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Living it up with Jazz

The Jazzy Chopsticks performs at Goethe-lnstitut

FayzaHaq
The Goethe-lnstitut auditorium appeared to be bursting in its seams as young music enthusiasts clapped, cheered, swayed and sang along with The Jazzy Chopsticks’. This was an Asian flip-flop band playing on April 24.
Sascha from Germany played the saxophone; Saad, a British Bengali, played the piano; Olof from Sweden was on the drums and 'Namnai' from Bangladesh was on the bass. The almost nonstop two hours of jazz on the summer evening was a pure delight. When the concert ended the ecstatic audience cried out for more.
Casually dressed and plain spoken, the group’ was quite modest. Olof, speaking about how the group got together said, "We've all being playing in different bands for a few years in Dhaka, when Sascha got us together. Saad and Namnai are professional musicians."
Saad, explaining how he got into the music world, said, "I've been playing the piano since I was six, although at that time I was too young to take it seriously. Later, I realised I was better at music than at other subjects. I thought I'd try to make a career out of it Two nights a week I play at the Westin Hotel. I play with other bands as well, like the 'Blue Note'."
Sascha, who plays the saxophone, said, "I work in the RMG sector. Music has been my passion since I was a child. I studied music but more on the stage than at a university. I learnt as I played with jazz, blues and rock bands. I've played in Germany and Spain. I find the people here more musical by nature than those in Germany. Here, many musicians play by ear and don't bother about notes. Thus it is easier to improvise for them."
Olof added, "I'm a psychologist and work with the American School and also do some consultancy. I started playing drums when I was 18 in Sweden. It's my only hobby, and often I've had the privilege to play with friends."
Namnai said," I'm a professional and music is all I do. I
studied music in England with the Associated Board for the Royal School of Music. I've been playing for the last 15 years. The group of musicians I'm with is good, and it is not easy to come across such a band. We meet a couple of times a week for practice and play for four hours in the evenings. I devote most of my time to music as I do tuitions apart from concerts."
Olof said, "We've been playing as a group for six months and we’ve enjoyed every bit of it. The culture in Bangladesh laps up jazz and it is interesting to play for the audience here. The listeners here are more keen as it's not often that they can listen to live jazz."
Jazz is a melange of military marching bands, folk music, the blues, church music, ragtime and traditional African drumming. Jazz music has made powerful statements about freedom and creativity. The genre has its roots in different music and different cultures, the history of its origin being the turn of the 20th century.