Jazz Articles about Sunny Jain Collective

Sunny Jain Collective: Avaaz

by Ernest Barteldes
August 12, 2006

Every time you feel a little jaded about jazz, out comes an album that is completely surprising. This was the case with Avaaz, by a collective led by percussionist Sunny Jain, who brings his Asian heritage into the jazz realm with incredibly welcome results. The opening track, “Sialkot (the title refers to a city in Punjab now part of Pakistan), begins with an Eastern feel. The words, sung by vocalist Samita Sinha, were taken from an Urdu ...

Kaash and the Sunny Jain Collective at the Blue Note in New York

by Budd Kopman
July 8, 2006

Kaash and the Sunny Jain Collective JVC Jazz Festival: “Indo Beat"Blue NoteNew York, NY June 19, 2006

Having been following the Sunny Jain Collective since the release of Mango Festival (Zoho, 2004), but never quite able to hear them live, I was really looking forward to this show, especially since the release of Avaaz. Samita Sinha, who was added to the Collective since Mango Festival, also leads her own group, Kaash, with a new ...

Sunny Jain Collective: As Is

by Celeste Sunderland
February 4, 2003

Dusty streets. Delicate whispers of silk against skin. Caravans slowly crossing the desert sands. The opening bars of the Sunny Jain Collective's debut disc As Is conjure mysterious, exotic visions. But soon the melody of the traditional Indian song "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" gets whisked away into lands pioneered by the giants of American jazz.

Composed of Jain on drums, Steve Welsh on tenor saxophone and effects, Rez Abbasi on guitar and sitar, and Gary Wang on acoustic bass, the ...

Sunny Jain Collective: As Is

by Glenn Astarita
October 1, 2002

New York based drummer/composer Sunny Jain has garnered a few awards in his day to complement his degrees, academic positions, performances and so on. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the young artist brings quite a bit to the forefront, witnessed on his impressive debut. Jain receives excellent support from the increasingly prolific guitarist Rez Abbasi who also employs a sitar guitar to great effect. Meanwhile saxophonist Steve Walsh and the guitarist attain an obvious comfort zone as ...