Heritage jazz is well appreciated and much loved for its wonderful musical evenings in the courtyard. But, on the eve of the ‘International Women’s Day’, the 7th of March 2010, the jazz courtyard was singing charming French tunes bringing all the emotions ablaze. The Barbara Carlotti Quartet all the way from Paris, undoubtedly brought fun and a breezy French touch to the evening that made the spectators exclaim, “Oh Mon...Read More...

After the revelry of the carnival had quietened down just a bit, another form of music began to draw people with its melody. The music, although shouting praises of god, was nothing like the ones heard in churches or any other places of worship, this was rock, albeit, gospel rock.

The band, playing at the Kala Academy open hall...Read More...

Februray 3rd 2010, the evening two of Canada’s top jazz artists shared centre stage with two of India’s best musicians; what happened was something truly special, classic fusion!

Heritage Jazz presented Francois Bourassa, excellent Quebecois jazz pianist and Jeanne Rochette, Quebecois chanteuse par excellence, along with Sheldon D’Silva, one of India’s best bassists and Gino Banks, entertaining and...Read More...

She was simply ravishing in a gorgeous pink dress with heels to match as she took stage at the Gonsalves Mansion on the eve of Republic Day; when Djaima and her band started, the home of jazz was crackling as if on hot coals. 8pm on a Monday meant people drove down after a hard day at work to chill out to some exciting music; some took a break from the grapes and enjoyed beer instead as they bobbed their heads to some superb Bulgarian-Parisian Gypsy...Read More...

The South African musical safari began on the 17th of Jan 2010, on a gorgeous twilight evening at the Jazz courtyard in Campal. The trees in the yard, the soft glow of lamps, the evening air and the sound of insects gave it that authentic jungle feeling. People piled in quickly, each one trying to save a seat beneath a netted roof of footballs, surrounded by football jerseys hung beneath each lamp; the ambience was a fusion of the South African wilderness and...Read More...

The last show was simply superb!- Beyond words really...

The crazy lads from Bombay, Something Relevant, got the Jazz yard in Campal vibrating to their tunes with an entertaining mix of all kinds of everything! From rock to pop to funk to rap to reggae to jazz, they sure didn’t miss out on anything.
Each of them was a spring of energy, creativity and talent that bubbled forth onto the stage and into the audience pumping the whole show up, taking it to a higher...Read More...

Superb! Scintillating! Wicked! Wow! Amazing! Wild! Rocking! Mind blowing! – Just a few of the comments I got a sneak of as they piled into the cap that went around the yard on Sunday the 10th of Jan 2010, The Year of Music it is! The crazy lads from Bombay, Something Relevant, got the Jazz yard in Campal vibrating to their tunes with an entertaining mix of all...Read More...

Sunday, the 3^rd of January 2010, the courtyard at the home of jazz was sparking with enthusiasm, excitement and the hope that every New Year brings with it. After offering Goa a great musical buffet in 2009, Heritage Jazz was set to begin with a bang, and a bang it surely was!

The Gonsalves Mansion reverberated with the sounds of Western jazz and Indian classical; a fusion like never before. Known always for...Read More...

26th December 2009, La Oasis in Anjuna still had its Christmas lights on reflecting in the blue pool while people relaxed beside it, sipping on cocktails and spicy tidbits, engrossed in interesting banter.
Three young men from Paris were in Goa on their Bonjour India tour. After a beautiful performance at Alliance Francaise, Heritage Jazz invited them for an encore performance in Anjuna. Sharik, Gael and Thibault took stand below the running lights and the...Read More...

A cool breeze blew through the courtyard on Sunday evening, one of the best features of a classic Goan winter. The little square filled up quickly with colours, exchanged pleasantries and whispers of excitement; a perfect atmosphere with soft lights aiding the moonlight in framing the lovely gathering. The air seemed a buzz like the sparks of a crackling fire; you just got the feeling something wonderful was going to happen.Four smiling faces took the stage,...Read More...

The sun was setting on the western horizon at Miramar, splashing the sky and the sea with shades of twilight; a dramatic fusion of colour and the last few rays of warmth. While lovers canoodled as evening turned dusk, a blanket of peace settled around this marvelous sight, engulfing and unifying all who stood witness to it. Magical!

Konkani really rocked on the 3 rd of December at the Goa Velha Church Grounds with a mega concert organized by Heritage Jazz and supported by the Navhind Times.

The concert was unique, with Konkani music being played by a foreign band for the first time ever. Dutch music maestros Saskia Laroo and her quartet set the Church grounds on fire with fantastic renditions of Undra Mojea Mama and many other songs. It was amazing to see...Read More...

‘Heritage Jazz’, played host to Acuri, World famous Brazilian instrumental maestros. They performed live at the Gonsalves Mansion on August 15 th 2009, in aid of Brasil Futebol Academia (BFA).

Heritage Jazz was conceptualized and initiated by Mr. Armando Gonsalves. It is located in Campal, the heritage area to the west of Panjim. It started four years ago with a number of fun verandah shows which turned...Read More...

