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When your percussion section features monster jazz drummer, Steve Smith and Grammy award-winning, tabla master, Zakir Hussain, you've got a foundation on which to build the best in Indian jazz fusion. Saxophone virtuoso, composer and bandleader, George Brooks did just that in 2001 when he formed the global fusion super-group, Summit. Brooks, who spent his early years in the bands of Jaki Byard and Etta James, completed this phenomenal group with the addition of Liberian born bassist Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu) and guitar wizard, Fareed Haque (Joe Zawinul, Paquito D’Rivera, Sting). To quote the editors of DRUM Magazine..."the DRUM staff was fortunate enough to catch a Summit performance and we are still trying to reattach our jaws!" World music visionary, Zakir Hussain, is best known for his groundbreaking work with John McLaughlin and their seminal group Shakti. He is in constant demand as a composer and performer and has appeared on the world’s great stages with artists as diverse as Mickey Hart, Charles Lloyd, Ravi Shankar and George Harrison. myspace | hear music samples George Brooks is rapidly becoming the leading American voice in Indian jazz fusion.He has performed with many of India’s most beloved artists including Hariprasad Chaurasia, L. Subramaniam, and Trilok Gurtu and is the only American artist featured on John McLaughlin’s just released “Floating Point CD”. An award winning composer Brooks also co-leads the Indian Jazz group, Bombay Jazz with guitarist Larry Coryell. Zakir Hussain - Masters of percussions
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