Hindol Deb Quartet - Essence Of Duality at Filmhaus

Essence of Duality traverses the boundaries between jazz and Indian classical music and makes aesthetic
connections between the two. With Sitar as the featured instrument, Hindol’s formal studies in jazz coupled with
Indian classical music background inspired him to explore a new style of composing while striving to keep the
two genres at eye level. Clemens Orth, a virtuoso jazz pianist with New York jazz background and also arranger,
colours the compositions with interesting harmonies. Jens Düppe on Drums and Christian Ramond on Contra
Bass, both highly acclaimed musicians give a strong rhythmic stability enabling a complex rhythmic exchange. ...

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Essence of Duality traverses the boundaries between jazz and Indian classical music and makes aesthetic
connections between the two. With Sitar as the featured instrument, Hindol’s formal studies in jazz coupled with
Indian classical music background inspired him to explore a new style of composing while striving to keep the
two genres at eye level. Clemens Orth, a virtuoso jazz pianist with New York jazz background and also arranger,
colours the compositions with interesting harmonies. Jens Düppe on Drums and Christian Ramond on Contra
Bass, both highly acclaimed musicians give a strong rhythmic stability enabling a complex rhythmic exchange.
The compositions have polyrhythmic structures and modes while using the language of jazz in the
instrumentation, harmonization and improvisation. Though one can’t directly assign the music as European or
Indian because of a new compositional style, one can still identify with the music and enjoy thoroughly.
Photo credit: Jens Hocher

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