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JWP Special Events (pdf)
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Bombay
Jazz
Larry Coryell • Guitar
George Brooks • Saxophone
Ronu Majumdar • Bansuri
Vijay Ghate • Tabla
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 and 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.
Vijay Ghate is recognized as one of the most brilliant and exciting
tabla players of the present generation. He has toured the world
accompanying some of India’s most important classical artists including
Pandit Jasraj, Vilayat Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Amjad Ali Khan, and
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Vijay has gained global recognition in world music
through performances with Al Jarreau, George Duke, Larry Coryell,
Egberto Gismonti, George Brooks, and Danny Gottleib.
Downloads
> Bombay
Jazz Biography (pdf)
> Larry
Coryell Biography (pdf)
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Larry Coryell Discography (pdf)
> Larry
Coryell Quotes (pdf)
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Boston Globe Performance Review (doc)
Master Clinics
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Larry Coryell Master Clinic and Performance Syllabus (pdf)
Audio
> "Ganges"
from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
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"Trem Brazil-India" from "Live in Mumbai" (mp3)
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