Bombay Jazz Quartet (USA / India)
Bombay Jazz performs a dynamic blend of Jazz and classical Indian music. Larry Coryell's outstanding guitar playing meets the richness of raga, the dynamic rhythmic interplay of Indian classical music and a harmonic exploration rarely heard in east - west fusions of any kind.
Line Up:
Larry Coryell - guitar
George Brooks - sax
Ronu Majumdar - bansuri flute
Aditya Kalyanpur - tabla
Tracey Coryell - tour manager
On Stage: 4
Travel party: 5
Biography:
Bombay Jazz is a brilliant collaboration of highly talented musicians from India and the USA enjoying the success of their recent global tours - demonstrating their relentless pursuit of original compositions and improvisational excellence. 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.
Discography:
2002 Moonlight Whispers (with Larry Coryell and Ronu Majumdar) - Our World