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NCPA’s first international jazz festival to be held this weekend

National centre of performing arts brings a festival for all the jazz fans in Mumbai. The event will be held from November 24 to November 26, 2017.

NCPA’s first international jazz festival to be held this weekend
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Jazz is a unique form of music that crosses boundaries and has an ageless and timeless appeal across generations and a varied diaspora, and for all the jazz fans of the city, NCPA is all set to host its first International Jazz Festival which will be held between November 24th and 26th 2017.

The festival will see a medley of globally renowned musicians who will be performing their popular compositions at NCPA. The event will begin with Latination, a band influenced by the great heritage of Latin and jazz music, followed by The Kevin Davy Quintet who will perform music composed by Miles Davis, Elisabetta Antonini who will be performing The Beat Goes On, a tribute to the anti-conformist literary and social youth movement. The event will end with Greg Banaszak Quintet, who will be celebrating the music of jazz greats like Ellington, Colltrane, Davis, Hancock and more.

Talking about the same, Ms. Farrahnaz Irani, General Manager – International Music said, “For the first time, audiences will be able to enjoy a series of acclaimed Jazz bands and soloists from India and abroad in a varied and interesting format combining experimental styles with familiar jazz standards and new compositions with others by the masters. We hope to set the ball rolling and continue to attract the best talent in this field so that audiences get an opportunity to enjoy top-notch music and jazz.”

Another exciting part of this Jazz Festival would be the Jam Session scheduled as a finale for the festival, where many participants from the festival, certainly the soloists will be on stage together to perform a few well-known jazz pieces as one band. The highlight will be the improvised solos that will be performed by each of the maestros - a difficult skill to perform impromptu on stage with new musicians. This 90-minute session of the Jam Session will be a treat for the jazz audience.

Click here for more information regarding the festival.

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