The Jazz Raj is a Jonas Hellborg trio recording continuing his
collaboration with guitarist Mattias 'IA' Eklundh and introducing
drummer Ranjit Barot. The music is seamlessly bonding Western and Indian
improvised music while avoiding the stylistic cliches that are so often
the pitfalls of this type of music. The Jazz Raj continues the
tradition of the bass/drums/guitar trios that Hellborg has been fronting
for more than 2 decades featuring wonderful musicians such as Shawn
Lane, Buckethead, Michael Shrieve and Jeff Sipe. The tracks on the
record are two half hour extended compositions with sections
interrelated thematically using western interpretation of Indian Ragas.
It is a genre defying work, it is Jazz Metal and Indian music but
primarily music for the pleasure of listening.
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