Smooth jazz that delivers subtle messages

This live gig by a violinist, pianist and saxophonist is ready to do just that tomorrow night
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The international jazz trio wants to walk the trodden path and then improvise on it with their own music and compositions. After that, it's just going to be one jazzy melodious evening.

Holger Jetter, a German violinist is not new to India. He and Mishko M'Ba, French bassists have had a seamless connect earlier too. This time around Carl Clements joins the duo.

Holger avers, "We met each other earlier at music festivals but finally decided to come together and play." For the performance at Olive Beach, they will pick up standards from the late 40s and 70s.
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"Standards are traditional songs that were popular with jazz. We will take these as a launching platform and then after 30 seconds or so improvise on it with our own music and styles," adds Holger.
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From memorable stopovers the evening will move to their own concoctions making it alluring as they add their own bits.
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As the trio weaves together their music like a secret gossamer thread, Holger informs, "If you're knowledgeable about jazz, when we begin, you will know which song we are playing but after that, it will be our very own."
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Bangalore has a keen ear for jazz and this violinist is a firm believer as he tells us, "Jazz is doing something at this point which no other music is doing. Jazz is fresh from this century, but not so flat as pop and rock."

The seasoned, international trio plays contemporary jazz around the world.

They have toured in the USA, Europe, India and the Far East and played at major Indian Jazz Festivals in 2006, 2007 and 2009 each time in different formations.

At Olive Beach, Wood Street
8pm onwards
On January 19