 Another year is over. And it is time to compile the best of the Music that was featured on AI over the last twelve months. My output last year was low due to myriad personal reasons. But starting this year that might change for the better – I am going to be joined by a [...] |  I cannot recall now how I stumbled upon Nilima’s website and the first strains of Nothing Left But Me stunned me with its beauty and grace but I am glad I did and then one thing led to another and I bought her entire EP. I also had the audacity to send her a fan [...] |  In keeping with the theme of the times, after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, I have decided to feature an accomplished Japanese Jazz musician, Shigeki Kawahara. This is my way of paying tribute to the spirit of the people of Japan. Shigeki Kawahara is a product of the digital age. A full-time [...] |  The year is over! For some of us, it just came and went – a member of a long list of other such candidates. For some of us it probably was an year of great import, a milestone in our lives in some way or the other. I am not one for grand new year [...] |
 Revolution Void is an electronic jazz music project from producer and pianist Jonah Dempcy and the album Increase the Dosage is one of the finest offerings to come out of this project yet. And the album is free to download and share. It mixes electronic beats and jazz to create a unique style of music [...] |  (It was Hendrix’s birthday last Saturday and this post was planned on the day. But due to both unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances it has been delayed! But better late than never.) There’s nothing much left to say about Jimi Hendrix – all that had to be said has been said by all. A wizard who [...] |  Triplexity, the name, comes from triplex and complexity. And this is a band which is completely “a virtual band consisting of 3 members who have never met each other face to face”! The story of this band is the story of three Jamendo users – SaReGaMa who lives in Israel, Nikila who is a Belgian [...] |  Paolo Pavan is an Italian pianist whom I discovered on Jamendo. He has two albums of Jazz available for free download out there. And that is what I feature today. The first of the two is called Inside and it is my favourite of the two. It has six mature jazz tracks born out of [...] |
 This band reminds you of Santana in parts, of Phish in flashes and of Earth, Wind & Fire in instances. But make no mistake, they are no cheap imitators of great names. In fact I was so super-excited to discover such totally original and uber-cool music that I knew I just had to share it [...] |  Another good Jazz discovery of mine, this one I have been listening to for the past half year or so. A French quartet, Suerte has a full length album, Kogani and a shorter Pastèque, available for free online. Their sound is Fusion Jazz with a bit of Middle-Eastern flavour which is more pronounced in some parts [...] |  © Photo – Amabilis Insania You haven’t lived until you’ve heard Wes Montgomery’s version of ‘Round Midnight. , said the email… And after I heard it, I believed it! Wes was a pioneer – one of the first Jazz guitarists, he has influenced countless others. And even if he wasn’t, or hadn’t, he would still [...] |  A lazy Sunday afternoon, the missus is taking a siesta and I am on the internet looking for Music. What am I looking for? Jazz of course! And I found Sinan Bakir. Sinan is originally from Turkey and he came to the U.S. as a scholarship student to study Jazz. But methinks, he can teach [...] |
