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| Goa's Jazz Junction for Bangalore Goa's Jazz Junction has been invited to perform Radio Indigo's 'Jazz for CRY' concert in Bangalore on the 26th of March. The concert is being organised to raise funds for the child relief organisation CRY. Jazz Junction was formed in Goa in April 2004 by virtuoso bassplayer Colin D'Cruz. The band made it's debut at the fashion meets jazz show L'affaire Xtraordinaire in Panjim. Soon after that the band made waves at the 'Down to Earth' jazz festival in Campal and has since performed at most of the major live music events hapenning around the country. The band was formed with a unique 'floating singers/soloists' concept where a different singer and soloist is featured at every performance. Audiences get to hear the band in a different avatar each time the band is in concert. So far the band has featured some accomplished local as well as international jazz artistes like vocalists Helen Jones (UK), Najla Shami (Spain), Scot Andersen (Canada), Vivienne Pocha, Yvonne Gonsalves, Samantha Edwards, Sharon Rodrigues, Suzanne D'Mello, Ursulla Fernandes, saxophonists Neelamjit Singh Dhillon (Canada), Jayson Beaster Jones (USA), Maarten Gamwijcan (Germany), Joe Pereira, Saby Dias, Shyam Raj, trombonist Dennis Rollins (UK) and Blasco Monsorate, trumpet players Martin Dahanukar (switzerland) Frank Dubier and Bosco Monsorate. The band has also been invited to perform at the Malaysian jazz festival that takes place in December this year for which the band will feature a couple of Indian classical musicians as singer/soloist. Jazz junction's lineup for the 'Jazz for CRY' concert will include: Yvonne Gonsalves...vocals Jayson Jones...saxophone Gerard Machado...guitar Carlos Gonsalves...percussion Lenny Heredia...keyboards Colin D'Cruz...bass Lester Godinho...drums write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |