What the press say about Arthur Gracias and Indo-Jazz
'Not many musicians can claim to have invented a new genre, Arthur Gracias has not only done that, he has created his own instrument to play it on.' 'I have concentrated on IndoJazz and my latest album Night Raga about spreading the message of peace, love and joy has been bery well accepted Internationally leading
to invites to perform in Chicago, Missouri and Toronto next year' 'Gracias has revived the field of Indo-Jazz fusion in India and has shown that this era of music is still wide open to endless speculation and experiment.' 'Gracias whose playing was tinged with Indian Classical influences. It is this spirit of creating innovative music that must live on if any special Indian branch of Jazz is to emerge'. 'Gracias played Jazz and Blues with a distinct Indian flavour. The creations, fusions and musical collages that Gracias presented had a sensous haunting melodic line, which sets his music apart'. 'Gracias is a world famous Guitarist and keyboard player.Fluid runs and sweeping arpeggios capture an eastern feel making it hard to tell whether jazz guitar or a sitar are playing the tunes'. |