Samay is a unique collective of musicians exploring new ways of understanding and making music.Taking the traditional music of India as a base for constructing original arrangements and improvisation aswell as using their previous experience in jazz and various world folk styles the musicians create a distinctivesound so far unknown to the western or eastern world.
At the heart of Samay is a unique blend of merging styles and instruments. The band features 5 highly accomplished musicians from India and Europe. Each brings their own culture and unique style:
Jesse Bannister (uk) saxophone
Giuliano Modarelli (Italy) guitar
Bhupinder Singh Chaggar (India -Punjab-) tabla
Soumik Datta (India -Bengal-) sarod
Javier Geras (Spain) bass.
This young and talented collective combines traditional forms with a range of contemporary influences to reinvent the sound of Indian Music.
Jazz, Flamenco, Samba, Funk and chill out are effortlessly combined to create powerful and dynamic arrangements. Highly developed melodies, fierce improvisation and driving grooves fuel these pieces.The result is a colourful and seamlessly woven blend creating the unique sound that is SAMAY… and the listener is lead on a journey that spans continents and decades into the timeless…
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