SPONSORS:
Dalhousie Institute
ICCR
Aeicorp
The French Association
Outdoor : Selvel Vantage
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Congo Square JazzFest 2006
21st & 22nd January
2006,
Dalhousie Institute
Congo Square brings you
JazzFest 2006, featuring Mandu Sarara from Brazil, Eric Lohrer Quartet from France, Three Raags from Germany &
France & HFT from Delhi.
Mandu Sarara, Brasil
The quintet consists
of Beto Spordeler (soprano, tenor & baritone saxophone,
flute), Lucas Vargas (piano, rhodes accordian & melodeon),
Marcio Arantes (acoustic & electric bass), Mario Giaotto
(drums and percussion) and Rodrigo
Braganca (acoustic
& electric guitar). Mandu Sarara presents a unique style based on rhythms ranging from frevo, baiao and maracatu,
as well as choro, samba and bossanova - with interesting improvisations and more elaborate harmony to create a
new urban style.
Eric Löhrer Quartet
- Courtesy the French
Connection
Eric Löhrer, guitarist and composer, was born in 1965.
At the age of 23, he released his first album, acclaimed by the press.
He took part in many jazz projects, with Jean-Michel Pilc, Eric Lelann, Andy Emler, Eric Barret, Edouard Ferlet,
Julien Lourau, ..., or in solo ("évidence", 1998, a tribute to the music of Monk). He got involved
in many other musical projects like rock, songs, soul, world music, contemporary music.
The repertory of this Quartet, to a great extent, is made up of new compositions by Eric Löhrer, as well as
those by members of the quartet.
Jean-Charles Richard, sax soprano, found within the Brunt'off
group, the extent of its range, his technique, his energy management in particular.
Eric Surmenian, double bass, met among others in the septet
of Eric Barret, for his inspiration and his commitment in music, his impeccable precision, etc, etc.
Patrick Goraguer, drums, playing in particular with Almo
or Edouard
Peel, because with him all is simple: in the heart of music without
preliminaries.
Three Raags- from
Pondicherry
Violinist / composer - Holger
Jetter
He tudied western classical music at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg/Austria. He is co-founder of the renown
Modern String Quartet, playing Jazz and own compositions. He has accompanied Joan Baez, Mercedes Sosa and Konstantin
Wecker and recorded and played with excellent Jazz musician such as Charlie Mariano. He lives and works in Auroville
since 1991.
Bassist / composer - Mishko
M'Ba
He Studied western classical music at Toulouse and focused later on jazz and rock. He played with Ray Charles,
Charles Aznavour and Didier Lockwood. He is permanent member of the Reunion band Zishkakan and the Paris ensemble
Elexir with Raoul de Souza. He lives partly in Reunion, partly in Pondicherry.
Drummer - Suresh Bascara
Studied tabla and Indian classical music in Calcutta with Pandit Shankar
Ghos, practiced pop and rock drumming in Paris with Christian Nicolas and is now studying tavil, a traditional
South Indian drum, with Viduvan
Krishnamourty in Pondicherry. Through many years of teaching and performing in France and in India, the western
and the Indian drumming amalgamated, creating a unique style and new possibilities. He lives and teaches in Auroville
since 1999
HFT
Arjun Sen - Guitar
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