The history of the sitar in jazz dates back from the late-1950s or early-1960s with artists like Ravi Shankar, Joe Harriott, Tony Scott, Alice Coltrane, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef, Ornette Coleman, and Shakti. 

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Hindol Deb is a musician, composer and educator who collaborates with a wealth of other artists: German double Bassist Sebastian Gramss, swedish duo Mattias and Nina Perez, Marina Abramovic, and Markus Stockhausen - to name a few. 

One of his projects is Essence of Duality, a jazz quartet where Indian instruments and musical elements play their parts, rather than orchestrating the music. A throbbing double bass, swinging drums and a smooth piano forms the band's musical bedrock, on which the sitar presents its case.

The result is a very engaging experience, leaning heavily towards jazz.

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Available in concert all through 2022/23