jazzmandu

Till next year: adieu, Jazzmandu

The 18th edition of Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2022 that began last week with a concert and competition for young music lovers at Malpi...

And all that Jazzmandu

The wait is over: the annual Surya Nepal Kathmandu Jazz Festival is back in town after a two-year Covid hiatus, spreading the...

The drumbeat of Kathmandu

Mark your calendars. Drum Jatra 2022: Nepal’s Percussion Festival returns on 11 April with yet another bang. After a Covid hiatus of more than...

Adieu, Jazzmandu till next year

Played slowly and masterfully, the tabla makes a sound like plump water drops hitting a deep well. The lilting, devotional sound of Nepali...

Cadenza's new collection

Nepal's premier jazz band Cadenza Collective released its fourth album Himalayan Songlines: Cadenza Collective on Wednesday 16 October with a rousing performance...

Jazzmandu 2019 kicks off

Surya Nepal Jazzmandu will celebrate its 17th anniversary with a week of world-class music from 17 to 23 October. Jazzmandu, or the Kathmandu...

Jazz returns to the 'Mandu

If it is October, it must be Dasain in Kathmandu. And it must be time for Surya Nepal Jazzmandu. This year, the...

DRUM ROLL

Nepal’s newest music festival is guaranteed to start with a bang. Surya Nepal Drum Jatra next week will feature the heavy beats...

Jazzmandu Finale

The 16th edition of Nepal’s first and only jazz festival Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2018 began on 1 November with a free concert...

Kathmandu, and all that jazz …

When the Jazzmandu music festival was first held in Kathmandu in 2002, very few in Nepal had heard of jazz. The annual...