Results for "Spirit And Spice"

Spirit And Spice

By George Brooks

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: Monsoon Blues; Spice; Silent Prayer-Madhuvanti; Spirit; Lalita; Sri Rollins; Peshkar For Hamza; Casting.

Spirit and Spice

Label: Earth Brother
Released: 2010
Track listing: Monsoon Blues; Spice; Silent Prayer--Madhuvanti; Spirit; Lalita; Sri Rollins; Peshkar for Hamza; Casting.

George Brooks Summit: Spirit and Spice

by Raul d'Gama Rose
October 25, 2010

The road taken by saxophonist, George Brooks on Spirit and Spice may not be new, and is far from the glamorous one that guitarist John McLaughlin blazed through in the 1970s and '80s, with various incarnations of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. However, it remains a significant one if a musician playing in a Western idiom is willing ...

George Brooks: Spirit and Spice

by Glenn Astarita
September 12, 2010

Tenor saxophonist George Brooks equalizes the union of Indian classical music and jazz, abetted by an all-universe rhythm section and East Indian instrumentalists. With Spirit and Spice, Brooks projects a distinct voice as he poignantly merges the core attributes of both genres, and it's a happy marriage, indeed. Brooks' authoritative presence looms on ...

George Brooks Summit: Spirit and Spice

by Jerry D'Souza
August 21, 2010

The concept of fusing Indian classical music and jazz is not new. Saxophonist George Brooks, a longtime votary of the form, has honed his skills through several conglomerations: Bombay Jazz, with guitarist Larry Coryell and flautist Ronu Majumdar; the Kirwani Quartet, with Dutch harpist Gwyneth Wentink and Indian flute maestro Hari Prasad Chaurasia; and Summit, with ...

George Brooks: Spirit And Spice

by Dan Bilawsky
June 11, 2010

Fusing Indian classical music and jazz has met with mixed results over the years. For a long time, it seemed that a combination of these disparate styles could only result in overly aggressive fusion music; hints of India or standard jazz fare, with tabla drumming thrown into the mix. Over time, a more organic musical merge ...