News
India
Kolkata: Tarun Bhattacharya, George Brooks and Joy Sarkar team up for Junction

21 Mar 2017, 09:20 am

Kolkata: Tarun Bhattacharya, George Brooks and Joy Sarkar team up for Junction
Kolkata, Mar 21 (NITN): The Tollygunge Clubs lawns witnessed a memorable evening of Jazz & Classical - Junction, featuring the Santoor Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and the acclaimed US based Saxophone virtuoso George Brooks.

They were ably supported by Joy Sarkar on guitar and Pandit Shubhankar Banerjee on Tabla.

 

The evening began with Raag Kirwani, a prolonged and alaap and Gat in Jhanp Taal and Teen Tal.

 

It was followed by a solo by George Brooks playing a western melody in Raag Puriya Dhanashree.

Pandit

 

Bhattacharya followed this solo in Dhun, entitled Dreams, quickly following with Raag Charukeshi.

Brooks took

 

over from there with his solo rendition of western notes and finally the musicians played the famed bhajan of Vaishnava Janatu.

Air India's partnership wit ...

Air India, India’s leading global airline, and Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives, have entered a bilateral interline partnership aimed at boosting connectivity between the two countries.

Massive meltdown at IndiGo: ...

IndiGo, India’s largest airline, is grappling with one of its most severe operational crises in recent years, with widespread flight delays and cancellations disrupting travel across the country for a second consecutive day.

Air India reinstates codesh ...

Tata Group-owned Air India on Sunday announced the reinstatement of its codeshare agreement with fellow Star Alliance carrier, Air Canada, to offer more flight options for travellers and boost connectivity between India and Canada.