Description

The Kolkata Jazzfest is one of the oldest and the most important music festivals of Eastern India, with a dedicated audience, international lineup, and top of the line production.

Jazzfest goes digital in 2020 opening up this unique festival experience to people across the country and to the rest of the world. Watch 11 bands from 9 countries perform over 3 days from 18 - 20th of December 2020.

18th December - DAY 1 LINEUP

Name: JAZZFEST 2020
Start: 2020-12-21T19:00:00
End: 2020-12-31T22:00:00
Location: Livestream on SkillBox

ACT 1- L.TEEZ (Canada) in collaboration with CALQ & Government of Quebec

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/X0Aa6YPxBHE

Montreal Hip-hop/jazz artist L.Teez released his second EP The Index to My Inner Thoughts in September 2020. His music leads us into a poetic and blissed-out boom bap jazz universe, redefining the Montreal hip-hop sound.

ACT 2-SECOND BRAIN (Reunion Island) in collaboration with The French Institute in India (Institut français en Inde)

Teaser videos: https://youtu.be/8kdSJM30ORg and https://youtu.be/p3-Lzl-UdO4

Second Brain’s music comes out of the mind of 26 years old french composer/guitarist Adrien Pigeat. A colourful journey and a unique aesthetic that merges funk, jazz, hip-hop, rock, and afrobeat.

ACT 3- AMYT DATTA & JIVRAJ SINGH (India)

Amyt Datta + Jivraj Singh present a very special improvised session of music that involves a myriad of instruments including drums, electric guitar, synthesizers and samplers.

ACT 4- ETIENNE M'BAPPE & THE PROPHETS (Cameroon / France)

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/sKe-_UIlTDk

Originally from Cameroon and famously known as John McLaughlin's bassist, Etienne Mbappé presents his new band which is a fun mix of groove, jazz, African, funk, and rock sensibilities.

19th December - DAY 2 LINEUP

ACT 1- GREG LAMY TRIO (Luxembourg) in collaboration with Music:LX

Talented jazz guitarist Greg Lamy and his Trio present a mainstream jazz and swing, combined with a strong rhythmic impact and some fine fusion rock elements.

ACT 2- NIK BARTSCH'S RONIN (Switzerland) in collaboration with Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/TDT8ncukm24

One of the most ground-breaking musicians in today’s European jazz scene, Zürich based composer and pianist Nik Bärtsch proceeds with the work on his ritual groove music. Calling it “zen-funk” music, the band creates the maximum effect with minimal means.

ACT 3- THE BODHISATTWA TRIO (India):

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/DuxqeEKCdGQ

The experimental jazz-fusion & avant-garde masterminds from Kolkata present a brand new set of sounds.

20th December - DAY 3 LINEUP

ACT 1- GUNZOOLOO (India)

Kolkata based funk group Gunzooloo bring their power-packed sound to Jazzfest, aimed to get you off your seats and dancing!

ACT 2- ARINJOY TRIO (India)

The Kolkata based outfit pays their tribute to the blues with songs that range from traditional to the eras that followed, all with their own unique flavour.

ACT 3- BOTTICELLI BABY (Germany) in collaboration with Goethe Institut

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/u6dB-5URRvg

High-voltage German swing-jazz-punk act Botticelli Baby redefines the boundaries of mainstream with its Reinhardt-esque sounds blended with a good dose of Dixieland and Balkan jazz.

ACT 4- THE BLACK BARBIES (Spain) in collaboration with Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

Teaser video: https://youtu.be/ERl2h9RvRis and https://youtu.be/twnWm6xhUNg

The Black Barbies combine their own songs and versioned hits from all times with a fresh, catchy, and sensual sound. To the rhythm of jazz, swing, soul and funk, their music is a journey through the different styles of black music and pop that invites you to move your body, to sing, and enjoy a show with equality.

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L. Teez

Montreal Jazz-rap author and performer, L.Teez first trained in the trombone and the trumpet, then began writing authentic and personal texts in 2012. His style developed and L. Teez took his ease on the stages of the Divan Orange, the MEG Festival, the Tartine Festival, the Paris Music Festival, the MIL Festival in Lisbon. He also opens for Guts Live andBlack Star at the Jazz Festival in Vienne and Earth, Wind & Fire in the legendary venue of L'Olympia in Paris. L.Teez launched his first project in 2018, The Half Full EP, earning him great mentions in Quebec media. A mini Asian tour follows: Shibuya Showcase Festival (Tokyo), Zandari Festa (Seoul and Busan). In 2019 he confirmed his success in Quebec at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Festival d’Été de Québec and the Montreal Festival Mode & Design. In early 2020, he signs a deal with the new Montreal-based Hip-Hop label Hydrophonik Records, to support the release of his upcoming second EP, The Index To My Inner Thoughts.

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