Hope everyone had a great summer and has settled into their classes and fall routine by now. Last week we had our first free concert at the Dana Library, up on the fourth floor where the Jazz Institute is located.The concert featured our very own professor of Jazz and musician Lewis Porter, along with Dharma, a group that blends Middle Eastern music with jazz. At left is Freddie Bryant on guitar.
The set included songs that Porter has arranged along with some improvisation and jamming, and even audience participation for one piece.
I recorded video for one of the songs and even got permission to post it but unfortunately am having technical difficulties getting it transferred from the camera to my computer (it's a large file). Hopefully I'll have it resolved soon so you can all hear how great they are for yourselves!
In the photo below, Dr. Lewis Porter on piano and synth.
Below, Karttikeya plays miscellaneous percussion - as you can see from the photo, he had quite a collection of different instruments (most of which I can't name unfortunately), and he was constantly switching over from one to another during each piece.
Below, Badal Roy on tablas. He also contributed vocals to one of the songs (and got the audience in on the act too)
Several of the band members have their own websites where you can find out more and listen to clips at the locations below.
WEBSITES:
Karttikeya: www.TheRedHawkFly.com
Dharma Jazz: myspace.com/Dharmajazz
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