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Shikriwal's work is gaining momentum, proving that there’s so much more to the language than what’s portrayed in the mainstream (Image source: @shikriwal/Instagram)

Meet Sanket Shikriwal, Bihar rapper who blends jazz with Bhojpuri to overturn a stereotype

September 08, 2025 2:31 pm

Going against the grain, Sanket Shikriwal, a young artist from the Bihar-Jharkhand region, is doing something seemingly unfathomable

Falling in love with Mumbai, the city of music

August 16, 2025 5:20 pm

There is no chronological neatness to the history of Mumbai’s music. Long a home to itinerants, it is not a surprise that alongside Hindustani classical, Western classical music and jazz too have thrived here

Why UK farmers are turning to jazz to keep cows calm

August 10, 2025 10:12 pm

Animal videos often attract attention on social media, but Goadby thinks the appeal goes beyond the music itself.

Express News Quiz: The Zone-Out Edition

August 04, 2023 11:33 pm

Take a break from all the bad news with our Friday quiz on culture, entertainment and sports.

Charles Annunziato, an events coordinator, attends the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island in New York, June 11, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)

But would they really go back to the jazz age?

June 22, 2023 11:46 am

Gathered on picnic blankets in a grassy field, they passed the day sipping gin and tonics before dancing to hot jazz performed by the Dreamland Orchestra.

International Jazz Day strikes a chord in Pune: 'Jazz has become cool again'

May 01, 2023 12:26 am

Jazz came to India soon after it made a mark in America, although its history has been somewhat forgotten. It has been reported that musicians like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington performed in Afghanistan and India.

International Jazz Day: Young musicians, more platforms boost India's Jazz scene

April 29, 2023 6:47 pm

Jazz originated in the African-American communities has always been received well by Indian audiences, even when they didn't recognise it as Jazz, going as early as "Gore Gore O Banke Chhore" in "Samadhi" (1950), "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" in "Howrah Bridge" (1958) and "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si" from "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958).

Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Monty Alexander to play in Mumbai today

November 26, 2022 3:36 pm

Jamaican jazz pianist Monty Alexander, on his new album, a chance conversation with sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar about John Coltrane and his upcoming performance at the NCPA Jazz Festival in Mumbai