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The Hindu
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Jazz saxophonist Carl Clements's passage to Indian music through bansuri
Despite his busy schedule as a jazz saxophonist and instructor in the U.S., Carl Clements has always 'loved visiting Mumbai', more so for his one-on-one bansuri lessons from Nityanand Haldipur, who has been his guru since 1999. Carl's latest visit to India, this July, came after a seven-year-gap. 'First there was a break due to the pandemic, and then, I had other commitments,' he says. While attending classes regularly, he also met his friends from the Mumbai jazz community, besides playing at two shows at the BlueBop Café, a jazz-themed venue in suburban Khar. Says Carl, 'Adrian D'Souza (drummer) is an old friend and he invited me when he heard I was coming down.' Carl, thus played with guitarist Sanjay Divecha, in the first show, and with Adrian, keyboardist Rahul Wadhwani and bassist Shashank Das in both shows. Carl shares an interesting story about his Indian music journey. Growing up in Chelmsford, near Boston, he was 'surrounded by jazz' because of his father's fondness for the genre. Carl took to pianist Dave Brubeck and alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, and soon decided to learn the saxophone. He learnt from Jerry Bergonzi and followed his advice of practising six hours a day. Later, he learnt from saxophonists George Garzone and Joe Viola. While studying music further, at the Berklee College of Music, Boston, and the California Institute of the Arts, Carl wanted to find out what else was happening in the world of improvisation. That's what drew him towards Indian music. 'I had read that John Coltrane (noted saxophonist) liked Indian music, especially Pt. Ravi Shankar. I told myself, if Coltrane likes Indian music, so should I', shares Carl, who currently teaches saxophone and improvisation, besides being a jazz combo coach at Amherst College, Massachusetts. Carl recalls how his friend, who was studying South Indian music, shared with him some veena recordings. 'I slowly started exploring Indian music and gravitated towards Hindustani. In California, I met Amiya Dasgupta, a disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar. Though he played the sitar, he taught me singing and theory. I met his former disciple, David Philipson, who got me started on the bansuri. This was around 1989 and more in line with my music,' he adds. Carl also learnt the bansuri from Steve Gorn in California and says, he 'never thought of visiting India to learn', but, things changed when his wife, also an artiste, received a Fulbright grant. Though she spent time in the south, Carl accompanied her but stayed in Mumbai. He met American bassist Dee Wood, who introduced him to composer Dinshah Sanjana of the fusion band — Divya. 'Dinshah invited me to play with Divya where I met bassist Sanjay Swamy, aka Storms, at his recording studio. One thing led to another and I met other jazz musicians. Ranjit Barot introduced me to Louis Banks and suddenly, I was playing with all of them. Yet, the main purpose of my visit to India was to learn the bansuri.' The search for a guru led Carl to flautist Devendra Murdeshwar, son-in-law of the legendary flautist Pannalal Ghosh. 'He hadn't been keeping well, so I couldn't learn from him. I had met Nityanandji, who studied with Murdeshwar and later with Annapurna Devi. They all belong to Baba Alauddin Khan's tradition, so everything fit in.' Carl says he has not made a conscious effort to regularly blend Indian music into his jazz compositions. 'Indian music is vast, and I don't believe in just taking a bit and adding it to my tunes. As such, I take my training seriously. But there are pieces that are inspired by Indian music, or use of the bansuri. I was in the group, Sundar Shor, where I played the bansuri on jazz compositions. I have played pieces based on raag Shree and Desh in a jazz setting. In my latest album A Different Light, a piece called 'Sanyog' has a strong Indian element. In the same album, 'Good Luck, Bad Luck (Who Knows)', has the bansuri.' According to Carl, the trend of American musicians using Indian influences is not as common as it was five decades ago. 'Musicians are exposed to many global forms, they can experiment with various styles. There are some who do it, like drummer Dan Weiss who has made tabla a part of his language. There's the bansuri player Jay Gandhi, guitarist Rez Abbasi and a collective called Brooklyn Raga Massive. I also notice that more musicians get attracted to Carnatic music, especially the rhythms.' His own focus is on jazz. After returning to the U.S., he plans to complete his next album. Will it have any influence from his Indian musical learnings? 'These things aren't planned, they just happen. We improvise.' he smiles. Let's wait and watch.
