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Charu Suri: Ragas & Waltzes

Read "Ragas & Waltzes" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 25, 2022

Pianist Charu Suri's father was a CEO of a record label. Suri was born in India, and has lived in four continents. Her father's profession meant that slews of records were available for her young musical ears. Her piano training was initially classical. Then, as so often happens, jazz stepped in, took a chair, and slid ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

An International Mix

by Bob Osborne
August 25, 2022

An international mix with a newly discovered live recording of Tim Berne's Decay group, a trio of releases from the Circum-Disc label, two new albums the ears&eyes label and a fascinating blend of American jazz and Eastern India's ragas from Charu Suri. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Ryan Ferreira, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith, Tim Berne ...

Article: Under the Radar

Charu Suri: The Jazz Raga

by Karl Ackermann
March 28, 2022

The Roots of Indo-JazzJazz and Indian ragas share common ground in their traditional use of improvisation. They are often talked about in compatible terms, but Ravi Shankar, for one, did not believe that ragas could be compared to jazz improvisation. Spontaneous creation in jazz differs from the complex rhythmic structural patterns of Indian improvisation. Shankar became ...

Album

Quijingue Impressions

By Manoel Cruz

Label: Manoel Cruz
Released: 2021
Track listing: 1 - Quijingue Impressions

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The Book of Ragas Volume II

By Charu Suri

Label: Amala Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Raga Jaunpuri (Late Morning); Asavari (Late Morning); Sankarabaranam (Morning); Aaj Rang Hai (Today There is Color).

Article: Live Review

Indie Collaborative Interfaith Holiday Concert Brings Diversity of Independent Artists to the Limelight

by Jose Manuel de Jesus
December 17, 2021

The Indie Collaborative Bruno Walter Auditorium New York, NY December 8, 2021 Producer and Co-founder Eileen Sherman started the evening December 8th, at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center by promising a show like no other in terms of diversity of styles, races, religion and talent. The Indie Collaborative did ...

Article: Album Review

Charu Suri: The Book of Ragas Volume II

Read "The Book of Ragas Volume II" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 5, 2021

New sounds in jazz often come from countries other than America, where the music was born. Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto introduced the lilting rhythms of Brazil; the prolific pianist/bandleader Satoko Fujii brings an avant-Japanese frame of mind to the music, and .numerous Scandinavian artists--Jan Garbarek, Trygve Seim, Tord Gustavsen and the Marcin Wasilewski Trio--have ...