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   Louiz Banks is India's pre-eminent Jazz Pianist, Composer, Film and Record   
   Producer. He is also a Grammy nominee and fondly called the 'Godfather of   
   Indian Jazz'. 'Transcendence' is an annual event, that pays tribute to Legends   
   of Indian & Western Jazz    
   Music. This year’s Transcendence 2.0 saw two modern day Indian legends,   
   Grammy nominee Louiz Banks-Piano and Dr. Mysore Manjunath-Violin pay tribute   
   to their respective idols Jazz legend Oscar Peterson and Carnatic legend T.   
   Chowdiah. The concert    
   featuring the music of the 'Vidwan of the Violin', fusing with the artistry of   
   the 'Maharaja of the Piano', proved to be a stupendous success   
      
   Louiz Banks and Dr. Mysore Manjunath-Violin were accompanied by Gianluca   
   Liberatore-Bass Guitar, Vidwan Bangalore Amrit-Khanjira, Gino Banks-Drums and   
   Pt. Yogesh Samsi-Tabla and together they took the audience to a heightened   
   level of consciousness with    
   their music, culminating in a joyous transcendent state.   
   .   
   Louiz Banks picked Oscar Peterson, in his words 'The answer to that question   
   will cover a few volumes ... but in short... because Oscar Peterson is   
   unanimously acknowledged as one of the greatest exponents of Jazz Piano..and   
   he continues to inspire all    
   students of Jazz Piano. My own switch to Jazz Piano took place when my father   
   introduced me to Oscar Peterson... that was the turning point in my musical   
   studies and pursuits. Hence I pay homage to the greatness of Oscar Peterson"   
      
   The first segment of the concert began with the lovely tribute by Louiz Banks   
   to Oscar Peterson with some good old instrumental jazz popularized by him. The   
   second segment of the concert began with tribute by Vidwan Shri. Dr. Mysore   
   Manjunathji to T.   
   Chowdiah with the traditional Tyagaraja Kriti ‘Nyanamu Sakaratha’ in   
   Purvikalyani. The finale was specially composed by Louiz Banks called   
   ‘Reunion’ loosely based on Raga Chandrakauns. The finale also had Gino   
   Banks, Pt.Yogesh Samsi and Vidwan    
   Bangalore Amrit, showing their respective class and talent separately and then   
   sparring amiably with each other on their instruments. Pradeep Joseph from   
   Raga to Rock said 'the concert was like sitting at the crossroads, where the   
   Music of Chennai and    
   New Orleans met'.   
      
   The Performing Stars:   
      
   Louiz Banks-Concept, Composer, Key Boards. A Grammy nominee, who has been   
   spearheading the Jazz Movement in India for the past three decades. He has   
   been singularly instrumental in bringing a high standard of Jazz performance   
   for jazz devotees in India.   
      
   Gianluca Liberatore-Bass Guitar, A bass player born in Palermo, Italy. After   
   Graduating at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, he moved to Mumbai in 2015,   
   where he works as Dean of Academics at the True School of Music. Gianluca has   
   performed alongside Ann    
   Hampton Callaway, Ted Rosenthal, Loretta Holloway, Tulio Mourao, Ronal   
   Douglas, SOI and many others.   
      
   Gino Banks-Drums. He is the son of Louiz Banks, India’s legendary jazz   
   pianist and composer. Gino is a versatile musician, this trait leads him to   
   perform and record with artists and bands of all types of genres.   
      
   Vidwan Dr. Mysore Manjunath-Western & Carnatic Violin, is a globally-renowned   
   violinist. A child prodigy who matured quickly to emerge as one of the Top   
   Ranking Violinists in India today. Acclaimed as a wonder kid with astonishing   
   musicianship, Manjunath    
   has established himself as one of the outstanding Carnatic Instrumentalists.   
      
   Pt. Yogesh Samsi-Tabla was born in the family of the renowned vocalists Pandit   
   Dinkar Kaikini and Shashikala Kaikini. From the age of ten he studied with the   
   late Ustad Alla Rakha. An ‘A’ grade artist of All India Radio and   
   Doordarshan, he has given    
   numerous solo performances as well as accompanied many distinguished artists.   
      
   Vidwan Bangalore Amrit- Khanjira. He is a globally-renowned musician,   
   performer, and frame-drummer. His power-packed performances filled with   
   versatility, speed and intricate pattern presentation merged with aesthetics,   
   grace & beauty have fascinated    
   large audiences and received critical acclaim.   
      
   At last year's concert Carnatic legend G. Harishankar (Khanjira) was honored   
   with a tribute by Vidwan Bangalore Amrit (Khanjira) and Jazz legend Buddy Rich   
   was honored with a tribute, by Ranjit Barot (Drums).   
      
   The event was organized by Gigue Entertainment a division of SRH Consilium LLP   
   lead by Rajashekhar Srinivasan and this initiative would not have been   
   possible without the support of Aditya Birla Sunlife Capital Mutual Funds,   
   Indian Oil Corporation, Life    
   Insurance Corporation & Bombay Dyeing.   
      
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