Extra.ie
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Carl Mullan's wife 'won't have to do podcast' if one thing happens to him in premiere episode
Carl Mullan's wife has joked that she won't have to do the podcast she and her husband launched — as long as he's killed by a flock of seagulls. The 2FM DJ kicked off his new venture with his wife Aisling, which they called the How Are Ya Lovie podcast, with the podcast premiering on Monday (July 21). With the couple discussing how the idea for them to start a podcast, the premiere episode took a drastic turn as they discussed getting attacked by seagulls; with Aisling joking that should Carl die in a seagull attack, she'll be set for life and not have to do the podcast anymore (one episode in, mind you). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carl Mullan (@carlmullan) 'Imagine if I was attacked by a seagull,' Carl told his wife, with Aisling immediately replying 'please do, seagulls. Please do,' before adding 'let's not imagine that.' Carl then took it one step further, saying 'Imagine I was killed by a seagull,' before laughing and adding 'what a way to go.' Aisling was thinking more about how she'd be able to live easily if her husband were attacked by seagulls, joking that the mortgage would be paid off; with Carl adding 'you'd even have the back garden camera as evidence, so they couldn't say it was you!' Carl Mullan's wife has joked that she won't have to do the podcast she and her husband launched — as long as he's killed by a flock of seagulls. Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram 'Perfect, I don't need to do a podcast,' Aisling added while the pair burst into hysterics, with fans already loving the new pod. 'Ah love this,' one person commented, while another added 'Why do I feel this is just normal conversation in your house' alongside a laughing emoji. 'Couple goals,' another wrote, while another added 'Listened to the podcast this AM on the way to work and had a good few LOLs. Looking forward to the next episodes.' Carl and Aisling started their podcast, How Are Ya Lovie, on Monday. Pic: Carl Mullan/Instagram Carl and Aisling met when they were kids before they eventually began dating, getting married in 2022 and sharing three children together. Carl announced the podcast last week, sharing a photo of he and Aisling and captioning the pic 'hello is that a new podcast? How are ya lovie how are ya getting on? Coming this Monday.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Louisville Cleaning Pros Launches in Louisville, KY, Offering Hassle-Free Residential and Commercial Cleaning Services
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Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Scandal confirmed as major Coronation Street legend cheats on husband
The Coronation Street air has been seething with unresolved sexual tension ever since Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) arrived in Weatherfield and set eyes on his sister-in-law Abi Webster (Sally Carman). And it looks like they're finally about to give in to their feelings in episodes airing soon. When Abi realised that the handsome man she'd been flirting with in Freshco's car park was actually Kevin (Michael Le Vell)'s brother, it obviously came as a shock. Over the months as they've got to know each other, the attraction between them hasn't died down, although Abi has insisted that it's a love that can never be, because of her loving Kevin and him having cancer. Recently Kevin has discovered two things. One is that his wife and his brother seem to either be having an affair or are on the verge of it. The other is that he doesn't have cancer any more as his treatment has been successful. However, he's pretending that he still does have cancer in the hope that this will make Abi think twice about leaving him – and so far that's working. It's a complex situation, and Carl is dealing with complexities of his own as he owes a lot of money and has been using Kev's garage as a venue for doing up stolen cars as a side-hustle to try and make some money. These situations all come together in an upcoming episode when Kevin overhears Carl talking to his accomplice Fiona about a flash car he's working on and how, if she steals it, they can split the profit. Kevin attempts to pursue Fiona as she drives off in the car and soon collapses, unwell. Glenda (Jodie Prenger) takes him to the hospital and soon Carl turns up. Kevin reveals that he knows that Carl has been up to something dodgy with Fiona. Carl turns the tables by telling his brother that he's been chatting to the medical staff and he knows that Kevin is now cancer-free. When Abi hears what Carl has been up to she has a go at him for the trouble he's caused. He resists the urge to tell her that Kevin is deceiving her about still having cancer. She does find out, however – from Tyrone (Alan Halsall). She's worrying about how to tell Jack (Kyran Bowes) that Kevin's cancer hasn't responded to treatment and Tyrone knows he can't let her do that and breaks it to her that Kevin has been lying about his health since receiving the all-clear. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Abi's obviously furious and upset and confronts Kevin. He explains that he only told the lie to try and stop her from leaving him and going off with Carl, but Abi refuses to listen to his excuses and heads out. More Trending She goes straight to Carl, telling him that Kevin has completely broken her trust and she's done with him. And finally she gives in to her feelings for Carl and they kiss passionately. View More » Is this the end for Abi and Kevin? MORE: All Coronation Street video spoilers for next week as disturbing discovery is made MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as huge exit is confirmed MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers as violent killer escapes prison
