NCPA Celebrates Jazz Around the World by bringing together over 75 Artistes across the globe in commemoration of International Jazz Day

 ~ Intimate home-recordings of performances by  Local and International Jazz Legends from around the globe  will be broadcasted from April 29 to May 1 on NCPA’s Social Media Platforms ~

~ NCPA@home will feature a special Jazz performance by DownBeat Rising Star, Camille Thurman with New York City’s finest trio led by world-renowned drummer, Darrell Green at the NCPA International Jazz Festival ‘19 ~

Kolkata, 28^th April: The National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai brings together over 75 Jazz artists across the world to celebrate International Jazz Day, 2020. 

In light of these trying times, the NCPA would like to join in this endeavour with an online initiative to bring communities together with a touching tribute to Jazz through special online video performances by these artists that will be featured on NCPA’s Facebook and Instagram pages from Wednesday, April 29 to Friday, May 1, 2020. 

The artistes who have come together with the NCPA in this global celebration include maestros from India, the United States of America, Italy, Japan, Israel, Netherlands, Germany, London and Singapore amongst other countries.

Performances by these artistes will be broadcasted at multiple intervals between April 29 to May 1 taking into account all cities, countries and time zones in the hopes of celebrating International Jazz Day together around the world. 

The videos collated feature over 75 artists from the largest jazz hubs all around the world expressing themselves from the comforts of their homes in this celebration of hope. Jazz remains as it was then; Music promising hope and freedom, an art form which evokes identity and augments the desire to express

The celebration will also include a special feature of the DownBeat Magazine’s rising star, saxophonist and vocalist, Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Trio which will go live as a part of the NCPA@home series on YouTube at 6.00 pm on April 30. Thurman has earned numerous accolades from the New York Times to appearances on The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert whilst touring internationally with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

 Commenting on the same, Ms. Farrahnaz Irani, General Manager - Western Music said, “We are thankful to all artists across the globe who have given us their valuable time to celebrate International Jazz Day with the NCPA. Jazz stands for music promising hope and freedom.  Celebration of International Jazz Day brings together communities, in learning about jazz and its roots along with raising awareness amongst cultures as a promotion of peace and freedom of expression. We are doing our bit to spread joy and happiness during such challenging times.” 

About the NCPA: Opening its doors to the world in 1969, the NCPA became the first multi-venue and multi-purpose cultural centre to be built in South Asia. Vibrant and diverse, the NCPA today is recognized by artistes, patrons and media alike as India’s premier performing arts institution. The Centre provides a fine showcase of India’s rich performing arts traditions, all thanks to the institution’s training and research initiatives.The NCPA presents over 600 events each year across all major art forms, most notably Indian Music, International Music, Theatre and Film, Dance, Visual Arts and Photography. There are Heads of Programming for  each  of  these  art  forms  who  curate  innovative  events  and  festivals;  representative  of everything from classical to contemporary throughout the year. The NCPA produces its own programmes as well as collaborates with leading cultural promoters from around the world. The NCPA is the only member organisation of the International Music Council (IMC) from India. To know more visit http://www.ncpamumbai.com | Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NCPAMumbai.

Participating Artists 

Adil Manuel, Mumbai, India 

500 Miles High – Chick Corea 

Adrian D’Souza, Mumbai, India 

Four – Miles Davis 

Alexander Beets 

Netherlands, Holland 

Free Improvisation 

Aida Bissengaliyevi (Piano) & Gulzara Shakir (Violin) 

Mumbai, India 

What a Wonderful World 

Anurag Naidu  

Mumbai, India 

Fireflies 

Arturo Sandoval 

Los Angeles, United States of America 

Ash Chandler  

Georgia, Altanta, United States of America 

Paper Moon 

Camille Thurman  

New York, New York, United States of America 

Chris Anderson 

Ohio, United States of America 

The NCPA Blues 

Clifton Rodrigues 

Mumbai, India 

Samba for Cecilia  

Dal Segño Trio  

New York, New York, United States of America 

Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk 

LaToya Smith – Vocals  

Darrell Smith – Drums 

Yago Vazquez – Piano 

David Kingsnorth – Bass 

Deborah J. Carter  

Hoorn, Netherlands, Holland 

Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie 

Deborah J. Carter – Vocals  

Mark Zandveld – Bass  

Emmanuel Simons  

Mumbai, India 

Faustin Missier 

Mumbai, India 

L.O.V.E 

Ghatam Giridhar Udupa 

Bengaluru, India 

A short Conversation between Konnakol/ Ghatam in Adi Tala 

Greg Banaszak 

Ohio, United States of America 

Blues for Mumbai 

Isheeta Chakrvarty 

Mumbai, India 

You Go To My Head 

Jarryd Rodrigues & Anurag Naidu 

Mumbai, India 

I Remember Clifford – Benny Golson 

Jim Porto 

Rome, Trastevere Area, Italy 

Karim Ellaboudi 

Mumbai, India 

Daybreak – Brand New Heavies 

Keshia B. 

Mumbai, India 

The Way by Jill Scott 

Klaus Graf 

Stuttgart, Germany 

Strasbourg St. Denis composed – Roy Hargrove 

 Klaus Graf – Saxophone 

Marius Graf – Keyboard  

Jonathan Graf – Drums  

Ko Omura 

Inzai City, Toyko Metropolitan Area, Japan 

You  

Komal Kuwadekar & Anurag Naidu 

Mumbai, India 

Sunny Side of the Street 

Lola Videos: Lola Ganzarolli  

London, United Kingdom 

Louiz Banks & Gino Banks Duo 

Mumbai, India 

Mumbai Rain 

Lydian Nadhaswaram 

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 

A Little Jazz Exercise – Oscar Peterson 

Mandy Gaines 

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America 

When You’re Smiling 

Merlin D’Souza 

Mumbai, India 

Come Together – The Beatles 

Niranjan Joshi 

Mumbai, India 

Vera Cruz 

Olga Lyapina 

Mumbai, India 

A Day in the Life of a Fool (Black Orpheus) 

‘Manhã de Carnaval’ 

Arr. Bert Ligon 

Olga Lyapina – Violin 

Osman Yarullin – Viola 

Yulia Gallyamova – Cello 

Philip Meshcheryakov 

Nardis - Miles Davis 

St. Petersburg, Russia 

Rahul Wadhwani 

Yavatmal, Mumbai, India 

Nardis – Miles Davis 

Rajeev Raja 

Mumbai, India 

Wave – Antonio Carlos Jobim 

Robertinho Bastos 

Naples, Italy 

Ryan Sadri 

Pune, India 

Softly as in the Morning Sunrise 

Samantha Noella 

Mumbai, India 

Frim Fram Sauce 

Sarosh Nanvaty 

Mumbai, India 

God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday 

Saurav Ghosh 

Mumbai, India 

Sunset Improv 

Sharik Hassan 

Marina Bay, Singapore 

Hi, I did 

Sheldon D’Silva  

Mumbai, India 

Shreya Bhattacharya & Avishek Dey 

Kolkata, West Bengal, India 

Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini 

Siddharth Meghani  

Mumbai, India 

St. Louis Blues 

Simone Jehangir 

Pune, India 

Georgia On My Mind