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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>George Brooks and Kala Ramnath "Global Conversation"</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Friday, March 13, 8pm, Zilkha Hall,</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Hobby Centre for the Performing Arts</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#002bf0" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica; color: #002bf0"><a href="http://www.iaahouston.com/"><u>http://www.iaahouston.com</u></a></font><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 19.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">/</font></div><p align="center" style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#050505" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">George Brooks --Saxophone</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Kala Ramnath--Viloin</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Kai Eckhardt--Bass</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Frank Martin--Piano</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Aditya Kalyanpur--Tabla</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><font face="Helvetica" size="5" color="#050505" style="font: 18.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Celso Alberti--Drums</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#050505" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#050505" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#050505" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>George Brooks brings Global Conversation to Houston</b></font></div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> </font></p><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">On March 13th 2009 the Indo-American Association of Houston will present American saxophonist George Brooks and Indian violinist extraordinaire Kala Ramnath in Global Conversation, an evening of raga inspired jazz. Brooks is well known for his work in Indian jazz fusion as the leader of Summit and for his collaborations with Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Terry Riley and Larry Coryell.</font></div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> </font></p><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Brooks is no stranger to Houston. He first came in the early 1980’s to assist his Indian music<i> guru,</i> Pandit Pran Nath, in a series of concerts at the Rothko Chapel. He later returned to Houston to perform with Zakir Hussain, along with south Indian artists Kumaresh and Ganesh and A. Sivamani. Brooks was last seen in Houston at the Wortham Center with Bombay Jazz, a group he co-leads with Indian flautist Ronu Majumdar and jazz guitarist Larry Coryell.</font></div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> </font></p><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Kala Ramnath is the contemporary torchbearer of the Mewati Gharana, and stands today among the most outstanding instrumental musicians of North India. Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam, Kala’s genius with the violin manifested itself from early childhood. A pre-eminent disciple of vocalist Pandit Jasaj, Kala is virtuoso of staggering proportions. She has performed at all the major music festivals in India, as well as the most prestigious stages throughout the world, including the Sydney Opera House and London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Kala’s international presence can also be felt through her increasingly frequent appearances on Hollywood film soundtracks including Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar nominated “Blood Diamond”</font></div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> </font></p><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">Global Conversation presents the music of Kala Ramnath and George Brooks supported by an international cast of musical stalwarts. On bass is </font><font color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>Kai Eckhard</b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">t, the extraordinary talent from Germany and Liberia, who has provided the foundation for the groups of Trilok Gurtu, John McLaughlin and Billy Cobham. From Curitiba, Brazil, is drummer </font><font color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>Celso Alberti</b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"> who has performed with Herbie Mann, Airto Moreira and Stevie Winwood. And from India the young tabla wizard, </font><font color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>Aditya Kalyanpu</b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">r, one of the last disciples of Ustad Allah Rakha. Aditya is increasingly seen on world stages accompanying Indian classical greats and international jazz artists. Holding down the piano chair is Bay Area native </font><font color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505"><b>Frank Martin </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#050505" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica; color: #050505">who has performed with everyone from Bobby McFerrin and Stevie Wonder to Narada Michael Walden and Dizzy Gillespie.</font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>....and please save the date ** May 3rd** for a special Bay Area Premiere of Double Moire!</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>A new work of jazz and poetry by Michael McClure and George Brooks</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>inspired by </b><i>Double Moire for Francis Crick</i><b>, McClure's visionary poem of nature and the universe.</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>With Scott Amendola, drums</b></span></font></div></span></font></div><div><br></div><div><b>Sunday May 3rd ,4:30 pm</b></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>The JazzSchool</b></span></font></div><div><b>2087 Addison St</b></div><div><b>Berkeley CA</b></div><div><b><a href="http://www.jazzschool.inhousetickets.com">http://www.jazzschool.inhousetickets.com</a></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">510 845 5373</span></div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>George Brooks</div><div>www.georgebrooks.com</div><div>www.myspace.com/georgebrookssummit</div></div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>