Four years later, Bridge of Dreams (BoD), an intercultural collaboration exploring the dialogue between jazz from Down Under and Indian music, is reaffirming that bond. Think of this project as a big fat international jam, not only a collaboration between artistes but also two far-flung schools of music! BoD features Indian musicians Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan and Sudhir Nayak, along with saxophonist Sandy Evans, tabla player Bobby Singh and the 18-piece Sirens Big Band from Australia. Composed by Evans, Mudgal and Pradhan, the attempt is the first in the world to combine Hindustani vocals with big band jazz. "Aneesh, Shubha and I spent a lot of time sharing each other's music, felt a connection and wanted to formally collaborate.

Source: dna July 02, 2017 01:52 UTC