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  • The ‘jazzy’ Mumbai Festival to be telecast on VH1

    The ‘jazzy’ Mumbai Festival to be telecast on VH1

    MUMBAI: The Mumbai Festival at the Gateway of India, which is being presented by exclusively MTV Networks India in association with BET Jazz, the US Department of State will see the greatest living exponents of the art of Jazz – Al Jarreau, George Duke, Ravi Coltrane, and Earl Klugh along with members of The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, perform live as part of the closing ceremony of the fest on 16 January, 2005.

    The concert will be telecast on MTV Networks recently launched channel in India – VH1.

    MTV Networks India MD Alex Kuruvilla said, “Music knows no boundaries. MTV Networks India is proud to be associated with the historic performances by American Jazz giants and to be a part of bringing together people and countries. It is only fitting that legendary jazz artistes like Al Jarreau, George Duke, Ravi Coltrane and Earl Klugh along with members of the Thelonious Monk Institute will be part of the closing ceremony of The Mumbai Festival, to be held at a significant, historical landmark – the legendary Gateway of India.”

    Encouraging interaction between Indian and American cultures, Secretary of State Colin Powel, announced the India tour of these American greats to the world press on 14 December, 2004 in Washington.

    Air India (the official Travel Partner for the event) director-public relations Jitender Bhargava said, “Air-India, which has been an integral part of Mumbai city’s social and cultural life, takes pride in its association with the Jazz Masters concert being organised as part of the Mumbai Festival.”

    The performance by the Jazz greats on 16 January will be the grand finale of the Mumbai Festival, a unique event designed to place Indias most vibrant metropolis on the world map as a leading Cultural Tourism destination. The 10-day festival will be inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and the Union Minister of State for Tourism, Renuka Choudhury on 7 January, 2005.

  • MTV India gets jazzed up in 2005

    MTV India gets jazzed up in 2005

    MUMBAI: This will come as sweet news to Indian lovers of jazz music. MTV India has teamed up with the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in the US, Black Entertainment Television (Bet) Jazz and the US State Department for the 2005 India Jazz and Heritage Tour from 12-20 January in Mumbai.

    One of the highlights will be an evening concert at the Gateway of India. In India the event will air on VH1. Promotion will start in a few days time on MTV.and VH1.

    American jazz artists scheduled to appear include Ravi Coltrane, Al Jarreau, George Duke and Earl Klugh. MTV India MD Alex Kuruvilla said, “Music knows no boundaries. MTV India is proud to be associated with the historic performances by American Jazz giants and to be a part of bringing together people and countries, joining forces in the fight against HIV/Aids.”

    Bet Jazz executive VP and GM Paxton Baker said, “This week-long event is designed to encourage the interaction between Indian and American cultures. The tour and its various components will also give us the opportunity to increase HIV-Aids awareness, which has become a major social issue in India.”

    The 2005 India Jazz and Heritage Tour commences in Mumbai with a master class featuring Ravi Coltrane and participants from the Monk Institute and Indian students. The final Mumbai event will be a charity luncheon with proceeds donated to HIV-AIDS research.

    Members of the tour will travel to New Delhi and perform master classes and give lectures in various schools. A musical birthday tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. featuring film footage of his visit there in the 1960s has also been planned. The tour will include a trip to Agra and the Taj Mahal.

    BET Jazz is Viacom’s 24 Hour jazz channel. It features many of the finest names in jazz through in-studio performances, festivals, concert coverage, and celebrity interviews. Many of the shows
    feature original programming, as well as historic footage, unavailable on any other television network.