Jambination set to strike a chord with new album

Rooh Music is proud to present a path breaking album in the field of fusion music-Jambination Jams. The album is driven by acclaimed percussionist Abhishek Basu's unique, oft labeled acoustic jazz-funk and undo-middle eastern world music.
Ancient elements have been fused with modern instruments to create a diverse sound ranging from intense to polyrhythmic psychedelic world music.The album has been created instantly with the recording done spontaneously. In fact all the seven tracks are live music. No programmes or software has been used to enhance the effects.""Jambination is the creation of five friends and professionals bringing a brand of music that is both oriental and occidental at the same time,"" Abhishek Basu said on the occasion of the release.
The album has used tabla, pakhwaj, handsonic (Japanese instrument), kahon, djembe (African drum), Kanjira (South Indian instrument), beat-boxing and konnakol, jazz piano, drums, bass & guitars, electro-classical violin & also Indian classical Arabic vocals.The jambination members include percussionist Abhishek Basu, pianist Jim Wendt, drummer Eric Everett, guitarist Matt Krause and violinist Indradeep Ghosh.
"Work is life for me. I have really enjoyed doing the band Jambination Jam represents different styles and ideas and gave scope to improvise. I come from Jazz background, with a lot of funk, R&B and funk. We mixed it with Indian and world music. It was wonderful working with the Indian classical instrument," said Jim Wendt.