tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post115487890393374161..comments2023-08-28T19:21:18.035+05:30Comments on ravings, cravings, shavings & leavings...: The Madhav Chari Trio... and several reasons to be crossp@tr!(khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924488998623402084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-16537816896852400952009-11-24T11:32:42.680+05:302009-11-24T11:32:42.680+05:30bijoy - thanks for the thumbs-up!
i'm pretty ...bijoy - thanks for the thumbs-up!<br /><br />i'm pretty passionate about music generally. it's because rock went off in directions i didn't like is when i began to listen to and love jazz. and just for the record, TAAQ is definitely one of my favourite bands. heard them live just once maybe 2 years ago in calcutta and i have their website bookmarked. they are definitely doing some great music. i also (occasionally)write about rock and the music scene specifically in calcutta. <br /><br />send me alink of your writing. would love to read!<br /><br />cheers!p@tr!(khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924488998623402084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-32598255160676946932009-11-24T11:20:55.394+05:302009-11-24T11:20:55.394+05:30Oh, to savour vitriol doled out in a peg measure a...Oh, to savour vitriol doled out in a peg measure and that, from a jazz fan. If only people like you reviewed music more often than the half-assed free-whiskey-swigging rent-a-whore types who write the effete music columns in our rags.<br /><br />I write for Thermal And A Quarter. And I'm passionate about what passes for rock just the way you seem to be about jazz. I've been documenting the scene for over a decade and I had reason enough to feel incensed at an article about Indian rock (on MTV's new site, of all places) that had entirely ignored Bangalore (and Thermal And A Quarter) where a lot of the real original Indian rock music began -- the other "big bands" in Mumbai and Delhi just grew their hair and played covers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-12519360744526666792008-06-11T23:05:00.000+05:302008-06-11T23:05:00.000+05:30adrian, thank you! in my opinion, sumit ramachandr...adrian, thank you! <BR/>in my opinion, sumit ramachandran and amyt dutta are two among of the three most skilled and talented guitar players in this country who can straddle styles, genres and feel with equal ease. the third is aj - arjun sen of the trio hft from delhi. hip pocket is a pub band who are tight and talented but do no originals, so listening to them is for a good time feel. in contrast, skinny alley who do plenty of originals, and have their second album out - songs from the mooney boom - have reached a point in their career where they no longer play for an audience. they're so into playing for themselves and are so cynical about audiences that i no longer feel like listening to their music regardless of how good they may think it to be.<BR/>but calcutta has some great musicians and bands so if you do visit check them all out!p@tr!(khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924488998623402084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-44202260688545609442008-06-11T17:58:00.000+05:302008-06-11T17:58:00.000+05:30Thats really one of the best feedbacks on a concer...Thats really one of the best feedbacks on a concert i have read in a long time. Truly an emotional one and verty much matter of fact.I am from Chennai & would like to know about two popular guitarists from Kolkata, Sumit Ramachandran & Amit. How would you rate them. Would love to see your reviews on Kolkata bands Hip Pockets & Skinny Alley & other bands. These are the only two bands from Kolkata I have seen perform at Chennai.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work mate...Cheerz,AdrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-7318044543479221722006-11-19T20:12:00.000+05:302006-11-19T20:12:00.000+05:30O, absolutely Rahul! Madhav's a brilliant pianist ...O, absolutely Rahul! Madhav's a brilliant pianist and there's no gainsaying that. but... never forget jazz was born in honkytonk bars and really raucous places. that's where it got the flavour, the texture, the feel if you like. most of the great jazz musicians lived their lives resembling the atmosphere of those places they made their music in.<br /> <br />the sooner we stop treating jazz like a form of serious classical music we will truly start making/ listening to jazz! that's the part about MC i hate. if jazz swings and bops it is also the listeners who are doing it along with the musicians. that's jazz - fertile interaction!<br /><br />till then, rock on!p@tr!(khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924488998623402084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-54473941567522885952006-11-18T20:05:00.000+05:302006-11-18T20:05:00.000+05:30Sorry for late comment. I was looking for coverag...Sorry for late comment. I was looking for coverage of Madhav's current tour and saw this... <br /><br />Amusing rant. Yes, Madhav does have some "attitude", but he's right about the be quiet and attentive bit. At some bars and pubs the music is just background and noise is expected: that's where journeymen may start out. (Eg, Arthur's Tavern in NY -- a fun place.) But at the really serious jazz bars (The Village Vanguard, Blue Note, Birdland etc), where the best people play, the audience is attentive and respectful. Drinks are served, but silently; glasses are not clinked. Of course, Madhav didn't have to point these things out. If the music is good, the audience will be too.<br /><br />Anyway, as you'd know, he's on tour again and gave an incredible performance in Chennai -- I've heard him before and expected something good but this blew me away. Look forward to your review of his Kolkata show.Rahul Siddharthanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809667965184094636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-1157870805337152632006-09-10T12:16:00.000+05:302006-09-10T12:16:00.000+05:30thanks nancy.. its good to hear from amnother jazz...thanks nancy.. its good to hear from amnother jazz fan!p@tr!(khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924488998623402084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290936.post-1157610973616286842006-09-07T12:06:00.000+05:302006-09-07T12:06:00.000+05:30love the jazz downloads on your website.. and u wr...love the jazz downloads on your website.. and u write so well.. keep blogging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com