Nataraja - Spirit at Play - Official Music Video - Indian Classical, Jazz, Rock Fusion, Live Concert
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- Опубликовано: 1 мар 2024
- Live Album 'Spirit At Play' releases on the 23rd of March 2024, order now on Bandcamp natarajaband.bandcamp.com/
The album launch at the Cube Bristol also on Saturday the 23rd of March. Book tickets here: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/wh...
We are really looking forward to releasing more music like this and your support is essential to this. So please give what you can in exchange for this download and we hope to bring you much more music with the same energy and quality.
The album was recorded in full, on stage, with no second takes whatsoever. It is this creative, spontaneous environment that gives the music its power. The night of the concert the audience were simply blown away and everyone knew they had experienced something special. The music seemed completely wild and spontaneous, yet effortless and every note perfectly falling into place. The musicians seemed to be experiencing a moment of pure freedom and passion for what was being discovered. That complete concert became the live album titled 'Spirit At Play' to be released on Geomagnetic Records.
Nataraja's music is based on the Ragas and compositions of North India and these provide a springboard for group improvisation and forging new textures. Expect quick-fire interaction, powerful rhythms, lush soundscapes and beautiful Indian melodies played with passion. Imagine Jimi Hendrix crossed with Ravi Shankar and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, but with a fresh vision to do something new within the fusion landscape.
Band leader Jack Jennings describes his thoughts on that cold December night.
"The album has been a case of immaculate conception dare I say. We simply turned up at the gig with very minimal rehearsal. As soon as we started to play there was a sense of focus and complete trust, that the music was going to happen just as it was meant to. All we had to do was keep our minds open and follow that golden thread of inspiration. The music just seemed to go to these extreme places and we played far beyond what we thought was possible. After that we knew we had a complete live album ready to go. Thank God we had it recorded and the in-house Sound Engineer did a great job capturing a multi-track of the whole concert. We just can't wait to get back on that stage again and keep creating this music. Fusing the complexity of Indian Classical Music with the power and depth of the 4-piece psychedelic rock band setup. Playing live with this band is almost too good to be true."
Jack Jennings - February 2024
So don't miss their next concert at the Cube this will be another night to remember. Who knows it might turn out to be another live album in the making!
This is the line up of Nataraja ~
Jack Jennings - Electric Guitar
Andy Edwards - Drums
John Jowitt - Bass Guitar
Richard Charles Boxley - Analog Modular Synthesis
Jack Jennings is one the few guitarists to fully adapt Indian Classical Music. He is disciple of sitar virtuoso's Roopa Panesar and Shakir Parvez Khan. He has worked with the legendary Pandit Sanju Sahai, Omar Peunte, Manish Pingle and Gurdain Rayatt and many others. His previous band Ashowka fused Indian Music with Rock/Jazz and was signed to Geoff Barrow’s (of Portishead) label in Bristol.
Andy Edwards is a drummer and producer. He has toured the world with rock legend Robert Plant and played on classic prog albums by Frost and IQ. As a drum clinician he has played with Terry Bozzio, Kenny Aronoff, Thomas Lang, Marco Minneman and Mike Portnoy.
John Jowitt has been awarded the British Classic Rock Society's award for best bass player seventeen times! He is best known for his work with IQ, with whom he recorded five studio albums, as well as Frost*. He also recorded and played live with Arena, Ark and Jadis, as well as playing bass live for John Wetton, Uriah Heep, Peter Banks (Yes), Tim Bowness and John Young, amongst others.
At times otherworldly, the music of electronic composer and modular synthesist Richard Charles Boxley, aka Wave Tenet, takes inspiration from artists such as Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Four Tet. Sitting firmly within the world of ambient electronic, Richard's music has been described as having "Beautiful haunting sounds..." and "Pure tonal and textural beauty!".
Get in touch at www.jackjenningsguitar.com/
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Played tracks 4 and 5 to my wife last night (who has studied Indian classical music in India and UK) and she correctly identified Malkauns and Hansadhwani without looking at the track list! She thought they both evoked the feeling of the ragas very well - something not always true in fusion efforts which often 'break' the rules of ragas. So a great effort and nicely recorded too!
Thank you that is a really nice thing to hear. I do try to keep the atmosphere of the Raag intact while opening things up and seeing what arrangements we can create as a band. Also yes Phi Yan Zek has done a great job on the production.
Reminds of a more extreme jazz version of Ozric tentacles from early festival days, with KC from Talking Drum era. Like it!
Thanks very much others have also made the same connection 👍
I love this music!!
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it ☺️
josh is right!!
Excellent.Everyone shines.Especially that Biscuit Expert.
Thank you and hilarious regarding Andy Edwards 😆
I was fueled by Hob Nobs at the time....
Thank you so much for sharing this with us on RUclips
Thanks so much it great to get this music out there
Great drumming
Yes Andy is amazing
Thank You!!!
Andy Edwards brought me here. Great stuff!
Oh yes that's great. Andy is the best at putting the word out there. Glad you enjoyed the music.
This is awesome man ! Love it
Yes Kaushik thank you so much ❤️
I love this
Thanks for watching
Top notch 👍
Thank you mate
Géant OM Shiva .
🙏
Superb! 👌
Thanks Anna 🤗
SUPERB!!!!
Thank you 😊
I didnt realise Nataraja was you on guitar Jack!!! This is a wonderful refreshing project for today! Especially for those of us who have been Mahavishnu / Mclaughlin / Shakti fans since the 70s! Nice work!
Hello Ivan that's interesting did you hear about it on Andy Edwards channel first? Glad that you like the group and yes we're definitely happy to be in touch with any fellow McLaughlin fans🎸🔮👌
damn good :)
Thanks for watching 🙏
Epic
Thank you Cristo for believing in me all these years 😅
Great stuff. Right in my wheelhouse. Tony from Australia
Awesome Tony thanks for checking it out🙌
Love it!! Eerie and heavy with such a deep groove!
Thanks Craig so happy to get this music out there. 🎸🔮✨️
This is incredible! Thanks for posting! I gotta get my grubby paws on this.
Thank you for listening 🎶 🙏 . The album is officially out today 🙌.
@@JackJenningsGuitaristOrdered it last night from Laser’s Edge!
It would be good for you guys to learn compositional arrangements along with Deep study of Melodic patterns that will enable you to develop your improvisational skills, if you strive to play Fusion Jazz. At the moment, Its neither Indian classical, Jazz or Jazz Fusion. It's just jamming to a beat.
Pure garbage. Absolute nonsense. I guess anyone can get together and play whatever and call it fusion, Indian classical and jazz. In order to perform a particular style of music you have to study it and learn it properly. Shakti is a perfect example of classical Indian music and fusion done correctly. This however is absolute nonsense.
OK no worries everyone has their taste. The other tracks on the album are based on Raags and traditional compositions so you might find those more palatable perhaps. But this one is more a fusion track of our own making. Thanks for at least giving it a try.