BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8207@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240224T130000 DTSTAMP:20240123T223958Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/capstone-theatre-milap-and-lijf- present-the-attuned-quartet/ SUMMARY:Cornerstone: Capstone Theatre: Milap and LIJF Present: The Attuned Quartet DESCRIPTION:Omar Puente - electric violin\nJack Jennings - guitar\nGurdain Rayatt - tabla\nSanti Jayasinha - cello\n\n£15\n24/02/2024\, 13:00\nThe C apstone Theatre\n\nBOOK HERE\n\nThis ambitious new line up of Attuned is s triving to develop its own approach to Indian Classical fusion. Placing a strong emphasis on the compositional elements of their material as well as improvisational prowess\, they are approaching fusion in a different way to most artists in the subgenre. The diverse expertise and backgrounds of the group's members enable a vast collection of styles and traditions from across the world to be assimilated seamlessly.\n\nEach composition is con structed in a very specific way\, creating an intriguing environment for t he improvisation to take place. The melodic material is based on Raags of North and South India\, the harmonic elements are evolved precisely from t hese Raags to develop and enrich their character\, without changing the es sence of the music. While embodying the complex rhythms of Indian music\, the overall landscape of the ensemble draws much from Latin\, and Jazz tra ditions also. These contrasting rhythms\, that are layered into the arrang ements\, flow together seamlessly and when executed with the sharpness and articulation of this group it has a real impact.\n\nThe Attuned Quartet w ill take audiences into a new understanding of what the potential of fusio n really is and how this group is truly an ideal foundation for new forms of expression.\n\nElectric violinist Omar Puente is one of the world's lea ding violinists and a well respected artist of the London Jazz and Latin m usic scene. Beginning his career in the late 80’s as the 1st chair violi nist of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra\, he then toured American an d Mexico with the ‘Jose Maria Vitier Jazz Band’ and moved on to play w ith leading members of the Buena Vista Social Club. In 1997 he moved to th e UK and had a tremendous impact continuing to work with the best in busin ess and making his name as a band leader and solo artist. He has played wi th Nigel Kennedy\, Eddie Palmieri\, and collaborated on a jazz project wit h the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Among other well known musicians he ha s played with are guitarist John Williams\, pianist Robert Mitchell\, Jool s Holland\, Kirsty MacColl\, Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo of the Bue na Vista Social Club. Puente is a regular member of the band of saxophonis t Courtney Pine\, who produced his debut solo album From There to Here (20 09).\n\nElectric guitarist Jack Jennings is one the few professional guita rists who fully adapt Indian classical music to their instrument. He is a disciple of sitar virtuoso Roopa Panesar and Shakir Parvez Khan who have e nabled him to develop a deeply rooted approach while exploring the potenti al of the guitar as a new voice within Indian Classical music. He appeared on Kuljit Bhamra’s album Raga &\; Tala\, had a master-class residenc y alongside Pandit Sanju Sahai and Chandra Chakraborti and worked extensiv ely with slide guitarist Manish Pingle\, developing unique repertoire toge ther and playing concerts all around the UK. As a composer his work ranges from classical guitar\, Rock\, Jazz and Indian Classical with his previou s band Ashowka signed to Geoff Barrow (Portishead) label in Bristol. He is the principal composer of the Attuned Quartet and sees this group as the perfect vehicle for Indian music and other elements of world music to go h and in hand\, forging new directions.\n\nTabla player Gurdain Rayatt is on e of the leading tabla players in the country today performing regularly a s an international artist. Trained by the tabla legend Guru Acharya Pandit Shankar Ghosh\, Gurdain’s performances range from traditional classical music and dance through to cross-cultural and experimental fusion work. H ailing from the traditions of three major tabla gharanas (Benares\, Punjab and Farukhabad)\, Gurdain has been blessed with the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest tabla players on the stage today including Pandi t Swapan Chaudhuri\, Ustad Zakir Hussain\, Pandit Kumar Bose and Pandit An indo Chatterjee. He has been fortunate to have toured\, performed and coll aborated with some of the most proficient performers currently onstage inc luding Anoushka Shankar\, Niladri Kumar\, Kala Ramnath\, Purbayan Chatterj ee\, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan\, Ustad Shahid Parvez\, Pandit Birju Maharaj\, P andit Kushal Das\, Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya\, Bernhard Schimpelsberge r\, Roopa Panesar\, Jesse Bannister to name a few.\n\nCellist Santi Jayasi nha is a highly sought after Jazz and World multi-instrumentalist and an e xtremely experienced educator.He has worked in all types of musical situat ions at the highest level in the Jazz\, Latin\, Brazilian\, African and ot her World music fields. He has worked with legendary Cuban pianists Frank Emilio Fly\, Ruben Gonzalez and Cachaito from the Buena Vista Club and wit h Chocolate Armenteros in New York. On the London scene he has worked with Jyotsna Srikanth\, John Mayer’s Indo-Jazz Fusions\, Gregori Schechter ’s Klezmer Festival Band\, Kuljit Bhamra\, Gilad Atzmon\, Tim Garland an d Courtney Pine. On the folk scene he has recorded on Karen Tweed’s May Monday with Finnish and Swedish folk musicians\, Bill Jones (three albums) and worked with a variety of Irish and Scottish folk musicians including at Salsa Celtica. Cello credits include recording on Linsday Cooper’s Sa hara Dust\, Mônica Vasconcelos’ Nois\, touring with the Mike Westbrook Orchestra\, Mulatu Astakte\, Adriana Vasques\, Clare Foster\, and his own Brazil Cello Trio. 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