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September 22-26 CALCUTTA
ACCOMPLISHED AMBASSADORS IN
THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE TERM, THE DUO PROVED TO CALCUTTA
AUDIENCES THAT AMERICA STILL PRODUCES YOUNG, DISTINCTIVE
AND CREATIVE TALENTS WHO ARE LIKEWISE THOROUGHLY
PROFESSIONAL. FOR CALCUTTA JAZZ LOVERS, WHO NEVER GET
ENOUGH OF QUALITY LIVE JAZZ, THE DUO'S PERFORMANCE AND
WORKSHOP PROVIDED INSIGHTS INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF JAZZ
STYLES, TECHNIQUES AND INFLUENCES. APPROXIMATELY 10
MILLION LISTENERS HEARD THE DUO'S 20-MINUTE
INTERVIEW/RECITAL OVER TIMES FM RADIO.
THE MUSICIANS VISITED THE
CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MET WITH FACULTY AND PRESENTED
BOOKS AND TAPES TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.
September 26-30 NEW DELHI
MATTHEW LEWIS AND DAN
ZEMELMAN GAVE PERFORMANCES IN MUSSOURIE AND NEW DELHI. THE TALENTED AND PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN ARTISTS PROVED TO
BE OUTSTANDING CULTURAL AMBASSADORS WHO ENDEARED
THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR SENSITIVITY AND ENTHUSIASM. AT ONE POINT, AN
INDIAN JAZZ BAND WAS INVITED TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH THE DUO, THUS
HIGHLIGHTING COMMON BONDS BETWEEN THE TWO CULTURES.
THE DUO VERY QUICKLY ESTABLISHED WARM
RAPPORT WITH THEIR AUDIENCES AND ENJOYED INTERACTING WITH
MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS. THEY DISPLAYED GREAT
SENSITIVITY AND TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A
DIFFERENT CULTURE. BEING YOUNG AND INNOVATIVE THEY
SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING ATTENTION AND WARM APPRECIATION
FROM THEIR AUDIENCES.
September 30 - October 13 MUMBAI
JAZZ AMBASSADORS MATT LEWIS AND DAN ZEMELMAN GAVE
ONE PERFORMANCE AT GOA'S PRESTIGIOUS KALA ACADEMY AND THREE IN
MUMBAI, ONE AT "NOT JUST JAZZ BY THE BAY," THE CITY'S LEADING
MEETING POINT FOR LOVERS OF WESTERN MUSIC, AND TWO AT THE OBEROI
HOTEL ENTHRALLING OVER 500 JAZZ LOVERS IN BOTH CITIES. PERFORMANCES PRESENTED
SOME OUTSTANDING JAZZ TO THE MUSIC-LOVING GOANS AND JAZZ BUFFS
OF MUMBAI. IN SPITE OF THE FOUR-DAY LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND
UNSEASONABLE HEAVY DOWNPOURS BOTH IN GOA AND IN MUMBAI, JAZZ
AFICIONADOS TURNED OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS AND CLAPPED AND TAPPED
WITH THE MUSICIANS AND CLAMORED FOR MORE MUSIC. THROUGH THEIR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES,
THE DUO DEMONSTRATED AMERICAN YOUTH AT ITS EXUBERANT BEST AND
PROVIDED A CAPTIVATING DEMONSTRATION OF THE AMERICAN MUSIC SCENE.
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