March 16-17
Larry Coryell & Bombay Jazz
7:00 and 9:30
Larry Coryell, Guitar
George Brooks, Saxophone
Ronu Majumdar, Bansuri
Aditya Kalyanpur, Tablas
BombayJazz, four internationally renowned musicians performing 21st century global jazz, made their debut in India in 2003, receiving critical and popular acclaim. A whirlwind tour of Europe in the fall of 2004 and US performances in 2005 solidified the group’s relentless pursuit of compositional and improvisational excellence.
BombayJazz performs a dynamic blend of Jazz and classical Indian music. Each member of the group is an accomplished performer and composer, with each contributing his own spices to the fragrant mix. BombayJazz explores the melodic richness of raga and the dynamic rhythmic interplay that is common to both Indian classical music and jazz, while pioneering a harmonic exploration rarely heard in east–west fusions of any kind.
As one of the pioneers of jazz-rock — perhaps the pioneer— Larry Coryell deserves a special place in the history books. He is equally at home on the classical stage, on the cutting edge of fusion or trading ferocious jazz licks with James Moody or Jimmy Smith. Larry has performed alongside the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola and has toured India with L. Subramanium and Shakti.
Saxophone virtuoso George Brooks has collaborated with jazz and blues titans Etta James, Steve Smith, Anthony Braxton and Albert Collins and Indian classical gurus Hariprasad Chaurasia, Zakir Hussain, Sultan Khan, L.Subramaniam and Aashish Khan. The Telegraph, Calcutta called his CD Night Spinner, “one of the finest Indo-jazz fusion albums ever.” CD Baby gave his Summit CD five stars, denoting it “…a beacon of jazz excellence, among the best in our warehouse.”
In the hands of world-renowned flutist, Ronu Majumdar, the bansuri, a simple bamboo flute, becomes an instrument of tremendous power, virtuosity and versatility. A Grammy nominee, Ronu has performed with international superstars, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Beatle George Harrison and guitarist Ry Cooder.
Aditya Kalyanpur began his studies at age five under the vigilance of Tabla Maestros Ustad Allarakha and Zakir Hussain, Aditya is considered one of the most promising torchbearers of the Punjab Gharana and has had the honor of accompanying India’s most outstanding concert artisits including Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit VishwaMohan Bhat, Ustad Shujaat Khan and many others. Aditya teaches on the faculty of Harvard’s Sangeet Music School and has worked with the Rolling Stones and saxophonist Tim Reis.
