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Founded by Bangalore based guitarist and composer Jagadeesh Ramanujam Mudambi & Vocalist songwriter Madhuri Jagadeesh, MoonArra meaning “three streams” was formed in 2006 as a fusion of the interaction and collective influences of Indian Classical, Jazz and World Music Influences of its core members. MoonArra’s mission has always been to collaborate and connect with musicians and audiences worldwide, creating meaningful partnerships, bringing the message of peace and harmony, goodwill and tolerance in today’s environment.

MoonArra has performed internationally in significant jazz festivals and concerts overseas across Asia, Arica and Europe. MoonArra is currently working on its collaborative album titled “Maanush” and has already released its first single – its own version of American singer-songwriter Sara K’s classic “If I Could Sing Your Blues” online on all streaming platforms. MoonArra is also working on a production titled “Music of The Moonflowers – An Indian Opera”.

MoonArra has had 9 international overseas concert performance tours since 2009.

Members: Akshada Krishnan – Piano, Jataveda Banerjee – Vocals, Haripriya Narasimhan – Bass, Mythili Anantharaman – Vocals, Madhuri Jagadeesh – Vocals, Jagadeesh M.R – Guitars (Nylon & Steel Electric), Joshua Lance – Bass, Rohit P.S – Drums, Amit Mirchandani – Drums

Led by Capt Ravinder Samuel of BSM on saxophone and clarinet and Carlisle Turner HoD Drums dept, with an ensemble of students playing 6 saxophones, 1 trumpet, drums, piano, bass guitar and guitar!

Gerard Machado- Guitar
Radha Thomas – Vocals
Jeoraj Stanly George- Drums
Joshua Costa- Piano

Masters in their own right, the Trio known for delivering the best to Jazz enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music. Their music is a blend of Bebop jazz, blues, Funk and Latin elements. The band comprises of Gerard Machado on Guitar, Jeoraj Stanly George on Drums & Joshua Costa on Keyboards. Gerard Machado based in Bangalore is one of India’s most accomplished Jazz guitarists and has represented India at several international Jazz festivals. Besides being a virtuoso Jazz guitarist, he is also a prolific composer & music producer with original music albums to his credit.

Radha Thomas has had several distinct careers: first and foremost as a jazz musician, composer, arranger and band leader (she as been empanelled as the jazz ambassador for India by the ICCR (Indian Council For Cultural Affairs); then as a published author, contributing journalist and newspaper and magazine editor; she was also an Executive VP in charge of business development at Explocity.com. Her latest
venture is a podcast launched in 2022, to promote the cause of the indie dog.

Suvankar Ghosh – Guitar
Mario – Bass
Saurav Ghosh – Drums

Saurav, Mario and Suvankar will be performing a short instrumental set of jazz standards. The trio will improvise over a few Bebop, fusion and funk tunes.

The Sunshine Orchestra Brass Ensemble (Chennai) is the flagship project of the A R Rahman Foundation and is an Indian native symphony orchestra in the making. Socially and economically disadvantaged students with an aptitude for music are provided free musical training. Some of their initiatives include: Brass Ensemble (2016), Girls of Brass (2017), Outreach Program (2018), Nagaland Initiative (2019) and Brass Buddies (2020). The Senior group will perform along with drummer and Synths.

The performers are:
Trumpets: Angelin, Karthcik, Mohammed
Horns: Nandhu, Lokesh, Pavithra, Ojesh
Trombones: Vikki, Rameethha,
Tuba: Johnson
Synths: Chintan Trivedi
Drums: Rahul Vanamali

The Jazz Revival Band is a Jazz, Retro and Blues band started in 2000 by Dr. Thomas Chandy and his musicians whose foot-tapping music has enlivened the Bangalore scene for the last 17 years. The musicians play an assortment of instruments, from Saxophone, drums, bass, trumpet and of course, vocals to bring their unique sound to the stage.

Vocals: Thomas Chandy
Saxophone & Flute: S Raman Iyer
Trumpet: Melvin
Trombone: Gaurav
Bass: Ashish
Guitar: Maxi
Keyboards: Ignatius
Drums: Mike

Gypsy jazz or ‘jazz manouche’ is a style of swing music that emerged in the 1930s in France. Its inception is attributed to jazz pioneer and guitar legend Django Reinhardt along with French swing violinist Stéphane Grappelli. The Joey Sharma Band is a gypsy jazz trio based in Bangalore, taking forward Django’s approach to jazz. Their driving acoustic sound combines virtuosic skill, joyous up-tempo swing and slow burning ballads into an immersive experience like no other.

Joey Sharma (guitar) hails from Nagaland and has made a mark on the Bangalore music circuit by winning The All India Fingerstyle Competition 2016. He is also part of the band Django Twins which has played all over the country in the past four years.

Sammy David (guitar) has been active on the Bangalore music scene for some time, performing guitar duties for bands like Blues Before Sunrise and Polly Wants a Cracker.

Kapil Dalal (Bass): Kapil is a versatile Bass player who also works with The Bicycle Diaries and collaborations with Esther Rubina, Israel Thomas and other musicians on the Bangalore circuit.