About The Event
Bonjour India 2017-2018, the French Embassy in India, Institut Francais, Alliance Francais de Bombay, and Gatecrash, in association with the G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture and BNP Paribas, present a unique evening with Mezcal Jazz Unit and Bickram Ghosh - a cross-cultural collaboration that fuses Jazz and Indian Classical.
In February 2018, experience Mezcal Jazz Unit and Bickram Ghosh in Mumbai at the G5A - Black Box.
The concert is also a part of the G5As World Roots Music Initiative, which promotes rich music traditions from across the world. As another international collaboration for G5A, it exemplifies and reinforces the importance of innovation, creativity, and collaboration in the field of contemporary art.
Mezcal Jazz Unit`s music is defined by the Mediterranean temperament of its musicians, the reminiscences of traditional melodies, an unabashed attraction for the Orient, a rock like energy and a sense of humor. On the other hand, Bickram`s music is strongly influenced by thumri and khayal genres of the Patiala gharana and he is known to experiment and reinterpret music and culture as he dabbles in a vast repertoire of musical genres, from classical, rock, new-age to fusion.
Together they will bring a unique blend of Jazz and Indian Classical music with diverse energies and interpretations of each other`s styles, and renew a collaboration that began over a decade ago.
This concert is supported by Kingfisher Ultra as the Beverage Partner and PORT as the Hospitality Partner.
Artists
Christophe Azema [Saxophone]
Jean-Marie Frdric [Guitar]
Emmanuel de Gouvello [ Composition, Bass]
Daniel Solia [Drums]
Bickram Ghosh [Tabla]
Abhishek Mallik [Sitar]
