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Brooks comes together with Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and harpist Gwyneth Wentink today at the India Habitat Centre for an evening of Indian jazz,called Splendours of Masters. Presented by Banyan Tree,it will involve a confluence of different genres. “This concert can be referred to as a musical meeting where three artistes will share their passion for Indian music. Both George and Gwyneth have a good grasp of the ragas and will allow the audience to enjoy some sparkling fresh tunes,” says Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia from Vrindavan Gurukul in Mumbai.

Brooks has worked with Chaurasia on a couple of projects before and is enamoured by the flautist’s mastery over the magical bamboo instrument. “Panditji is not just an extraordinary musician,he is awe-inspiring. He understands some of the core elemental truths about music in general and that is what makes his interactions with western classical musicians easier and fruitful. Also,improvisation is a common factor in jazz and Indian classical music,which works well for us,” says Brooks.

The performance will open with a solo piece by Wentink on the harp followed by Brooks’ solo performance. Brooks and Chaurasia will then perform a traditional Indian classical piece based on raga Kirwani which exists in western classical format as harmonic minor. The finale which is scheduled after this will have three instruments with completely different temperaments coming together to fuse Indian classical music with folk and world music.

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