ISTANDBUL THROUGH INDIA - 18 June 8PM
JOSH NOMINATED FOR FRINGE AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC
The 2010 Fringe season was an awesome success. Thanks to everyone who came out, bought CDs and reviewed the show.
SILK ROAD - SUNNY SINGH'S CD LAUNCH
MARCH 25 - NEXUS ARTS CENTRE 8 PM
Inderjit "Sunny" Singh is an accomplished Punjabi musician and singer able to perform in many styles. He has created a beautiful album of North Indian devotional music inspired by the sufi traditions and the music and songs of the Sikh faith. The album will be released in Australia and also India, where there has been considerable interest.
To celebrate the release of the CD we invite you to enjoy a concert of sufi ghazals (love poetry songs) with Inderjit accompanied by fellow musicians:-
Jay Dabgar - tabla
Josh Bennett - sitar, guitar & dilruba
Keith Preston - santoor
NEW ALBUM "ECHOES OF YOU" TO BE LAUNCHED AT FRINGE 2010
Josh's latest release, "Echoes of You" is available now on this website, and will be officially launched at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe Festival. Three shows only:
March 9 - Church of Trinity (Goodwood Rd) – 8pm
March 11 – Wheatsheaf Hotel – 8pm
March 12 – Café Komodo – 7pm
Bookings thru FringeTIX
THE GRIND SHOW
MARCH 6 AND MARCH 13 - NEXUS CABARET FROM 11PM
Adelaide Fringe audiences are invited to take a late-night journey through the looking glass into the dark retreat that is The Grind Show – a musical mash-up of Gypsy, Klezmer, Tango, Samba and Ska, only at Nexus Cabaret each Friday and Saturday night during the 2010 Fringe. Saturdays 6 and 13 March will also feature Josh Bennett versus Sen Bednikov in a wild, trans-continental music bout.
MUSIC OF THE SILK ROAD
FEBRUARY 20 - SA FOLK CENTRE 7:30PM
A sublime concert of traditional, devotional, classical and popular sufi-style music from the ancient silk trade routes of Afghanistan, India and the Middle East, featuring vocalists Sunny Singh, Shetal Dabgar and Farid Drokhshan, Jay Dabgar on tabla, Keith Preston on santoor and bazouki, and yours truly on sitar, guitar and dilruba.
BLUES TO BESERK TOUR 2010
I'll be back on the road launching the new CD and generally having a wild musical adventure (if last year is anything to go by) with Andrew Clermont and the lovely Parvyn from March 16, with gigs lined up thus far until June. Many dates still available, and we're keen to perform for willing friends if they want to host a House Concert. These are a lot of fun - just invite 30 or so of your friends around for a party, everyone chips in to cover expenses, and we are your entertainment! It's the new (and my favourite) way to tour. Shoot me an email if you're keen or want more info on how to host a concert. If you're in VIC, NSW or QLD and have a venue nearby that you think we should play at, let me know that too.
Dates and Venues to be announced in the coming weeks.
SAPTAK MUSIC FESTIVAL
Josh will be performing on 8th January at the 30th Annual Saptak Festival in Ahmedabad, India. This festival is one of the most prestigious programs for Indian Classical Music, with 13 nights of music showcasing the best artists from India and abroad. This year, Josh is the only non-Indian to perform, and will be representing the Saptak School of Music on Sitar, with fellow Saptak student Jay Dabgar on tabla. Other artists to be performing this year include Shahid Parvez, Zakir Hussain, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Kumar Bose, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sultan Khan and Pandit Jasraj.
Click here for the full program.
