By Jayanthi Madhukar, Bangalore Mirror | Updated: Mar 15, 2020 If nothing else, Bengalureans resort to humour in the face of the crumbling infrastructure. Bengalurean jazz singer Radha Thomas and pianist Aman Mahajan however, wrote the song Load-shedding as an ode to the power cuts in the city. This, along with six other tracks, are included in […]
Music to soothe the soul: Meet jazz vocalist Radha Thomas who brings a special seven-track album to the city
By Asha Chowdary, March 14 2020, Your Story If you love jazz music, don’t miss a unique jazz album from vocalist, Radha Thomas and pianist Aman Mahajan. Here’s an interview with the talented duo behind this special musical collection. Radha Thomas, is one of the city’s best-known jazz vocalists, who interprets jazz in unique ways […]
Radha Thomas and Aman Mahajan find a muse in Bengaluru
By Tanvi PS / Mar 7, 2020 / Times of India Songs that get one nostalgic about yesteryear Bengaluru and reflect both the tough and the fun times that one faces in life — this is what Bangalore Blues is about,” says composer and vocalist Radha Thomas about her upcoming album. The project sees her collaborating with long-time associate, […]
Radha Thomas’ album inspired by Bengaluru
Krupa Joseph, Deccan Herald, March 5, 2020 ‘Bangalore Blues’ has seven songs made in collaboration with pianist Aman Mahajan. Read More
With Love to Bangalore
Ranjani Govind, The Hindu, March 3, 2020 Jazz musician, Radha Thomas, speaks of her album Bangalore Blues, where seven tracks has her take on the city. Bangalore Blues is the latest album by Jazz vocalist and author Radha Thomas who is all set for the release. It all started in 2011 as a Google search […]
Load Shedding
Watch: ‘Load Shedding’ By Radha Thomas & Aman Mahajan
19 February 2020 / Amaan Khan Jazz vocalist Radha Thomas and Bangalore-based pianist Aman Mahajan deliver an exercise in simplicity and virtuosity with ‘Load Shedding’, the lead single off their upcoming album ‘Bangalore Blues’, which releases on March 15. Thomas and Mahajan, both of whom have received a significant part of their musical training in America […]
Review: Radha Thomas’ Pensive New Record ‘Vocalese’
The Bengaluru-based jazz vocalist pays tribute to the sensitive and introspective jazz musician Chet Baker Sunil Sampat Feb 19, 2020, Rolling Stone India ‘Vocalese’ artwork by Reynold Philip ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Bengaluru jazz vocalist Radha Thomas’ new record Vocalese — out via Subcontinental Records — comprises of four tunes and features fine accompaniment. This is a […]
Review of Bangalore Blues by Jazz Square, Russia
Home » Reviews » Published in 2020 02/17/2020 Listen / buy here Let’s start with the banality: musical contacts along the line “West – East” are a two-way street. Another question is that we are better aware of European and American musicians who were attracted, say, by Indian culture – from Yehudi Menuhin to George Harrison, John McLaughlin and so […]
Review of Vocalese: A Tribute to Chet Baker
Radha Thomas A Tribute To Chet Baker An excellent jazz singer from India who has spent time in New York, Radha Thomas pays tribute to Chet Baker on her new EP in the best possible way. She performs four standards which, after she sings the melody, find her performing her own vocalese to the trumpeter’s […]
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