Wednesday, March 21, 2012

INDIA, GUWAHATI: Tbilisi Big Band in concert


GUWAHATI: A jazz band from Georgia, Tbilisi Big Band, enthralled hundreds of musical aficionados from the city on Monday at Shrdhanjali Kanan, a park located in the heart of the city. This was the first jazz concert to be held in the open air in the city. 

Led by Dinara 'Dini' Virsaladze, a noted jazz pianist from Tbilisi in Georgia, the musical soiree saw three other musicians accompanying the keyboard player. David Masteranov played the guitar, Nika Abashmadze played the drums and Levan Deisadze played the bass. The audience enjoyed the music played by the bass guitarist the most and Deisadze didn't fail to make the audience applaud in sheer ecstasy his dexterity on the bass guitar. The concert was organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in association with Guwahati Metropolitan Authority ( GMDA). (The Times Of India)