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U.S. Jazz Artists at the Gateway of India

On January 16, 2005, American Consulate General Mumbai’s Public Affairs Section, in conjunction with BET-Jazz and MTV India, presented the first-ever India Jazz and Heritage Tour concert at the historic Gateway of India, Mumbai. Jazz legends Al Jarreau, George Duke, Earl Klugh, and Ravi Coltrane, backed by well-known Mumbai musicians, enthralled the SRO crowd of jazz enthusiasts with two hours of non-stop jazz at its best. In opening remarks scripted largely by Public Affairs Section, MTV’s emcee for the concert noted that the American jazz greats were touring to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and had already visited a Mumbai shelter for HIV/AIDS-affected women and children, and quoted Secretary of State Colin Powell’s December 14, 2005, statement that “Music, especially jazz music, has the power to lift the human spirit in its quest to overcome adversity.”

Earlier, on January 14, 2005, Al Jarreau and George Duke used their celebrity to highlight the dangers of HIV/AIDS in India while visiting the shelter for Dancing Feat, a troupe of HIV-affected children who express hope through dance

Al Jarreau being interviewed by Mumbai radio station GO 92.5 FM on his involvement in HIV-AIDS awareness in India	Al Jarreau with the children of Dancing Feat Jan. 14	George Duke Earl Klugh Al Jarreau Ravi Coltrane at the Gateway of India Concert Jan. 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

India Jazz and Heritage Tour 2005 concert at the Gateway of India Jan. 16	Indian musicians participate in the Jan. 16 concert	Mumbai Consul General Angus Simmons, U.S. Consulate's Public Affairs Section Director Linda Cheatham and Deputy Director Anne Grimes with Jazz legends Al Jarreau and George Duke after the Jan. 16 concert