Fawzia
Khan and the "Neither East Nor West Band" at Cafe Vivaldi.
Fawzia has made an exemplary opening at Vivaldi to bring a new Indie Jazz combined with the bass, flute, tablas, keyboard/synthesizer to a new a new art form that would make Philip Glass peer through the windows and not just take a glimpse at the band but be able to sit down for a cup of Latte and finish up with the last note. The crowd sat with a kind of stupor and impacted them to become focused and poignant to the very sounds they want to hear and speak to the musicians during the break. The medley of ragas from the likes of Hindustani and Bhairavi mellowed with the repertoire of songs where Fawzia felt delighted to reach all the cadences and deliver with great aplomb. The were the tabla percussion flow from Naren who marvelously kept the evening on their nimble toes to tap with delight and the flute and bass, keyboards had a complete symphonic affect on the very audience to capture either minds, eyes, smiles, memories or just a wonderful evening to not reminisce with the past but look at the future happening right here in downtown Greenwich of New York City.
The band is likely to get to new places and look for future performances in all black but any other color. If you happen to come across them, don't forget to buy yourself a tall glass of wine or perhaps the very bottle may just lie empty on the table and never the halves (full/empty).
You can reach this band through Talent Asia Music Division.
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