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The good thing about jazz? Louiz Banks, the self-proclaimed godfather of jazz gulps down a bottle of water,wipes the relentless beads of sweat trickling down his face and lines up to hear his friend and band member,Anandan Sivamani create magic with the drums. In town for the opening of Yamaha Music Square in Sector 37,Chandigarh,the scions of Indian contemporary and fusion music take turns to talk about the grand Grammy nomination and define their art form.
Except the time when it was displaced by disco,jazz has been around for years and years,and now,its making a comeback, tells Banks,who is now experimenting with the music along with his son. The focus is integrating Indian with western music, Banks also points to a six-album release soon. After giving award-winning music to TV serials,ad campaigns,films etc,Banks is now shifting full-time to live concerts. The fun lies in playing live, he smiles. Thirty years down the music line,and Damba Bahadur Budhapriti aka Louiz Banks has come a long way,from being a class teacher and jazz player in Kolkata to landing in Mumbai with Rs 300,tuning to guru RD Burman,and making it big. Those were tough times,but good times too. We played for love,for passion of music. Today,there are a number of instruments and opportunities like reality shows,but one thing everyone should remember – if you are in it for money,then forget music, says Banks,who,by the way,also does impressionistic paintings!
When it comes to musical beats,no one drums it better than Sivamani. From kanjira,damru,Indian conch,ghungroo to an odd suitcase,plastic water bottle,the man has created music out of it all. And when hes not playing hes practising on pillows! Keeps the volume low, he signs off.
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