Sunny Jain - dhol / drumset / percussion
Rohin Khemani - tavil / doumbek
Tomas Fujiwara - drumset
Arun Luthra - soprano sax
Mike Bomwell - baritone sax
Sonny Singh - trumpet
MiWi La Lupa - bass trumpet
Smoota - trombone
John Altieri - sousaphone
Sunny Jain - drumset/dhol/laptop sounds
Rez Abbasi - guitar/sitar-guitar
Gary Wang - acoustic bass
Steve Welsh - tenor & soprano saxophones/effects
Samita Sinha - vocals
Sunny Jain - drums
Rez Abbasi - guitar/sitar-guitar
Gary Wang - acoustic bass
Steve Welsh - tenor saxophone/effects
Books
Drum Atlas: India - Alfred Publishing 2009
The Total Jazz Drummer - Alfred Publishing 2007
The music of India is a rich source of rhythmic theory and tradition that remains largely untapped by modern drummers. Drum Atlas: India explains how the traditional rhythms of instruments such as the tabla, mridangam, and dhol can be adapted to the modern drumset. You’ll start by learning the bol, or spoken syllables that Indian percussionists have used for centuries to communicate drum patterns. Then, you’ll learn the theory behind tal, rhythmic cycles of various numbers of beats. Indian rhythms are often composed of familiar patterns with 3, 4, 6, 8, or 16 beats, but sometimes delve into patterns of 5 or 7 beats that may seem unusual to a Western drummer. Mastering this knowledge will improve your soloing, linear phrasing, and subdividing skills. You’ll also learn how you can incorporate Indian rhythmic concepts into other musical styles, such as rock, funk, and jazz. A CD is included with backing tracks to practice with.
The Total Jazz Drummer is an exciting journey through the diverse world of jazz drumming. You start with basic lessons in grip and rhythm and end up playing solos in the styles of Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, "Philly" Joe Jones and Max Roach. This wide-ranging study of jazz drums is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate student will find all the tools needed to become a great player, while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on jazz drumming. This book features many of the styles that make the instrument and genre of jazz drumming so challenging yet rewarding: from second line (street beat), bossa nova, Samba, clave, mambo and salsa to Songo, Bembe, Abakwa and Calypso. This is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great jazz drummer. A CD is included with backing tracks to practice with.
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Sunny Jain - drums, dhol (track 4)
Marc Cary - piano
Nir Felder - guitar
Gary Wang - acoustic bass
Achyut Joshi - vocals (tracks 1, 4)
Sheetal Karhade - vocals (tracks 2, 4)
Samita Sinha - vocals (track 6)
Shayna Steele - vocals (track 3)
Sachal Vasandani - vocals (track 5)
YaliniDream - spoken word (track 1)
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NEW YORK PRESS :: by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
Jain intrepidly leads his band into a lush, undiscovered sonic territory that glistens with the exoticism of newness. > Read article
SIGNAL TO NOISE :: by Bill Barton
Stakes out singular turf in this 21st Century world of cross-pollinating musical traditions. > Read article
ALL ABOUT JAZZ :: by Ernest Barteldes
Leads the listener to a journey of discovery and the surprises are everywhere. > Read article
JAZZTIMES :: by Bill Milkowski
And powering it all with shifting tempos, a vast array of percussive colors and rhythmic aplomb is bandleader Jain, bringing worlds together in seamless fashion...a fresh concept with brilliant execution. > Read article
JAZZ REVIEW :: by Roman St. James
The magic of this recording is how well it has been executed and how the variously elements are all mesh together so seamlessly. This is music that feels both ultra-modern and ‘old’. I believe it is a glimpse of the potential for amazing art that the young jazz players of today are capable of when they mix the old with the new. > Read article
CODA :: by John Chacona
Groundbreaking synthesis. > Read article
*Mango Festival is the reissue of As Is
JAZZIZ :: by Ernest Barteldes
Dazzling improvisational moments from all involved. > Read article
JAZZTIMES :: by Carlo Wolff
This is album is a live wire. > Read article
ALL ABOUT JAZZ :: by Mark F. Turner
Best Release of 2010. > Read article
EJAZZNEWS :: by Glenn Astarita
Jain has masterminded a gala that is divergent, unique and irrefutably compelling. A top pick for 2010, indeed. > Read article
STATE OF MIND :: by J. Hunter
mind-blowing results. > Read article
THE BOSTON GLOBE :: by Siddhartha Mitter
Top 10 World Music CDs of 2010. > Read article
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER :: by David R. Stampone
An irrestible "dhol 'n' brass" nine-piece from New York City. He [Sunny Jain] invented "dhol 'n' brass" - and this record proves that Red Baraat rules it. > Read article
SONGLINES :: by Nigel Williamson
Red Baraat have a studied multi-ethnic cool reminiscent of other New York world fusion acts like Gogol Bordello and Yerba Buena. > Read article
