NCPA & blueFROG Concert Series: MIKE STERN (USA) & THE LOUIZ BANKS JAZZ TRIO: Jazz rock. (9:30PM - 11:30PM on 16/03/2010)

Performing for the first time together and in India, the tantalizing collaboration of 6-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern and the granddaddy of the Indian Jazz scene Louiz Banks is going to set the stage on fire. This remarkable union promises to be a heady experience for Jazz lovers and lovers of great musical talent in general!

Mike Stern’s music has always come from a colorful and diverse part of town – a place where numerous artistic styles converge to create a fresh sound that’s rooted in jazz but refuses to adhere to rigid borders. Since his earliest recordings, this former bandmate of Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham and other high-profile innovators has grafted elements of rock, blues, soul and more to his solid jazz foundations.

Louiz Banks is unanimously hailed as India’s best jazz composer and pianist. \This Louiz Banks Trio focuses on smooth and very contemporary jazz renditions of jazz standards and originals that are refreshingly fresh and tingling in its subtle and thought provoking nuances. Featuring Sheldon D’Silva on Bass and Gino Banks on drums.

On March 16th at blueFROG and on March 18th at NCPA Tata Theatre