Garaj Mahal

With unparalleled power to transport listeners to new musical worlds, Garaj Mahal creates an irresistible blend of blistering funk grooves, inspired jazz improvisations and East Indian atmospherics reminiscent of both Mahavishnu and Shakti. The phenomenal guitarist Fareed Haque, electric bass virtuoso Kai Eckhardt, and multi-keyboardist Eric Levy began working together in 2000, with several albums and world tours now on their collective resumé. But the latest CD, More Mr. Nice Guy, makes clear their new drummer Sean Rickman takes the band to another level. Individually, these players have credits to boggle the mind, including Sting, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Steps Ahead, Dave Holland, Billy Cobham, Paquito D’Rivera, Steve Coleman and others...

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With unparalleled power to transport listeners to new musical worlds, Garaj Mahal creates an irresistible blend of blistering funk grooves, inspired jazz improvisations and East Indian atmospherics reminiscent of both Mahavishnu and Shakti. The phenomenal guitarist Fareed Haque, electric bass virtuoso Kai Eckhardt, and multi-keyboardist Eric Levy began working together in 2000, with several albums and world tours now on their collective resumé. But the latest CD, More Mr. Nice Guy, makes clear their new drummer Sean Rickman takes the band to another level. Individually, these players have credits to boggle the mind, including Sting, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Steps Ahead, Dave Holland, Billy Cobham, Paquito D’Rivera, Steve Coleman and others. But taken together, Garaj Mahal is even more than the sum of its formidable parts. Whether laying down a Bollywood-flavored boogaloo, or jamming with the ferocity of a heavy metal group, Garaj Mahal is one of the most utterly thrilling groups in jazz.

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