Goa, India – The Bassman’s band led by virtuoso jazz bass player Colin D’Cruz, features some of the hottest local as well as international talent. The band has been signed on by the Taj Landsend hotel on a resident contract and will perform at
the Atrium Lounge Tuesdays to Sundays, 7.30pm to 11.30pm. Friday and Saturday nights will feature Australian singer Megan Perry. The rest of the week the band will perform a wide range of instrumental nightclub standards.
Megan Perry – vocals. Megan is an amazingly talented singer with a sensational, soulful voice. She has performed on resident contracts with some of the worlds best international hotel chains in Sydney, Australia. Her repertoire includes tastefully selected pop-rock covers and will also include some of her own compositions.
Jimmy Divecha – saxophone/flute. Jimmy is one of Mumbai’s jazz veterans who has spent well over forty years on hotel resident band contracts. Besides regular nightclub standards, his repertoire also covers popular tunes from different countries around the world that strike a chord with the international clientele of hotels.
Beven Fonseca – piano/keyboards. Beven is one of Mumbai’s most promising new talent. He has been playing the piano from the age of five, studying classical music initially and later switching over to pop and jazz. Besides live performances he is also an established studio artiste.
Ian Enthiado – drums/percussion. Ian started playing the drums professionally at the age of eight in the middle-east, where he was based. After moving to Mumbai he has performed regularly as a member of backup bands for some of India’s greatest artistes.
Colin D’Cruz – fretless bass. Colin is probably the only musician in India to have played with over ninety different live music ensembles locally as well as internationally. A familiar figure on the local live music scene, some of his bands can be reviewed at his website
http://www.hullocheck.com
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.