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Album Review

Sunny Jain Collective: Avaaz

Read "Avaaz" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Every time you feel a little jaded about jazz, out comes an album that is completely surprising. This was the case with Avaaz, by a collective led by percussionist Sunny Jain, who brings his Asian heritage into the jazz realm with incredibly welcome results. The opening track, “Sialkot (the title refers to a city in Punjab now part of Pakistan), begins with an Eastern feel. The words, sung by vocalist Samita Sinha, were taken from an Urdu ...

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Live Review

Kaash and the Sunny Jain Collective at the Blue Note in New York

Read "Kaash and the Sunny Jain Collective at the Blue Note in New York" reviewed by Budd Kopman


Kaash and the Sunny Jain Collective JVC Jazz Festival: “Indo Beat"Blue NoteNew York, NY June 19, 2006

Having been following the Sunny Jain Collective since the release of Mango Festival (Zoho, 2004), but never quite able to hear them live, I was really looking forward to this show, especially since the release of Avaaz. Samita Sinha, who was added to the Collective since Mango Festival, also leads her own group, Kaash, with a new ...

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Album Review

Sunny Jain Collective: As Is

Read "As Is" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland


Dusty streets. Delicate whispers of silk against skin. Caravans slowly crossing the desert sands. The opening bars of the Sunny Jain Collective's debut disc As Is conjure mysterious, exotic visions. But soon the melody of the traditional Indian song "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" gets whisked away into lands pioneered by the giants of American jazz.

Composed of Jain on drums, Steve Welsh on tenor saxophone and effects, Rez Abbasi on guitar and sitar, and Gary Wang on acoustic bass, the ...

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Sunny Jain Collective: As Is

Read "As Is" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


New York based drummer/composer Sunny Jain has garnered a few awards in his day to complement his degrees, academic positions, performances and so on. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the young artist brings quite a bit to the forefront, witnessed on his impressive debut. Jain receives excellent support from the increasingly prolific guitarist Rez Abbasi who also employs a sitar guitar to great effect. Meanwhile saxophonist Steve Walsh and the guitarist attain an obvious comfort zone as ...

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Event

Indo Jazz: Sunny Jain Collective - CD Release Party

Indo Jazz:  Sunny Jain Collective - CD Release Party

Source: All About Jazz

SUNNY JAIN COLLECTIVE AT JOE'S PUB, NYC CD RELEASE PARTY - AVAAZ (SINJ RECORDS)

New York City-based drummer/composer Sunny Jain is a leading voice for the new music of Indo Jazz. His group, Sunny Jain Collective, intertwines jazz with music from his South Asian heritage, and all with a twist of modern effects.

The group's second CD, Avaaz (Sinj Records), is a truly innovative step in the new music of Indo Jazz. Avaaz features a stunning array of ...

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Recording

Debut CD from Sunny Jain Collective

Debut CD from Sunny Jain Collective

Source: All About Jazz

For a drummer as accomplished and inquisitive as Sunny Jain, music is something more than the sum of its parts, and his group's music extends far beyond the restrictive borders of labeled genres. AS IS, the debut album by the Sunny Jain Collective for NCM East Records, is a joyous celebration and synthesis of the musical cultures from the East and West.

On AS IS, Jain weaves the multi-cultural threads of Indian and American cultures into a colorful musical tapestry, ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Avaaz

Sinj Records
2006

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As Is

NCM East
2003

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As Is

Independent Records
2002

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