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Coronation Street spoilers reveal exit plan, revenge horror and Carla's secret exposed
Coronation Street spoilers for next week's episodes reveal characters are hiding things, while more than one character takes revenge and there could be an exit on the ITV soap Spoilers for next week's Coronation Street see drama, chaos and a new arrival, as well as an exit teased. One character vows to leave amid a shock affair that threatens to tear a family apart. There's a visit for one family from a relative, who makes their debut - played by an actress who has been on the ITV soap before. Josephine Lloyd-Welcome will play Dev's Aunty Rani, while she's played different roles in the past on the ITV soap. More than one character takes revenge of sorts next week too, while there's a discovery as we find out what Carla Connor has been hiding. Let's kick things off with the Websters, and an exit could be looming as an affair begins. With Kevin Webster still lying about his cancer results, making wife Abi Franklin believe he needs more treatment, his brother Carl Webster fights the urge to tell her the truth amid their secret feelings. Abi does end up finding out the truth from someone else, confronting Kevin who admits his lie and explains he did it out of fear she would leave him for his brother Carl. He ends up pushing her straight into Carl's arms though, and they begin to kiss passionately. Despite their moment of intimacy, Carl tells Abi she would be right to stick with Kevin and that they should stay apart from now on. When Kevin sacks his brother from the garage after his recent dodgy dealings, Carl decides a fresh start is needed and he plans to move away from Weatherfield. When Abi finds out she's left gutted, but will Carl stay? And what will Abi do? Elsewhere, in the fallout to Lily Platt terrorising her cousin Sam Blakeman, he gets his own back next week with a fake story about a robbery at her home. Lily's left terrified unaware Sam has taken revenge after her recent behaviour. Soon, Sam is confiding in Toyah Battersby about his anxiety and his recent panic attacks - but will he tell his dad Nick? There's more drama for the Bailey family too, as James moves ahead with the adoption plans for his sister Dee-Dee' daughter Laila, amid her torn over what she wants to do. Ed Bailey is keen for his kids to clear the air as they remain divided over Laila's future, while James is plotting to leave - but will he take the baby with him? Meanwhile Dee-Dee can't help but smile when she bumps into newcomer Ollie who she recently met at the pub. There's a new face on the show next week, as Dev's aunt arrives ahead of his wedding to Bernie Winter. When she shows up unannounced though the family panic, especially as Aunty Rani has offered to pay for the wedding - while Bernie and Dev's son Aadi are still hiding the latter's money issues. When Aunty Rani reveals her plan to create a spreadsheet detailing all the wedding costs so she can keep tabs on the amount she's spent, Bernie and Aadi hide their dismay - but what are they up to? There's more trouble ahead for Todd Grimshaw and new partner Theo Silverton. Todd has to attend a restorative justice session with Noah, after he attacked him recently over his past with Theo. Todd had seen him practicing conversion therapy on a member of the congregation and took action, after Noah pushed Theo into this years earlier. But there's a bigger twist ahead when Noah seems to take payback, and maybe Theo's wife Danielle does too. It's revealed they are dating, much to the horror of Todd and Theo given what Noah did. Theo ends up lashing out but accidentally hurts his son Miles leading to him being told he isn't allowed to see his kids. When Billy Mayhew tries to help with the situation it backfires, leaving Theo lashing out once more and telling lies - with Todd horrified. Finally next week, we learn what Carla was hiding from her partner Lisa Swain amid her turmoil over her past. Skipping therapy, Lisa instead spends some time at her late wife Becky's grave ahead of their anniversary. Carla supports Lisa, and as the day arrives Lisa is clearly struggling. Carla and stepdaughter Betsy Swain are worried about Lisa, knowing she's not doing well at all. Lisa insists she's okay though and heads off for another therapy session. She does open up to her therapist, with us finally realising what is bothering the detective. She confesses that she often wonders if there was more to Becky's death than meets the eye. With questions continuing over whether Becky was corrupt or not, it's clear she needs to know what really happened to Becky and what was going on with her wife before her death in order for her to move on. She has no idea that Carla is on a mission to get her those answers, with her visiting Logan Radcliffe in prison who clearly knows something. Logan's link to what happened to Becky was explored on the show earlier this year, while Betsy failed to get anything out of Logan. Carla decides to try though, determined to help Lisa and get to the bottom of what really happened. Does she get anything out of Logan though? Later on the week, Lisa does some digging of her own. She sneaks into DI Costello's office and searches his email for any reference to Becky Swain. But will she find anything out and will she be caught? It seems she finds something out about Kit Green as she soon confronts her colleague. She tells him she saw his name on the computer which stated that he had asked for access to Becky's file. Having it out with Kit, it's not revealed what he says or what this means, but she later tells Carla she cannot work with Kit anymore. She slams the detective for going behind her back, unaware Carla, out of love, has done the same. But will Carla admit what she's up to, and how will Lisa react? 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