Sachal Jazz Ensemble at Bing Concert Hall, November 15, 2017

Stanford University Live presents Song of Lahore featuring Sachal Jazz Ensemble
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305-5005 USA
7:30 PM, Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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[7:36 PM lights down, announcements from Chris Lorway, then additional comments from David Waechter; then band out]

1. [7:m PM] Noor Jehan Sanu Nair Wale Pul (She Ditched Me)
2. [7:46 PM] Some Enchanted Evening
3. [7:m PM] Tere Ishq Nachya
4. [8:02 PM] Pink Panther
5. [8:11 PM] Windmills of Your Mind
6. [8:22 PM] Shalimar
7. [8:31 PM] Ponteio
8. [8:39 PM] Stand By Me
9. [8:47 PM] Limbo Jazz
10. [8:55 PM] Lahore Jazz
11. [9:00 PM] Taxali Gate
12. [9:08 PM] Take Five
    [show ends 9:14 PM; no encore]

Sachal Jazz Ensemble

• Baqar Abbas: bansuri flute;
• Nadeem Abbas: bass;
• Danish Ali: piano;
• Najaf Ali: dholak, mardang;
• Nijat Ali: conductor, violin;
• Zohaib Hassan: sarangi;
• Ijaz Hussain: tabla;
• Ali Shaiba: percussion.
• David Waechter: announcer.

I was worried that tonight's show was going to be a little too amateurish, but in the end, it was pretty good, even if their take on the jazz idiom was a bit loose.

I liked listening to most of the solos, especially those from the piano and sarangi players. The two main drummers were amusing to watch – they seemed to be sharing quite a bit of non verbal communication via looks and light touches on the arm – almost like each was trying to boss the other one around, while the third one seemed curiously intent on beating the hell out of whatever piece of hand percussion that he was holding: a desktop alarm bell (I'll ring for a clerk sir), a triangle, hand shakers, and so on: one item per tune!

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Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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