Lars Møller and Jazz Explorer Trio – special guest Sanjeev Shankar Live Concert from Copenhagen/Delhi “Jazz Meets Indian Heritage”
Live from Denmark: Lars Møller (saxophone) Thor Madsen (guitar) Jonas Johansen (drums). Live from Delhi: Sanjeev Shankar (Shahnei).
A very special transcontinental live concert, uniting internationally acclaimed Danish Saxophone-player Lars Møller and Jazz Explorer Trio with special guest Shehnai Maestro Sanjeev Shankar who is the leading Indian Shahnei-player of his generation. Besides the original compositions by the Bandmembers, the concert will include new renditions of traditional Indian Ragas, www.JazzExplorerTrio.com Lars Moller and Jazz Explorer Trio has performed across the world and specializes in global jazz meetings. Besides collaborations with many legendary American Jazz-musicians the (DK) Grammy awarded Lars Møller is also deeply rooted in the classical Indian musical tradition, that he was initiated to as a student Sanjeev Shankars father Pt. Daya Shankar and grandfather Pt. Anant Lal in the 1990’s. Other Indian-jazz meetings by Møller, Madsen and Johansen includes “RagaJazz” and the large orchestral project “Glow Of Benares”.
Concept Support : Danish Cultural Institute , India Lions Club International, District 322 E & J M V Global Foundation