PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Rez Abbasi and R.O.C. Trio Grounded in Folk Tradition and Jazz Improvisation

Sounds Mixed and Matched Indo-Pak Coalition, a trio equally grounded in folk tradition and jazz improvisation, proposes a social pact as well a musical ideal. The groups name is partly self-descriptive the alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa is of Indian descent, while the guitarist Rez Abbasi was born in Pakistan but it also carries an underlying message made all the more painfully relevant by events like the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai...

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