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| 3rd Delhi International Jazz Festival The 3rd Delhi International Jazz Festival, organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and featuring 12 bands from 10 countries, will be held at Nehru Park here from March 15-17. Entry to the festival, conceived by ICCR in 2011 as a "tool of cultural contact" spanning Asia, Africa, North America and Europe, will be free, an ICCR press release said. "Every major city such as Montreal, London, Stockholm and Edinburgh has a world class Jazz Festival that is not just named after the city but almost defines its cultural ethos. With a truly International Jazz Festival we intend to include Delhi in this list and make it a truly world class city, " ICCR Director General Suresh K Goel said. "For the lovers of music in Delhi, this three-day unique festival would be a treat of great music from around the world in the serene environs of the Nehru Park, " he said. "It has become an annual feature on the ICCR's calendar. Having lived abroad for a long time, I have realized that our musical reactions are not limited to classical traditions. We look at things with interest. We take a great deal of interest in their genres of music like rock, pop, jazz and blues. Even A.R. Rahman's music has been influenced by jazz. Not only older people, even younger people in India are listening to jazz. I thought a Jazz Music Festival would generate interest in India. It is a kind of free-wheeling music that represents freedom, " Dr Goel said. Some of the bands which will perform at the festival will later travel to other venues in India. The festival will also be webcast live on all three days. Those slated to perform on March 15 include New Bone Quintet (Poland), Lindi & Mimi (South Africa), Sylvie Bourban (Switzerland) and Oscar Acevedo Quartet (Colombia). Sachal Vasandanti (US), Radha Thomas (India), Ararat (Israel) and Oleg Butmen Jazz Trio are scheduled to perform on March 16. Performers on March 17 include Toshanbar (India), Jorge Pardo (Spain), Dhruv (India) and Imany (France), the release said. Of these, New Bone Quintet will perform at Jammu on March 17, Lindi and Mimi in Chennai under the Festival of South Africa, Oscar Acevedo Quartet in Kolkata on March 17, Ararat in Bangalore on March 18, Jorge Pardo at the Jaipur Art Festival on March 19 and Imany in Mumbai on March 19, it added. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |