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Guitarist and composer Amit Heri treated the Coimbatore crowd to soulful ditties
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Drumming his way to glory. Pics: S. Siva Saravanan.
GUITARIST AND composer Amit Heri and his group of young musicians from Bangalore were in the city recently for a jazz-fusion concert.
The troupe swung in a shade under three hours, but left behind sweet music and memories for the people to cherish.
When the GV Centre for Performing Arts initially announced its plan to bring in the band from Bangalore, quite a few people were apprehensive about how successful the show would be, for jazz fusion is a new form. Nevertheless, the organisers stuck to their plans and were rewarded with a decent crowd.
The spacious PSG Institute of Medical Sciences auditorium was packed with music lovers. After a round of introductions, Amit, one of the few Indian jazz artistes to perform at major international festivals, straightway got into the act with a number that lasted nearly 15 minutes. With Amit and his high-voltage team handling the instrumental side, Chandana Bala supported them ably with Carnatic vocal rendition.
"It has always been exciting performing on stage with Amit. He is such a sweet timer of music. Matching his music is what counts in a concert like this," she said.
The compositions that were soothing for the ears were `Left Turn' based on the raga Kalyani followed by `Synergy'. The concert picked up momentum pretty fast.
The instrumentals `Where Ah Yah Goin' in raga Karaharapriya and `Fast train home' in Jog were impressive.
There was also a song on peace in Hamsadhwani and Jagado, a tune based on Sindhubhairavi, drew in a big round of applause from the crowd.
Bass guitarist Keith Peters, one of India's finest guitarists and a familiar face in the music circle, and up and coming drummer and percussionist Arun Kumar were at their best.
Arun, whose love story with the drums started as a seven-year-old, played like a professional and with a fire in his eyes.
"This concert was different. Soothing notes like these relax you. Thank God, it was on a Sunday," said Derek D'Souza, a spectator.
"It was good that GV came up with music for the mind," remarked Janaki, another member of the audience.
RAYAN ROZARIO
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