Unique Fusion Concert for the first time in New Zealand
Kimaya Creations are the proud and privileged presenter of this unique Fusion Concert where for the first time in New Zealand, two major figures in Indian classical music will perform with select members of Auckland’s jazz and rock community. UstadDilshad Khan,sarangi, and UstadFazalQureshi, the table maestro, will take the stage alongside renowned jazz reed-man Jim Langabeer (on flute and sax), jazz and classical keyboardist Ben Fernandes, and rock drummer Mark Pinto de Menezes.
The group will present a diverse concert that shows off the creative excitement of global fusion music. The event will feature fusion compositions byvarious members of the band, including Langabeer and Qureshi, both of whom have extensive experience as composers in their different fusion styles. The audience will have the chance to enjoy the improvisational skills of these talented musicians in many different instrumental combinations. In the spontaneous style for which these music traditions are famous, the group will meet and rehearse in the week leading up to the event, so that audiences will benefit from the freshness of the new creation tempered with a bit of organization and pre-planning.
The group will perform one show only at Raye Freedman Arts Centre (Epsom Girls Grammar School), Silver Road, Epsom on Saturday August 9 at 7pm.
Khan and Qureshi represent two of India’s respected musical lineages. Khan is the nephew of the late Ustad Sultan Khan, the most famous sarangi musician of the latter 20th Century; he is the ninth generation of musicians belonging to Rajasthan’s Sikhargharana.
FazalQureshi is the son of late UstadAllaRakha, arguably India’s most famous and widely performed tabla player. Qureshi represents the Panjabgharana of tabla performance. Both men are sought after throughout the world for their classical and fusion performances and their teaching.
Jim Langabeer is one of New Zealand’s outstanding jazz performers and teachers. He has performed as a soloist in modern and traditional jazz bands and is a regular soloist in touring jazz and pop bands as well. He has a wealth of improvising experience that he has used in jazz and fusion contexts.
Ben Fernandes was a highly sought after keyboardist from Mumbai, where he performed with rock and jazz bands as well as in classical groups.
Mark Pinto de Menezeschanged the sound of Indian popular music when he became a founding member of India’s most famous rock band, Rock Machine/Indus Creed. He performed with many of India’s famous pop and rock musicians before coming to New Zealand where he performs in a number of rock and pop bands. Mark’s innovative powers have recently led to the creation of Nasha, a rock/pop/Bollywood band that is expanding audiences’ understanding of India’s great popular music.
The event is being managed by Ram Iyer of CFI Events who are celebrating a decade of event management in Auckland. For tickets, and group booking contact Greg Booth on 021-02294720 or Ram Iyer on 09-2133868
Kimaya Creations are the proud and privileged presenter of this unique Fusion Concert where for the first time in New Zealand, two major figures in Indian classical music will perform with select members of Auckland’s jazz and rock community. UstadDilshad Khan,sarangi, and UstadFazalQureshi, the...
Kimaya Creations are the proud and privileged presenter of this unique Fusion Concert where for the first time in New Zealand, two major figures in Indian classical music will perform with select members of Auckland’s jazz and rock community. UstadDilshad Khan,sarangi, and UstadFazalQureshi, the table maestro, will take the stage alongside renowned jazz reed-man Jim Langabeer (on flute and sax), jazz and classical keyboardist Ben Fernandes, and rock drummer Mark Pinto de Menezes.
The group will present a diverse concert that shows off the creative excitement of global fusion music. The event will feature fusion compositions byvarious members of the band, including Langabeer and Qureshi, both of whom have extensive experience as composers in their different fusion styles. The audience will have the chance to enjoy the improvisational skills of these talented musicians in many different instrumental combinations. In the spontaneous style for which these music traditions are famous, the group will meet and rehearse in the week leading up to the event, so that audiences will benefit from the freshness of the new creation tempered with a bit of organization and pre-planning.
The group will perform one show only at Raye Freedman Arts Centre (Epsom Girls Grammar School), Silver Road, Epsom on Saturday August 9 at 7pm.
Khan and Qureshi represent two of India’s respected musical lineages. Khan is the nephew of the late Ustad Sultan Khan, the most famous sarangi musician of the latter 20th Century; he is the ninth generation of musicians belonging to Rajasthan’s Sikhargharana.
FazalQureshi is the son of late UstadAllaRakha, arguably India’s most famous and widely performed tabla player. Qureshi represents the Panjabgharana of tabla performance. Both men are sought after throughout the world for their classical and fusion performances and their teaching.
Jim Langabeer is one of New Zealand’s outstanding jazz performers and teachers. He has performed as a soloist in modern and traditional jazz bands and is a regular soloist in touring jazz and pop bands as well. He has a wealth of improvising experience that he has used in jazz and fusion contexts.
Ben Fernandes was a highly sought after keyboardist from Mumbai, where he performed with rock and jazz bands as well as in classical groups.
Mark Pinto de Menezeschanged the sound of Indian popular music when he became a founding member of India’s most famous rock band, Rock Machine/Indus Creed. He performed with many of India’s famous pop and rock musicians before coming to New Zealand where he performs in a number of rock and pop bands. Mark’s innovative powers have recently led to the creation of Nasha, a rock/pop/Bollywood band that is expanding audiences’ understanding of India’s great popular music.
The event is being managed by Ram Iyer of CFI Events who are celebrating a decade of event management in Auckland. For tickets, and group booking contact Greg Booth on 021-02294720 or Ram Iyer on 09-2133868
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