Sarathy Korwar and Upaj Collective

It has not taken long for Sarathy Korwar to become a major artist, 'major' in the sense that the tabla player-drummer-percussionist producer DJ is of major interest to anyone interested at all in jazz and how it connects with music from the Indian …

Published: 8 Dec 2020. Updated: 3 years.

It has not taken long for Sarathy Korwar to become a major artist, 'major' in the sense that the tabla player-drummer-percussionist producer DJ is of major interest to anyone interested at all in jazz and how it connects with music from the Indian subcontinent. The Upaj Collective understand him best and this is an incredible record sophisticated in its sound production organic in its realisation. Sarathy is on drums with Tamar Osborn playing saxophone; Achuthan Sripathamanathan, violin; Giuliano Modarelli, guitar; Alistair MacSween, on keyboards. I hope they all can go on the road some time and bring this incredible music to the people where it belongs up close and personal. Check out especially what they have done as a parallel running taking the foot of the accelerator to the State of Bengal's 'Flight IC 408' and dive in to a record that without any exaggeration is a shatteringly immersive experience. Out now on Night Dreamer

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Piece by Piece to feature 'Dakiz' Davis

The Piece by Piece ''chain letter'' stream this week featuring drummer Stephen 'Dakiz' Davis sounds an interesting prospect. Part of a series of eight new artists from Ireland creating new work in sequence it is online from Friday at 8pm …

Published: 8 Dec 2020. Updated: 3 years.

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The Piece by Piece ''chain letter'' stream this week featuring drummer Stephen 'Dakiz' Davis sounds an interesting prospect. Part of a series of eight new artists from Ireland creating new work in sequence it is online from Friday at 8pm Dublin-London time: click. Read more about Steve, looking at his Room to Dream Trio release, from last week's marlbank:

Room to Dream Trio was recorded live at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast earlier this year featuring mainly compositions by drummer Stephen Davis, with pianist Alexander Hawkins and double bassist Neil Charles completing the line-up. The album also includes fine versions of Andrew Hill's 'No Doubt' (from 1968 released Blue Note quintet album Andrew!!!) and Ornette Coleman's 'Mob Job,' a piece Pat Metheny collaborated on included on his 1986 album with Ornette, Song X. These three superb improvisers were also in Anthony Braxton's ''Standard quartet'' who toured this year pre-Pandemic. A substantial box set of recordings from that tour, for which the band had to prepare some 90 tunes in advance for, is thought to be in the works for future release. Room to Dream Trio, link to buy