Post Mexico Tour Round-up

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Whoa! Tarana had a great time in Mexico! First off, many thanks to all the people who worked super-hard to produce our concerts!  Another big thanks also to all of those people who came to hear us!  We really appreciate it!!

We played a variety of venues, ranging from an underground dance party in Monterrey to an outdoor concert for over 600 people in San Luis Potosi! We connected with lots of amazing musicians and also got quite a few ‘call-backs’ for the following year! Yes!!!!!

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National Tour of Mexico 2013

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I’m excited to return to Mexico with Tarana for a full-fledged tour!  In a different approach, we’re performing at a variety of venues, ranging from university concert halls to an underground dance party being presented by Monterrey based Producer/DJ Joshua Brandon
5/1- Sala Underground del Centro Complex, Monterrey
5/2-Jazzatlan, Puebla
5/3- Festival Internacional de Jazz y Sonidos Electronico, Foro Itinerante “El Blanquito”, Faro De Oriente, Mexico City, DF
5/4- Fundacion Sebastian, Mexico City, DF
5/5-Off
5/6-Off
5/7- Patio del Edifico Central, University of San Luis Potosi
5/8- Alianza Francesa de Toluca, (6pm)
5/8- Centro de la Imagen Larranaga, (9pm)
5/9- Centro Mexicano para la Música y Artes Sonoras, Morelia

 

November European Tour-2012

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Just returned from an AMAZING tour of Europe!! Tarana (Duo with Rick Parker) performed in Norway, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania. Except for problems with taking Rick’s trombone on-board the Wizz Air flight to Riga (we had to buy the trombone a seat!! Ridiculous!), we made all of our flights/schedules without incident! Still in disbelief about that!
While all of the concerts were amazing and had enthusiastic audiences, we had a sold-out show at Klub Alterna (CZ) and a super-energetic crowd at the VDU Jazz Connections Festival in Kaunas (LT)!

Here’s a clip from our performance at Klub Alterna, doing a cover of AR Rahman’s “Azeem O Shaan Shahenshan”.. in a ‘Future-Bollywood meets Sigur Ros meets Juke at a Turkish Disco’ kinda way :)

Tour of Mexico-May 2012

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We had an amazing tour of Mexico!!  I opted for a ‘brassy’ version of Trio Tarana, and took Rick Parker (trombone) and Aakash Mittal (Alto Saxophone) with me.  We played in Mexico City at the amazing Zinco Jazz Club, Centro Cultural Espana, and Fundacion Sebastian.  Then, we played two shows at Cafe Central in Oaxaca, and ended the tour with L’Arrosoir D’Arthur in Cuernavaca.

In additional to those amazing venues and audiences, we were deeply honored to have been guests of one of Mexico’s greatest living Sculptors, Sebastian, and were treated to amazing hospitality that we’ll never forget!  Deep thanks also to Eugenio Elias, Matias Carbajal, and Oscar Adad in Mexico City for their support as well.  A big big thanks to Yadira Castenada down in Oaxaca for showing us true southern hospitality (and the super-amazing audiences too!), and last but not least, to Benoit and Amaury in Cuernavaca for the amazing time there as well!!

Residency at Centro Mexicano para la Musica y las Artes Sonoras

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Honored to have been invited by CMASS  (Mexico Center for Music and Sound Arts) to be an artist-in-residence from April 23-27, 2012.  I’m having a blast in Morelia so far. The  students have been amazing so far- quick learners and very creative!  The facilities for music-production here are absolutely astounding, and include amazing gear and acoustics too.  The students will perform a few pieces on Friday, April 27th, and I will also give a solo-concert for the 2nd half of the concert.

Trio Tarana Residency @ Denver University

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Trio Tarana were the recipient of a grant from the Marsico Fund at Denver University which enabled the Lamont School of Music to invite us for a week-long residency.  Since I had Aakash Mittal and Trina Basu on board, we were uniquely able to cover ground on South Indian Classical Music, Jazz Improvisation, and the use of music-technology/software/hardware in a live-performance.  Furthermore, we were asked to conduct workshops on Music Therapy and the use of Social-Media/DIY touring for up-n-coming musicians.

At the end of the week, we performed with the Lamont School of Music Student Ensembles, during which each of us led an ensemble in a performance of an original piece.   This collaborative performance was part of a new initiative at DU called Expanding Horizons. We had a great time with the students, and were inspired by their enthusiasm and creative/technical abilities as well.  The faculty were also immensely supportive of our endeavors, and all those factors made this residency an amazingly creative (no holds barred!) and satisfying experience.  We hope to come back in the future!

 

Creative Sound Radio (France) Interview

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The music of Ravish Momin & the Trio Tarana

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