the support of talented musicians and friends he had worked with along the way. Frijo has decided to conquer the limitless sky of music and contribute his style into the world of jazz. He believes that sounds and silences are the key of music and he wants to drive it through this dream project. He sought the assistance of accomplished musicians to create his wonders. His strong classical background is the main foundation of all the creations, which is adding a new meaning altogether. The band involves in bringing out the best in jazz while actively experimenting with various other genres of music ranging from rock or western classical to Indian ragas. Each time they portray their piece of art, there is always a mental sway of musical notes between the spirits of the artists. Jazz being the art of open minds, the band is seeking the mental attitude rather than a style. Their minds expresses spontaneously to produce the most divine music through their musical instrument.
The Latination is one of the few genuine Latin Jazz bands in the country. This project is a powerful and soulful collaboration between French and Indian specialists of Jazz and Latin music.
Its repertoire ranges from the ecstatic sounds of salsa and rumba to contemporary jazz, blending the compelling power of Afro-Latin rhythms with the intellectual streams of dense harmonies and sophisticated melodies, the discreet sweetness of jazz ballads and Latin boleros with virtuoso improvisation and breath-taking solo performances.
The band, based in Kolkata, has already performed all over India (Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Kathmandu, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, Bhopal, etc.). Its music delights both attentive jazz listening audience and festive dancing crow.
The Whitefield Jazz Quartet is an ensemble that plays a lot of guitar based jazz standards, Latin jazz, classic tunes and smooth jazz, from mellow ballads to uptempo samba and afro-cuban rhythms, from acoustic to electric, setting a nice mood and tone for the evening. The band has performed at jazz concerts in the city and has been active for a while.
Members:
Jagadeesh M.R of MoonArra on guitars,
Imraan Jamal on drums,
Bharat Nair on guitars,
Joshua Lance on Bass.
BFlat presents a hand-picked ensemble of musicians that call themselves ‘The Collective’. Shreya Bhattacharya, a very versatile Jazz, R&B and Neo-Soul vocalist from Kolkata, has received the best musical education having trained under Jazz and R&B Diva from New York, Natalie John, from California and Veronica Nunes from Brazil (at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, Chennai). She has performed in ensembles with Steve Zerlin (Washington DC), Brian Meteryon (California), Ed DeGenaro (Germany) and Parker McAllister (Brooklyn) and has collaborated with proficient musicians from New York Carolina Calavache on piano and Karina Colis on drums/percussions, forming the ensemble Beer Puppets.
This evening, Shreya and The Collective will be joined by Mana Dhanraj Contractor (also an alumnus of Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music) . Together, they present a Contemporary R&B and Soul/Jazz-fusion set at BFlat.
Suvankar + Other Stories is a Jazz-ART-Rock power trio based in Bangalore. Their music might remind you of Guthrie, The Aristocrats and the likes.
MANA & SHREYA I Collective – R&B I Soul I Jazz-fusion
Featuring:
Mana Dhanraj Contractor – Vocals
Shreya Bhattacharya – Vocals
Abhishek Dey – Bass
Aman Mahajan – Piano
Jeoraj Stanley George – Drums / Percussions
EARLY SET by: ‘SUVANKAR + OTHER STORIES’ Jazz-rock
Guitar- Suvankar Ghosh
Bass- Ravi Nair
Drums – Ashwin Shekhar
