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Gypsy jazz by the lake
Gypsy Jazz Festival Nepal 2015 completed its Pokhara leg on March 14. The festival, which began from Kathmandu, entertained the Pokhara audience for three days
bookmarkGypsy Jazz Festival Nepal 2015 completed its Pokhara leg on March 14. The festival, which began from Kathmandu, entertained the Pokhara audience for three days at venues like the Center Point Restaurant and Bar, Chipledhunga; Olive Café Restaurant, Lakeside Road; and Madhusala Restaurant and Lounge Bar, Lakeside.
Shiva Sharma
Published at : March 16, 2015
Updated at : March 16, 2015 08:05
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Organised by JJ Sultans, the festival saw musicians like Daniel Givone (France), Samule Pont (Switzerland), Hari Maharjan (Nepal), Xavier Moillen (Switzerland), Nicolas Fardel (Switzerland) and Greg Pittet (Switzerland) perform
their repertoire.
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz) is a form of jazz music that originated in Paris in the 1930s. Roma guitarist Jean “Django” Reinhardt is often considered to be the man behind this subgenre of jazz. And while Europe is still the hotbed for this music, with scores of artists and a huge fan base, Hari Maharjan is considered to be the major practitioner of gypsy jazz in Nepal.
Speaking of the festival, French musician Givone said that although gypsy jazz is widely loved in Europe and the US, it is yet to find a considerable audience number in Asia. With the end of its Pokhara tour, the festival has officially come to a close.
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