Reinventing jazz classics: Pak band touches new chords

Reinventing jazz classics: Pak band touches new chords

Lahore based 'Sachal Studios' first shot to fame for its rendition of Dave Brubeck's 1959 jazz classic 'Take Five'. ...
10:57 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Amit Saigal of Rock Street Journal drowns in Goa

Amit Saigal of Rock Street Journal drowns in Goa New Delhi: Amit Saigal, founder and editor of music magazine the Rock Street Journal, drowned while swimming off a Goa beach on Thursday, officials said. Saigal was swimming with his friends near their anchored sail boat off Bogmalo beach, 35 km from Panaji in Goa. "Saigal's friends who were present there said that he was asthmatic and could have had an asthma attack when he was swimming, while the entourage...
03:24 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Chennai Novemberfest: Pak musicians close the show

Chennai Novemberfest: Pak musicians close the show

The closing day of the November fest in Chennai on Friday saw Pakistani musicians Zeb and Haniya perform live in India for the first time. ...
08:26 AM, Nov 20, 2011

Honda slashes prices for the new Jazz

Honda slashes prices for the new Jazz New Delhi: Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) launched a new version of its compact car, Jazz, priced lower than its existing model at Rs 5.50 lakh to Rs 6.06 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). "During the first couple of years, the company has focused a lot on localisation and cost-down activities through the R&D function in India. The new Jazz with attractive pricing will surely appeal to the customers and expand the...
03:53 PM, Aug 18, 2011

Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva

Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva London: Amy Winehouse, whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27. Winehouse shot to fame with the album "Back to Black," whose blend of jazz, soul, rock and classic pop was a global hit. It won five Grammys and made Winehouse - with her black beehive hairdo and old-fashioned sailor tattoos - one of music's most recognizable...
10:55 PM, Jul 23, 2011
India connection at the Grammys this year

India connection at the Grammys this year

Vocalist Chandrika K Tandon and jazz pianist Vijay Iyer are running for Grammys this year. Catch the Grammys LIVE at 6:30 am only on Vh1. You can catch the repeat at 9 pm on the same day. For more Grammy updates, log onto www.facebook.com/vh1india.com ...
09:01 AM, Feb 11, 2011
Grammy nomination for NY-based NRI pianist

Grammy nomination for NY-based NRI pianist

Vijay Iyer will fly to Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards 2010 on February 13. ...
11:20 AM, Feb 02, 2011
Overdrive: Mega hatchback comparo 2010

Overdrive: Mega hatchback comparo 2010

With six test completed, Honda Jazz came out as the runaway leader with 43.5 points out of maximum 60 points. ...
11:37 PM, Sep 19, 2010

Violence witnessed at pop singer Jazzy B's show in J-K

Violence witnessed at pop singer Jazzy B's show in J-K Police had to fire tear gas shells to control the rowdy crowd. ...
11:44 AM, Dec 13, 2009

Honda Siel launches Jazz in India

Honda Siel launches Jazz in India Company is expecting, Jazz to run around 16.1 km in a litre. ...
01:28 PM, Jun 10, 2009

Note for note: Pt Ravi Shankar meets Jazz great Herbie

Note for note: Pt Ravi Shankar meets Jazz great Herbie East met West as Jazz great Herbie Hancock met Pandit Ravi Shankar. ...
10:59 PM, Feb 15, 2009

Full list of winners at 50th annual Grammy Awards

Full list of winners at 50th annual Grammy Awards Dubai: Mithali Raj continues to top the batting chart while India stayed at number three position in the latest ICC Women's ODI rankings. Indian batting mainstay Mithali Raj maintained her dominance at the top with 766 rating points followed distantly by West Indian Stafanie Taylor with 743 points, while Shelley Nitschke of Australia is placed at number three. Indian women's team, meanwhile, maintained the number three spot after a win...
05:39 AM, Feb 11, 2008

Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson passes away at 82

Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson passes away at 82 Colombo: Sri Lanka's legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is desperate for revenge World Cup victory over Australia on Saturday, four years after his country's final heartache. Sri Lanka lost the controversial 2007 title match in Barbados, when Australia celebrated a third successive triumph, in a match which ended in darkness and ruined the occasion as spectacle. "They (Australia) have won in all conditions. They have won the last three World Cups....
07:59 AM, Dec 25, 2007

All that jazz keeps B'lore abuzz

All that jazz keeps B'lore abuzz With at least one concert every four months, the Jazz scene in Bangalore is sure buzzing. ...
02:35 AM, Apr 26, 2007
All that jazz about Bharatnatyam

All that jazz about Bharatnatyam

It’s coming together of the western music and Indian classical dance form - Bharatnatyam and Jazz. ...
03:37 PM, Feb 23, 2007
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