<p>Hadouk Trio’, a French jazz band, performed in the City recently. The jazz trio taking to the stage did resemble all things in a flight and a familiar ringing voice informed the audience that they were about to take off on a journey. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The house was packed beyond capacity and some chairs had to be done away with to make place for those sitting on the floor. <br /><br />The crowd was a mix of the young and the old. Even before it began, the music-lovers present knew this evening was going to be quite worth the effort.<br /><br />‘Hadouk Trio’ was as modest as they could get and came with the added advantage of a sense of humour. <br /><br />Didier Malherbe on the doudouk, soprano saxophone, khen and flute; Loy Ehrlich <br />on hajouj, gumbass, keyboards and kora and Steve Shehan on percussion, djembe and hang make up the ‘Hadouk Trio’. <br /><br />The stage, being full of modified instruments, was far from anything that one had perhaps seen before.<br /><br />The tunes that came out of the combination were magical, jazz primarily, with a splattering of influences from around the world. <br /><br />The basic jazz elements of a guitar, a saxophone and a drum were intact, but the sounds were hardly what one could call ordinary. <br /><br />The guitar resembled a tree’s girdle, the saxophone looked extraordinary and <br />the percussion was a chaotic mix. <br /><br />The first few pieces, aimed at getting the crowd accustomed, were soft and smooth with catchy melodies. <br /><br />The experimental rhythm followed. A French piece with Italian influence set the crowd swaying and applauding easily. <br /><br />An Armenian piece came next and brought out the flute, sounding pleasantly similar to Indian music. By now, the crowd had opened up to ‘Hadouk Trio’, a jazz band with a difference. <br /><br />Didier Malherbe then decided to give the audience a taste of their vocal chords. He sang a piece in French with rapid rhythmic beats that set the crowd clapping along and feeling more involved with the music. <br /><br />The band continued, bringing out stranger looking instruments and juggling them with precision, breaking in the process every notion of a niche that is easily associated with <br />jazz.</p>
<p>Hadouk Trio’, a French jazz band, performed in the City recently. The jazz trio taking to the stage did resemble all things in a flight and a familiar ringing voice informed the audience that they were about to take off on a journey. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The house was packed beyond capacity and some chairs had to be done away with to make place for those sitting on the floor. <br /><br />The crowd was a mix of the young and the old. Even before it began, the music-lovers present knew this evening was going to be quite worth the effort.<br /><br />‘Hadouk Trio’ was as modest as they could get and came with the added advantage of a sense of humour. <br /><br />Didier Malherbe on the doudouk, soprano saxophone, khen and flute; Loy Ehrlich <br />on hajouj, gumbass, keyboards and kora and Steve Shehan on percussion, djembe and hang make up the ‘Hadouk Trio’. <br /><br />The stage, being full of modified instruments, was far from anything that one had perhaps seen before.<br /><br />The tunes that came out of the combination were magical, jazz primarily, with a splattering of influences from around the world. <br /><br />The basic jazz elements of a guitar, a saxophone and a drum were intact, but the sounds were hardly what one could call ordinary. <br /><br />The guitar resembled a tree’s girdle, the saxophone looked extraordinary and <br />the percussion was a chaotic mix. <br /><br />The first few pieces, aimed at getting the crowd accustomed, were soft and smooth with catchy melodies. <br /><br />The experimental rhythm followed. A French piece with Italian influence set the crowd swaying and applauding easily. <br /><br />An Armenian piece came next and brought out the flute, sounding pleasantly similar to Indian music. By now, the crowd had opened up to ‘Hadouk Trio’, a jazz band with a difference. <br /><br />Didier Malherbe then decided to give the audience a taste of their vocal chords. He sang a piece in French with rapid rhythmic beats that set the crowd clapping along and feeling more involved with the music. <br /><br />The band continued, bringing out stranger looking instruments and juggling them with precision, breaking in the process every notion of a niche that is easily associated with <br />jazz.</p>
