I. Dialogue
II. Atonement
III. Redemption

Touring the iconic Louvre Museum, afterwards, stumbling upon Moreno, a guitarist, performing in a small tent directly across from the Louvre. Here was a taste of the thriving Paris jazz scene of the 1930’s in a modern day surrounding. It was a glorious juxtaposition of worlds.

The melodic and harmonic material of Darkness Dreaming is derived from an Indian scale known as the “Todi Raga,” believed to have originated in Rajasthan, a region of Northern India also known as the ancestral homeland of the European Gypsies (Roma). The Rajasthani culture is renowned for their artistic tradition of miniatures, in which they give the ragas human form and character–in this case the raga is depicted as “Ragini Todi,” a “lovesick woman who attracts the deer.” An Indian audience listening to a successful performance of this raga would experience a mood of “delighted adoration in a gentle, loving sentiment.”

High energy multi camera video shoot from our October 14 2022 concert at Orchestra Hall in Detroit with Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, was a special night--thanks to the DSO for their incredible skill and steadfast commitment to superb quality!

TIQ with jazz piano master extraordinaire Cyrus Chestnut, an association going on ten years, now touring our fourth program together, called "Carry Me Home", drawing from gospel music styles across the globe. This from the american folk tradition, beautifully arranged by Cyrus.

By David Balakrishnan: "Sufi saint Nasruddin reincarnates in modern string quartet jazz times, finally ascending into bluegrass heaven, only to be thrown back down to the earthly plane for another round of fun under the sun." - live at the Cutting Room, NYC, March 9th, 2018