This year, Mumbai will celebrate the second edition of this unique presentation once again curated by piano giant Louiz Banks with Mumbai Piano Day. Louiz known as India's premier Jazz pianist will stage this 30th September with one of a kind sound tracks and musical pieces.
With its first edition Mumbai celebrated Piano Day featuring some of the most brilliant pianists and keyboardists of India in an exciting evening of music focusing on individual and collective piano and keyboard artistry. This exclusive and one of a kind presentation spanned and pushed forward the legacies left by some of the world’s greatest Piano and Keyboard artists in the realm of Western Classical, Jazz, Rock, Latin, Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Funk and Fusion.
This year NCPA is back with the second edition of this unique presentation, once again curated by Louiz Banks. This rare presentation promises to be a most memorable and unforgettable evening of great music featuring a variety of incredible pianists and keyboardists in the country.
About Louiz Banks
Louiz Banks has been spearheading the Jazz Movement in India for the past three decades. He is a versatile composer, jazz improviser, pianist and keyboard player who specializes in live acoustic and electronic performances covering all genres of music.
He has been singularly instrumental in bringing a high standard of Jazz performance for jazz devotees in India. Apart from playing Jazz, he is the most sought after composer for advertising commercials, TV Serials, TV Themes, Curtain Raisers, Anthems Documentaries, Stage Musicals, Film Background scores, popular and Hindi Music.
He has proved his calibre, time and again, by performances with great artists such as Eddie Henderson, Eddie Daniels, Charlie Mariano, Yolande Bavan, John McLaughlin, Tony Lakatos, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Bob Belden, along with India’s best jazz singer Pam Crain and World renowned South Indian Classical Singer Ramamani. He is the most important face of Indian Jazz and has represented India in many International festivals with great success .He is an accomplished painter as well.
Mumbai Piano Day
Date: 30th September 2017
Venue: Tata Theatre, NCPA
Time: 7:00 pm