Sachal Jazz Orchestra
Drawing on influences from Lahore to New York, the Ensemble presents innovative jazz and bossa nova standards from their recent album that has captured musical imaginations with a flood of internet hits. Their fresh re-working of Dave Brubeck's iconic Take Five prompted the jazz legend to exclaim that "this is the most interesting and different recording of Take Five that I have ever heard."
Other innovative interpretations include Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'The Girl from Ipanema' and Dave Grusin's 'Mountain Dance', the latter highlighting some incredible sitar playing. In the reworked 'Misty', composed by Erroll Garner, the sitar and tabla supply the melody lines layered on a lush rhythmic foundation provided by the traditional clay pot, ghungroos (ankle-bells), triangle, and tambourine. Blended with these south Asian instruments are sweeping classical violins and bursts of western drum, guitar and bass to create a scintillating hybrid, a reminder that the boundarie