<p>Who says music can’t be for a good cause? <br /><br /></p>.<p>Recently, a concert called ‘Musicians for Carlton — A Charity Event’ was conducted at the Alliance Francaise de Bangalore. A host of the finest musicians in the City came <br />together to present a hard-to-forget show — the proceeds for which were forwarded to ailing jazz legend, Carlton Kitto, who is currently struggling for funds for a complicated back surgery. <br /><br />A line-up of some fantastic pieces were put together and despite the serious nature of the event, the audience managed to have a great time.<br /><br />People of all ages trooped into the auditorium minutes before the show — thanks to the diversity of the line-up for the evening, the music appealed to practically every niche listener. <br /><br />The evening got off to the perfect start with ‘Wishbone Factory’, a choir ensemble which kept its pieces light and yet, at times, soulful. <br /><br />Keeping with the spirit of the evening, most of the pieces were jazz — they began with a light-hearted rendition of ‘In the Mood’, accompanied with plenty of finger-snapping and clapping, which kept the audience in high spirits. <br /><br />This was followed by the more soulful ‘Starry Starry Night’ — an ode to Vincent Van Gogh with heartbreaking lyrics and a melancholy air, which they executed to perfection. <br />Next, they performed ‘Left My Heart in San Francisco’, a romantic number with a <br />beautiful piano accompaniment and finished off their stint on the stage with the chirpy ‘Mack the Knife’.<br /><br />After this, the duo of Jude Lazaro and Robin Colaco took the stage. As musicians, they enjoy taking complicated pieces of music and breaking them down to the basics — with Jude on vocals and Robin playing the guitar. They began with ‘Quando Quando Quando’, a soulful number with poignant lyrics. <br /><br />Despite the somewhat skeletal feel of the piece, they managed to give the music a certain richness, which the audience obviously enjoyed. <br /><br />This was followed by a well-known number — ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ — which the audience clapped along to. They also performed George Michael’s ‘Till the End of Time’. <br />Tarushka, who had come to watch the show, admitted to having quite a nice time — <br />despite not being much of a jazz enthusiast. <br /><br />“It’s been really good so far. I’d say I’m a moderate jazz fan — but I still really enjoy this. With all the dancing and singing, it’s quite engaging. <br /><br />A friend encouraged me to come for this and I’m glad I did,” she said.<br />The evening’s line-up included artistes like Stanley Pinto, Wilbur Colaco, Aman Mahajan, Madhuri Jagadeesh and Imraan Jamal as well.<br /></p>
<p>Who says music can’t be for a good cause? <br /><br /></p>.<p>Recently, a concert called ‘Musicians for Carlton — A Charity Event’ was conducted at the Alliance Francaise de Bangalore. A host of the finest musicians in the City came <br />together to present a hard-to-forget show — the proceeds for which were forwarded to ailing jazz legend, Carlton Kitto, who is currently struggling for funds for a complicated back surgery. <br /><br />A line-up of some fantastic pieces were put together and despite the serious nature of the event, the audience managed to have a great time.<br /><br />People of all ages trooped into the auditorium minutes before the show — thanks to the diversity of the line-up for the evening, the music appealed to practically every niche listener. <br /><br />The evening got off to the perfect start with ‘Wishbone Factory’, a choir ensemble which kept its pieces light and yet, at times, soulful. <br /><br />Keeping with the spirit of the evening, most of the pieces were jazz — they began with a light-hearted rendition of ‘In the Mood’, accompanied with plenty of finger-snapping and clapping, which kept the audience in high spirits. <br /><br />This was followed by the more soulful ‘Starry Starry Night’ — an ode to Vincent Van Gogh with heartbreaking lyrics and a melancholy air, which they executed to perfection. <br />Next, they performed ‘Left My Heart in San Francisco’, a romantic number with a <br />beautiful piano accompaniment and finished off their stint on the stage with the chirpy ‘Mack the Knife’.<br /><br />After this, the duo of Jude Lazaro and Robin Colaco took the stage. As musicians, they enjoy taking complicated pieces of music and breaking them down to the basics — with Jude on vocals and Robin playing the guitar. They began with ‘Quando Quando Quando’, a soulful number with poignant lyrics. <br /><br />Despite the somewhat skeletal feel of the piece, they managed to give the music a certain richness, which the audience obviously enjoyed. <br /><br />This was followed by a well-known number — ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ — which the audience clapped along to. They also performed George Michael’s ‘Till the End of Time’. <br />Tarushka, who had come to watch the show, admitted to having quite a nice time — <br />despite not being much of a jazz enthusiast. <br /><br />“It’s been really good so far. I’d say I’m a moderate jazz fan — but I still really enjoy this. With all the dancing and singing, it’s quite engaging. <br /><br />A friend encouraged me to come for this and I’m glad I did,” she said.<br />The evening’s line-up included artistes like Stanley Pinto, Wilbur Colaco, Aman Mahajan, Madhuri Jagadeesh and Imraan Jamal as well.<br /></p>
