Apr 29 2026 to Apr 29 2026 7 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Jazz is improvisation. Poetry is expression. 

Jazz poetry is the marriage of these two art forms. Running as a thread through the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat movement, and the Black Arts movement, it was born from the same impulse as the music itself: to feel something and refuse to keep it quiet.

This evening begins with a performance of jazz poetry. Volunteers from the audience will then join the quartet to write and perform an original blues song—from scratch!

Jazz the way it was intended to be experienced: up close and personal.

Artists

Jagadeesh Ramanujam Mudambi
Guitar
Jagadeesh has been performing jazz and fusion for over three decades. Having studied both Indian Classical and Western Classical music, he utilises both to explore jazz and world music. His interest in flamenco music led him to Spain, where he spent a month studying under Juan Maria Paul in Sevilla. After a trip to Cairo, Egypt, he also developed an interest in playing the Oud. Playing both nylon classical guitar and electric steel string guitar, he cofounded MoonArra with Madhuri , and has collaborated and performed with International musicians from Asia, Africa, Europe, America & Australia.

Jagadeesh along with Madhuri also successfully curated and executed the first edition of the Bengaluru Jazz Fest in November 2025. He has been an International Jury Member for the past 7 years at 7VJC Jazz Club, a global not-for-profit institution based in Milan, Italy. He was recently appointed as India Regional Director of IMMSANE, a International Music Media and Sound Arts Network in Education based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is currently Director Culture & International Relations at The Bangalore School of Music.

Madhuri Jagadeesh
Vocals
Cofounder of MoonArra, Madhuri’s vocals have influences from all over the world. She began singing in school operettas and small musical productions when she was eight years old, and singing professionally since she was eighteen. She has an understanding of Indian Classical and Western Classical Music and utilises both in her exploration of jazz and world music. Her other interests include fine arts, performing arts, applied arts and she’s been in the field of training, learning and development, as a consultant.

A vocalist and songwriter, composer and pioneer of the Indian Opera, Madhuri has conceived and created significant concert productions for MoonArra such as Operaaga, Raagas Round Midnight, Women Aah Men, A Continent Called Jazz, to name a few. Operaaga, in fact, went on to second and third editions in Italy (Milan and Bologna, June 2023 and July 2024) in collaboration with Italian musician Nicola Baroni and his ensemble. She has been featured in Amy Bormet’s Turnaround Magazine, Joan Cartwright’s Women in Jazz Global radio podcast.

Rohit P S
Light Percussion
Rohit P S has performed and recorded with MoonArra extensively. He has also performed with pianist Aman Mahajan and vocalist Radha Thomas. His mastery of the drums has him in high demand within the Bengaluru jazz circuit.

Haripriya Narasimhan
Bass
Haripriya is one of the few female bassists on the scene. There is no doubt she can hold out on her own. Haripriya performs with bands such as MoonArra and Sylvester.