Playing tunes from their first music album, the band had the audience grooving to their concoction of funk, Jazz, Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music. ‘That’s more like it’, ‘Moving Forward’ and ‘Louisaida’ were some of the songs that the ensemble performed and wooed the crowd.
The Trombone player, Jirathitikarn Hemsuwan, who also served as the emcee for the show shared that the band was having a good time in Kathmandu and that they were looking forward to playing at the other venues, considering how responsive the audience was during their first performance.[break]
Rootman Ensemble perform at Moksh in Jhamsikhel on Friday.
“Everything from the stage, the sound and the crew is awesome,” said drummer Pong Nakornchai, who joined the band a year ago. “Different places have different vibes. What I like about this place (Kathmandu) is that the people here are really open-minded,” he added.
While the Rootman Ensemble spread joy through their music at Moksh, the Beat Kaestli Quartet was performing at Manny’s in Jawalakhel. Similarly the musician duo from India, Adil & Vasundhara kept the Jazz music alive at House of Music, Thamel, while Bhumi Restro Loungeat Lazimpat hosted Suzy&2 who presented an exciting fusion of Eastern classical music with Jazz and African Rhythms.
Jazzmandu is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The festival which began on November 1 will end with an All-Star Jam on November 9 at Hotel Shangri-La in Lazimpat.
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