In Part 5, host Lakshya Datta talks to New York-based composer and guitarist Shubh Saran about jazz fusion, how he collaborates with musicians from all over the world, and what it's like to perform in India.Having grown up in six different cou

Part 4. Giving Jazz An Audience: Talking Supply & Demand with The Piano Man Arjun Sagar Gupta

Nov 22nd, 2019 22m 50s

In Part 4, host Lakshya Datta talks to jazz pianist and owner of The Piano Man Jazz Clubs: Arjun Sagar Gupta. With over 1800 performances curated, Arjun and his team at The Piano Man know all there is to know about the jazz scene in India. In t

Part 3. Jazz Is Liquid, Jazz is Freedom: The Lyrical Lives of Musicians with Reuben Narain

Nov 15th, 2019 18m 30s

In Part 3, host Lakshya Datta speaks with jazz drummer and teacher Reuben Narain about the lyrical life of a jazz musician - on and off stage. Lakshya also asks Reuben questions non-musicians have been wondering for ages, such as - where does t

Part 2. The Women Who Gave Jazz a Voice: Exploring Legacies and Melodies with Smiti Malik

Nov 8th, 2019 16m 50s

In Part 2, host Lakshya Datta speaks with vocalist Smiti Malik about the women that have defined the voice of jazz and inspired singers and songwriters for decades - Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan... just to name a few. You’ll a

Part 1. From New Orleans to Bihar: An Abridged History of Jazz with Naresh Fernandes

Oct 31st, 2019 17m 45s

In Part 1, host Lakshya Datta takes you back a hundred years, to tell you about where jazz came from. Along with us on this musical journey is Naresh Fernandes, editor of Scroll.in and author of "Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay’s Jazz Ag

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Introducing the Jazz India Circuit Podcast

Oct 25th, 2019 2m

Jazz, as a genre of music, has been around for over a century. Experimental, up-tempo, funky and daring - jazz has always been at the cutting edge of what’s possible.But where did it come from? Where is it going?How do the rhythms, the voice

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