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Purple Mints brings an evening of rich harmonies and timeless swing to The Blue Room.This set travels across eras of voc...
24/02/2026

Purple Mints brings an evening of rich harmonies and timeless swing to The Blue Room.

This set travels across eras of vocal jazz — from 1940s barbershop-esque harmonies and close-knit swing arrangements, to beloved jazz standards, and into contemporary jazz reimaginings of classic tunes. Expect lush vocal blends, playful improvisation, and modern textures woven into songs that have stood the test of time.

As March 8th also marks International Women’s Day, this performance carries a gentle dedication: a tribute to the women and q***r role models in our lives who have shaped us, inspired us, and continue to lead with courage and creativity.

Join Purple Mints for a night of warmth, groove, and harmony — a celebration of music, community, and the voices that matter most. 💜✨

Kayaka ('work') is an ensemble that came together in 2024 to musically reimagine 12th-century Indian poetry, and bring i...
03/02/2026

Kayaka ('work') is an ensemble that came together in 2024 to musically reimagine 12th-century Indian poetry, and bring it into a contemporary frame.

Led by Bruce Lee Mani, front man of acclaimed Bangalore band Thermal And A Quarter (TAAQ), and Pallavi MD, one of the foremost exponents of Sugama Sangeetha, Bhavageethe, Vachana Poetry and Hindustani Classical vocal in the city; Kayaka seamlessly blends ancient yet progressive poetry with modern progressive yet accessible music. Expect tight arrangements and freeform improvisations; storytelling compositions; hard-hitting, socially-relevant lyrics and a captivating live performance.

The heart of this music is the same — a pithy, working-class perspective on life, inequality, brotherhood, social justice and the dignity of labour; placed within contemporary musical arrangements. It is worth noting how these poems continue to resonate so strongly with modern reality.

Kayaka will present all of their current repertoire, with poetry from Vachana rock stars like Akkamahevi and Basavanna as well as the lesser-known Sule Sankavva, Kalavve, and others.

Booking link in bio!

03/02/2026

Bringing Kayaka back for a full set at The Blue Room this Feb 15th! Book your seats in advance — ticket link in bio.

31/01/2026

Excited to host Frederica Colangelo’s Acquaphonica trio, all the way from Italy!

This Sunday – ticket link in our profile.

Acquaphonica is a contemporary jazz project led by Italian pianist and composer Federica Colangelo, conceived as a long-...
18/01/2026

Acquaphonica is a contemporary jazz project led by Italian pianist and composer Federica Colangelo, conceived as a long-term creative laboratory where composition, improvisation, and cross-cultural rhythmic research converge.

At the very outset, the music of Federica Colangelo's Acquaphonica is texturally rich and spacious. Hinging unabashedly on evolving piano ostinatos, the soundscapes presented make for a compelling yet calming listen. A balance between repetition and improvisation allows for daring dissonances to coexist with a foot tapping pulse, often to rhythmic figures in odd time signatures. An incisive yet warm upright bass often alternating between unison and counterpoint, occasionally even bowed, brings together a rather unique contemporary trio sound.

Catch this exclusive trio performance at The Blue Room on February 1st, 2026!

18/01/2026

The Esperanto Project, this Sunday at The Blue Room!

A river, a city, and a song that never ends.In 2016, a chance visit to the Dhrupad Mela in Benares changed everything fo...
15/01/2026

A river, a city, and a song that never ends.

In 2016, a chance visit to the Dhrupad Mela in Benares changed everything for the Esperanto project. Enchanted by the aura of the Ganga and the ancient spirit of the ghats, they returned year after year, with each visit deepening their bond with the river’s timeless rhythm.

From this connection was born Boat on the River, an album that imagines human life as a tender, drifting vessel: ever moving, ever feeling. The music is meditative, textured, and filled with reverence for Ganga Maiya’s quiet strength.

In a serendipitous meeting of mediums, their work resonated with Kolkata-based artist Asit Poddar, whose vivid paintings, also inspired by Benares, now breathe life into the project’s music videos. Together, sound and image offer a glimpse into the sacred, dreamlike presence of the river.

This performance is part of the group’s ongoing Kala Yatri journey: an evolving celebration of music and art shaped by the ghats, and carried gently, like the river, from city to city. This music's canvas is laid out by Gopal Navale on vocals and multiple instruments, Geetha Navale on veena, Sanketh on guitar, and Soofi on percussion.

Tickets are live. Link in bio.

08/01/2026

Piano, flute, ghatam and mridangam all brought together by the core language of konnakol. BCM and Friends bringing new global compositions to you this Saturday at The Blue Room!

A special concert featuring evocative new compositions by Lydie Thonnard, Gilles Carlier and B.C. Manjunath — an immersi...
02/01/2026

A special concert featuring evocative new compositions by Lydie Thonnard, Gilles Carlier and B.C. Manjunath — an immersive evening of rhythm, melody and global musical dialogue.

B.C. Manjunath
One of India’s leading mridangam artists and konnakol exponents, renowned for global collaborations and rhythmic innovations such as Fibonacci tala. His work bridges Carnatic tradition with contemporary world music.

Lydie Thonnard
A Brussels-based flutist, vocalist and body-percussion artist whose work blends improvisation, oral traditions and deep engagement with Indian rhythm and melody.

Gilles Carlier
A pianist, clarinettist and jazz rhythm educator at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, known for his eclectic style shaped by jazz, classical and world-music influences.

Chi. Skanda Manjunath
A young and gifted ghatam artiste from a four-generation musical lineage, winner of multiple national awards and performer at Radio France’s Festival Présences.

Link in bio!

01/01/2026

First concert of the year, this Sunday at The Blue Room!

30.11.2025 // Looking back at our first ever dance performance ‘The Longing: A Mohiniyattam Performance on Love and Desi...
21/12/2025

30.11.2025 // Looking back at our first ever dance performance ‘The Longing: A Mohiniyattam Performance on Love and Desire’ with through the lens of .

A cross-cultural musical journey that brings together Carnatic dialogues with Uzbek soundscapes, all unified by a spirit...
21/12/2025

A cross-cultural musical journey that brings together Carnatic dialogues with Uzbek soundscapes, all unified by a spirit of dialogue, improvisation, and rhythmic vitality. The set moves between structure and spontaneous exploration, with the opening segment drawing from the rich melodic and emotive depth of Carnatic music. A composition like Sarasakha Paripalaya serves as an anchor—its lyrical beauty, raga-driven architecture, and gamaka-laden phrases provide a strong classical grounding, while allowing space for interpretation, rhythmic play, and subtle cross-genre sensibilities. The concert’s core philosophy is to define tradition not as a fixed form, but as a living, breathing language capable of conversation, emphasising musical friendship and conversation— with call-and-response passages, collective improvisation, and moments of gentle lyricism.

The latter part of the concert will introduce traditional Uzbek tunes, offering a distinct yet surprisingly complementary sonic palette. Melodies such as Tahobap Tanovar and other Uzbek dance tunes bring in modal frameworks, folk rhythms, and melodic contours that resonate naturally with Indian raga-based thinking.

Despite the geographical and stylistic diversity, the set is unified by a strong emphasis on melody as the primary narrative force, rhythmic sophistication, drawing parallels between Indian tala systems, jazz grooves, and Central Asian dance rhythms, and a shared improvisational ethos that allows each tradition to speak in its own voice while remaining open to interaction.

Amith A. Nadig - flutes
G. Guru Prasanna - khanjira
Abbos Kosimov - doyra

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