Louiz Banks

International Jazz Day in India Brings Tributes, Fusion and Rising Acts Across The Country

International Jazz Day in India Brings Tributes, Fusion and Rising Acts Across The Country

While Apr. 30, 2025 is the official date, here are gigs across the country in the run up to the…

April 26, 2025

Braz Gonsalves, Louis Banks and Pam Crain’s 1978 Album ‘Explorations’ Gets Vinyl Reissue

Jazz greats also recorded with guitarist Carlton Kitto and percussionist Ramesh Shotham in a live recording, now being re-released via…

December 5, 2024

International Jazz Day: How Trincas Brought Jazz Back Home

Among the oldest venues for jazz music in Kolkata, a resurgence of sorts is taking place alongside venues like Skinny…

April 30, 2024

Gig Review: Louiz Banks’ Blast from The Past

The Mumbai-based pianist thrilled the audience at the NCPA this past weekend

November 1, 2021

Gigatainment’s Online Piano Day Takes Place This Weekend

The lineup features musicians Louiz Banks, Anurag Naidu, Gary Husband and more

September 7, 2020

A New Indian Book Documents Interviews with Roger Waters, Keith Richards and More

‘Calling Elvis’ author Shantanu Datta, a veteran journalist in Kolkata, has spoken to everyone from Mark Knopfler to Sting, in…

March 30, 2020

Louiz Banks: India’s Jazz Treasure

A jazz musician is a product of his environment and we're thrilled that the pianist was born and brought up…

November 8, 2018

The Life and Career of Louiz Banks: Godfather of Indian Jazz

Much like his music, the 76-year-old pianist’s own journey has been full of extraordinary improvisation

July 6, 2017

Global Music Project ‘Mix The City’ Launches in India

The British Council-helmed initiative is supported by Rolling Stone India; to feature local artists interpreting sounds of their native cities

March 29, 2017

Gig Review: Zakir Hussain Presents Abhisaran

Prithvi Theatre's 33rd Memorial Concert saw Louiz Banks, Sanjay Divecha, Niladri Kumar and more join the tabla maestro for an…

March 2, 2017