Ranjit Barot & Slang! Ft.

bFLAT presents RANJIT BAROT & SLANG! Freedom - Jazz - Dance! (Contemporary Jazz Fusion) Featuring RANJIT BAROT (Drums) OSAM EZZELDIN (CA, U.S.A - Keyboards) MOHINI DEY (bass) (Entry - Rs. 499/- available on www.bookmyshow.com and also @ bFLAT). The bFLAT Bar, Indiranagar, hosts an evening of contemporary jazz fusion with the trio 'RANJIT BAROT & SLANG!' They will present tunes that are written, composed and arranged by Master drummer and Producer, Ranjit Barot, who is today on the forefront of both worlds, the mainstream popular Indian / World music, and Jazz Fusion genres. He will be ably accompanied by prolific pianist Osam Ezzeldin (California) and 20-year-old whiz-kid on bass, Mohini Dey. Experience musical Freedom - Jazz - Dance! Expect eclectic compositions and grooves by these internationally acclaimed musical Masters, who have played with the world's most revered musicians (between them they have played with the likes of John Mclaughlin, Billy Cobham, Ustad Zakir Husain, A.R Rahman, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Dave Weckl, Kai Eckhardt, Charlie Mariano and many more). THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS! RANJIT BAROT (Drums) Ranjit Barot is the Musical Director for all of the Oscar-winning composer, A.R.Rahman’s Live Concerts and holds the coveted ‘throne’ as Drummer for world renowned Guitar legend John Mclaughlin & The 4th Dimension band. Born into a family steeped in Indian classical music and dance, melody and rhythm have always been an integral part of Ranjit’s life, and he started playing at the age of 12, encouraged by his mother, the legendary Kathak dancer, Sitara Devi. His early career saw performances with Louis Banks & the Jazz Yatra Sextet, the great Pandit Ravi Shankar, the maestros, (late) Don Cherry & (late) Charlie Mariano. His unique approach to drumming has seen collaborations with Maestro Zakir Hussain, including a ‘Masters of Percussion’ US Tour in 2004., Carnatic classical legends, Maestro U. Srinivas and Guru L. Subramaniam, Hindustani slide guitar master exponent, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, sarangi legend Sultan Khan Sahab, ghatam maestro Pandit ‘Vikku’ Vinayakaram, Khanjira exponent Selva Ganesh, among many other noted artists. His work/performances with the Western greats have included unique collaborations with renowned artists such as Bill Evans, Scott Kinsey, Jonas Helborg, Ayden Esen, and Tim Garland. Ranjit has also had a long career in composition and music production, working out of his own state-of-the-art studio facility, in Mumbai, India. Combined with his strong roots in the Indian classical tradition and his world-view of music gave him a unique perspective on the Indian Film genre. His career spans projects over the last almost 4 decades as a featured drummer and arranger for Indian Film Industry erstwhile giants such as R.D. Burman, right up to A.R Rahman’s greatest work through the years, including the Grammy & Oscar-nominated ‘127 Hours’ and continues to bring his unique personality to this genre of music. His recognition as a Music Composer and Arranger for Album Projects and Feature Films has earned him the Filmfare Award for his score in ‘Aks’ (2001) and more recently his work in ‘Shaitan’ swept all 3 major Indian awards, in the year 2011. Ranjit was Music Composer and Sound Designer for the entire Opening and Closing Ceremonies of mega event, the Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010, and Music Producer for MTV Unplugged (Season 1 & 2) OSAM EZZELDIN (CA, U.S.A - Keyboards) Pianist/composer/Educator/Producer, Osam Ezzeldin is an Egyptian-born/American, now residing in California. His versatility has made him an especially valuable addition to a new generation of jazz virtuosos. Osam has shared the stage and the studio with some of the leading jazz musicians in the USA and the world, including Billy Cobham, Giovanni Hidalgo, Stanley Jordan, Zakir Hussain, Larry Coryell, Dave Weckl, Kai Eckhardt, Orhan Osman's Turkophony All Stars, Simon Phillips, Sean Rickman, Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters) George Porter Jr, Bernard Wright and Chuck Rainey, to name a few. Quote: "I am very impressed with Osam's composing and I enjoy his improvisation also! Very good work indeed. Respect and affection, John McLaughlin." Osam's prodigious abilities at the Piano, writing for Jazz Ensembles, Chamber Orchestra, Movie Scores, Jazz Fusion, R&B, Afro-Cuban, and arranging, also brought him to the attention of the professional Jazz scene in the USA and Worldwide. An Alumnus of the Berklee College Of Music (with a full Scholarship and the highest Honors from Berklee's evaluation team and faculty members, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and piano great Ray Santisi), he went on to collaborate in workshops/teaching sessions at U.C Berkeley, California Jazz Conservatory and Berklee College Of Music. MOHINI DEY (bass) This 20-year-old bass guitar whiz kid performs with the confidence and maturity of a seasoned musician. Mohini Dey has played with some of the world's most revered musicians and music composers like singer Hariharan, Ranjit Barot and A.R Rahman at different events. And then there’s work in Rahman’s newly formed a capella band NAFS, and in a couple of other new bands that include Taufiq Qureshi, Naveen Kumar, Stephen Devassy, Sivamani, Aditya Kalyanpur and Suchismita. So impressed was Ranjit Barot with Dey’s ability with a Fender, that he featured her in his album Bada Boom, and made her a part of his band on MTV Unplugged. He even introduced her to Ustad Zakir Husain, with whom she performed at Mumbai's Prithvi theatre. Mohini has played in two seasons of Coke Studio. There is also her own album. Her music has influences from guitarists like Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Abraham Laboriel, Mark King, Tom Kennedy and Marcus Miller. She also draws from percussion instruments such as the drums and the tabla. “I love listening to [percussion instruments] and then I play the same phrases on bass,” she says. To quote Uday Benegal, singer-songwriter and founder of Indus Creed - “Mohini is remarkable for her virtuosity and has gone beyond the novelty of a child prodigy to a promising stretch of great musical longevity.”