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Article: Jazz In South Asia

The Evolving Sound of Learning: Western Music Education in India

Read "The Evolving Sound of Learning: Western Music Education in India" reviewed by Karan Khosla


In this final article of the series on India's evolving jazz landscape, we examine the growing role of contemporary Western music education in shaping new generations of musicians. For generations, Indian music was handed down through the immersive guru-shishya tradition: students living with, or close to, their teachers, learning by ear, imitation and hours ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

In the Mood for Moody Plus Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra, New Music from Jasper Hoiby, Jane Ira Bloom and Bela Fleck

Read "In the Mood for Moody Plus Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra, New Music from Jasper Hoiby, Jane Ira Bloom and Bela Fleck" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Swing with James Moody, engage with Jasper Hoiby, reflect with Amina Claudine Myers and hold onto your hat with Jane Ira Bloom.Playlist Sofi Tukker “Veneno (with Mari Merenda & Sophia Ardessore)" from Butter (Self Produced) 0:00 Tarun Balani “The Laburnum Blooms" from Kadahin Milandaasin (Berthold) 2:24 Rita Donte “Zunzun Baba" from Ritual (Ansonia) 9:22 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mary Halvorson, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia

Read "Mary Halvorson, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


A preview of Mary Halvorson's latest, plus new music from Tarun Balani, Brandee Younger and Eduardo Elia and an interview with saxophonist Kevin Sun. Playlist Olga Amelchenko “Howling Silence" from Howling Silence (Edition) 0:00 Miles Davis “I See Your Face Before Me" from The Musings of Miles (Remastered) (Craft) 5:07 Changamire" It's April" from ...

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Dharma

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Brooklyn Bound; Samsara; Dharma; Here We Go; Malala's Dream; Planet Hunter.

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Article: Album Review

Tarun Balani Collective: Dharma

Read "Dharma" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Drummer / composer Tarun Balani's previous album, Sacred World (Self Produced, 2013), offered audiences a fresh look at the synthesis and Indian music and jazz. On Dharma, Balani steps back a bit from the music of his homeland. The result is still an invigorating listen. Balani's composing here makes extensive use of hypnotic, propulsive ostinati. Conceptually, ...

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Tarun Balani: Sacred World

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2014
Track listing: Belief; The Other Side; Azaan; Pictures; Sacred World; Varsha; Arjuna; Arjuna Reprise.

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Article: Album Review

Alex Pinto & All India Permit: All India Permit

Read "All India Permit" reviewed by Dave Wayne


The recipient of a Fulbright / Nehru Scholarship, guitarist and composer Alex Pinto chose to study and teach for a year at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music (SAM) in Tamil Nadu, India. The Seattle native quickly made his way into the burgeoning Indian jazz scene, gathering New Delhi-based drummer Tarun Balani and bassist Abhinav Khokhar to ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Tarun Balani: Sacred World

Read "Tarun Balani: Sacred World" reviewed by Dave Wayne


Jazz fans of a certain age were most likely introduced to the world of Indian music via the recordings of John McLaughlin who, with the group Shakti, introduced American listeners to the dazzling virtuosity of musicians such as violinist L. Shankar, and percussionist Zakir Hussain. Shakti's music extended the compositional style that characterized his previous group, ...


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