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Indian Jazz Journey With George Brooks, Featuring Mahesh Kale at Stanford Jazz Festival at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Courtesy of Jennifer Low | Posted on April 12, 2017
Where
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Stanford Jazz Festival
471 Lagunita Dr
Stanford, CA
Map
(650) 723-2300
When
Sun, June 25, 2017
4:00 pm
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Musicians
About
3:15 p.m. Inside Jazz pre-concert talk with Mahesh Kale and Stanford University Associate Professor Anna Schultz.
Jazz virtuoso George Brooks and Indian classical music visionary Mahesh Kale unite for a collaboration that transcends cultural and musical barriers. George Brooks has it all: the colossal tone, the intuitive creative leaps, the commanding technique. The go-to horn-master for blues giants like Etta James and Albert Collins, he helped create the electrifying genre of Indian/jazz fusion with world-class virtuosi like Zakir Hussain and John McLaughlin. Indian superstar vocalist Mahesh Kale is a phenomenon around the world, beloved for his enchanting, reverberant voice and his unique ability to interweave classical and popular music. Together, accompanied by a world-class rhythm section, their otherworldly sounds will be steeped in Indian ragas and rhythms, creating an intriguing blend of jazz energy and Indian traditions. ...