Old musical favourites will receive a jazz makeover in this concert helmed by musician Rajeev Raja, accompanied by several others.
by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in
Today, if you’ve got the evening free and like music, you might consider heading to the NCPA.
Musician Rajeev Raja will present ‘Jazzification’, a concert that will ‘japp up’ the tunes of favourite bands and musicians through the ages, such as The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, to The Doors to Michael Jackson, Adele and many more.
The concert will feature renowned flautist Rajeev Raja, who will be accompanied by an array of stellar jazz musicians such as Merlin D’souza (Piano/Keys), Sanjay Divecha (Guitar), Karl Peters (Bass), Ryan Sadri and Rhys Sebastian (Saxophones), Karim Ellaboudi (Piano/Keys) and Ruben Steijn (Drums).
Rajeev has composed music for the Bollywood film Bas Yun Hi and has also played with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Taufiq Qureshi, Susmit Sen of Indian Ocean fame, etc. He has his own Indo-jazz band called the ‘Rajeev Raja Combine’.
Head to the NCPA on Friday, August 22, at 7 pm. Look up www.ncpamumbai.com for tickets and bookings.
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