The UB City Amphitheatre was overflowing with music enthusiasts who attended the performance of 'Fusion Dreams', an Indo-Jazz contemporary fusion.
![melodious The 'Carnatic Jazz Fusion Ensemble' during the performance.]( "melodious The 'Carnatic Jazz Fusion Ensemble' during the performance.")
The event featured violinist Jyotsna Srikanth from the UK, along with Austria's Marten Wisser on saxophone.
The evening was a part of the ongoing 'Bengaluru International Arts Festival'.
The musicians mesmerised the crowd with their scintillating performance, which started with a piece called 'Sprint'. Kalyani Mix was another excellent composition, with its swift but subtle chords.
Songs like 'Hip Hop Violin', 'Alone with Mother Nature' and 'Irish Folk Dance' caught the fancy of the audience by presenting fusion in a novel way. Their performance ended with 'Canter' and 'Bowling with Violin', which only left the audience longing for more.
The two were accompanied by Shadrach Solomon on keyboard, Alwyn Fernandes on lead guitar, Rudy David on bass guitar, N S Manjunath on drums and the City's much-loved Karthik Mani on world percussion.
Together, the band of musicians made it an extraordinary show worth remembering.
"Making classical music connect with the young crowd is vital.
And combining modern music and classical forms just makes this process easier. The music was vibrant and the whole evening was truly enjoyable," says Jayaram, who attended the show.
However, the evening did not end there. It also saw the 'Carnatic Jazz Fusion Ensemble' take the stage.
The ensemble comprised Suma Sudhindra on veena, Gerard Machado on guitar and Andrew Kay from Canada on western saxophone.
They began with an energy-packed number called 'Flight of Song', which left everybody amazed and prepared for what was to come.
A remarkable traditional score in raga kalyana vasantha was delivered beautifully, followed by 'Chariot', a performance which only elevated the pinnacle of expectation they had already created.
The blend of jazz and blues in their compositions made them win the hearts of those present.
When they played '26/11', an emotional number on terrorism, the entire atmosphere was rife with a sense of empathy. The concluding number for the evening was a special composition for BIAF in 'mohana raga', which added harmony to the entire musical voyage.
The outstanding trio was joined on stage by a set of equally talented percussionists — Williams on drums, B C Manjunath on mridangam and S G Pramanth Kiran on African congo, who together created beats that sounded unlike anything one had previously heard.
"The event was conceived exceptionally well. The usage of traditional classical Carnatic and western instruments was a unique fusion. The way the group created a beautiful harmony on one part and symphony on the other was extraordinary," shares Krishnan Rangaraju, an ardent music lover among the crowd.
The event featured violinist Jyotsna Srikanth from the UK, along with Austria's Marten Wisser on saxophone. The evening was a part of the ongoing 'Bengaluru International Arts Festival'.
The musicians mesmerised the crowd with their scintillating performance, which started with a piece called 'Sprint'. Kalyani Mix was another excellent composition, with its swift but subtle chords.
Songs like 'Hip Hop Violin', 'Alone with Mother Nature' and 'Irish Folk Dance' caught the fancy of the audience by presenting fusion in a novel way. Their performance ended with 'Canter' and 'Bowling with Violin', which only left the audience longing for more.
The two were accompanied by Shadrach Solomon on keyboard, Alwyn Fernandes on lead guitar, Rudy David on bass guitar, N S Manjunath on drums and the City's much-loved Karthik Mani on world percussion.
Together, the band of musicians made it an extraordinary show worth remembering.
"Making classical music connect with the young crowd is vital.
And combining modern music and classical forms just makes this process easier. The music was vibrant and the whole evening was truly enjoyable," says Jayaram, who attended the show.
However, the evening did not end there. It also saw the 'Carnatic Jazz Fusion Ensemble' take the stage.
The ensemble comprised Suma Sudhindra on veena, Gerard Machado on guitar and Andrew Kay from Canada on western saxophone.
They began with an energy-packed number called 'Flight of Song', which left everybody amazed and prepared for what was to come.
A remarkable traditional score in raga kalyana vasantha was delivered beautifully, followed by 'Chariot', a performance which only elevated the pinnacle of expectation they had already created.
The blend of jazz and blues in their compositions made them win the hearts of those present.
When they played '26/11', an emotional number on terrorism, the entire atmosphere was rife with a sense of empathy. The concluding number for the evening was a special composition for BIAF in 'mohana raga', which added harmony to the entire musical voyage.
The outstanding trio was joined on stage by a set of equally talented percussionists — Williams on drums, B C Manjunath on mridangam and S G Pramanth Kiran on African congo, who together created beats that sounded unlike anything one had previously heard.
"The event was conceived exceptionally well. The usage of traditional classical Carnatic and western instruments was a unique fusion. The way the group created a beautiful harmony on one part and symphony on the other was extraordinary," shares Krishnan Rangaraju, an ardent music lover among the crowd.