The Show at  GONSALVES MANSION featuring Oliver Rajamani , performing along with Steve Marcum on Drums, Joseph Santori on Bass, Suresh Buscara on Tabla and Richard Bowden on Violin was one of the best musical performances. The entire crowd - young and old- were silenced with awe and admiration while he performed ecstatically and the positive energy and vibrations from his music was incredible. People were glued to their seats just listening...Read More...

The show at Gonsalves mansion on 2nd March 09 evening set off with a good change at Armando's place. Unlike the usual well appreciated Jazz performances, the Carton Braganza show was purely Retro-Country with a little pop in between, all of which kept everyone on their toes, with even the ones seated rocking to the beat! Everyone had a lot of fun as this came like a pleasant surprise for most who weren’t aware of Carltons Country Music background. Carlton...Read More...

The event started off with Mr. Satish Krishna Murthy on the Indian percussion instruments and was simply supberb. The two German Barbara Jungfer and Holger Jetter, musicians conceptualized their India tour in June 2008 in Munich and started to work on compositions right away. They invited two Indian jazz musicians Keith Peters and Jeoraj Geroge to exchange knowledge and to explore the Indian jazz scene together. The quartet performed original tunes and...Read More...

After Brazil and Portugal, it was Spain that put up a cultural treat for Goans. The Gonsalves Mansion at Panaji saw traditional Spanish beats and jazz tunes enthrall guests . The show was organised by Armando Gonsalves put the show together in association with the Spanish Embassy. Percussionists Mika and Sarah wowed the crowd with their performances on an instrument called the txalaparte. They played traditional tunes from the Basque region of Spain. Later, the...Read More...

Brazilian music is full of passion, of sentiment, of joy. It is the result of a long simmering mix of heritage from Amerindian, Portuguese and African sources meeting global influences to create a magical, mystical music. Yet it is the constant search for new forms within Brazil 's diverse musical heritage that most captivates us and influences musicians around the world. 

The Jazz group “Pedro Moraes Quintet”...Read More...

Diwali a festival of lights, celebrates the triumph of good over evil, this Hindu festival which is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm and happiness was combined with the celebration of “fusion for peace”

“Shanti” a fusion band, kept the audience enthralled by the breath taking performance as they created a magnificent blend of music that reached straight to the hearts of the audience....Read More...

Tara Falal, a vibrant native of Madagascar, a US citizen and a musician of the world, mixed a groovy, funky cocktail of African, Latin, Indian and Modern Jazz, added a generous dash of charisma and hot energy, and served it through three straws (an effervescent voice, a guttural rich toned saxophone bursting out like a god enthroned and an incredibly overactive keyboard) accompanied by three equally rocket-fired Indian musicians – Dwight Pattison, bass...Read More...

"Andy Grosskopf, the band's mastermind is one of those musicians, who doesn't belong to the usual Leipzig Jazz circle, but is doing his own thing. His album "Type: G", released three years ago was a groove-dominated work, experimenting with atypical sounds. "File under: G" didn't lose the slightest bit of the powerful playing of "Type: G", but is more purist in the Jazz sense, there's lots of time and space for the tracks to...Read More...

The “Saskia Laroo Quintet ” show that was held on the 8th & 9th of December 2007. The show was part of the Heritage Jazz series and was extremely well received.Saskia Laroo Quintet, comprising Saskia Laroo, William Sebestian, Philippe Lemn, Daniel Gueli and Warren Byrd proved why they are the most sought after jazz band. They were simply fabulous, as they are always.

Saskia Laroo, a celebrated trumpeter combined...Read More...

Sascha Ley a composer of some great songs performed here LIVE at Gonsalves Mansion was accompanied by George Letellier a pianist, Anne Kaftan on Soprano Saxophone, Marc Demuth on Bass and Benoit Martiny on drums. The Sascha Ley Quintet was one of the best group that played really unique Jazz Music which was enjoyed by one and all.

The “Liberate your Jazz” show that was held on the 19th of December 2006. The show was part of the Heritage Jazz series and was extremely well received.

With proceeds of around Rs. 1 lakh having been collected for the National Association for the Blind, Goa Chapter, the show had much more than just heritage and music to look up to. Everyone had an emotive issue what with Babush Santana, a...Read More...

Music lovers could not have asked for more when Trancemedia invited the band Megha to perform in Goa at Highway Village , Porvorim, Goa on 22 October 2006 . The caliber of this band is definitely not commonplace and could easily be ranked among the world’s best in jazz fusion. Megha definitelyprovided the musical fireworks for lighting up this Diwali.

Spirits were high at Highway Village on 1 October 2006 when Trancemedia kicked off the season with Jazz Fusion Curry. That hugely talented ensemble of musicians Blue Fire fronting as a wonderful foil for the spectacular musical feats of S Harikumar on his seven-stringed electric violin, started up the show.

The music was an amazing fusion of...Read More...

Samba jazz night belonged to Mandu Sarara, a five-member band led by Beto Sporleder. The music was unusual Latin jazz and samba music much to the delight of a packed audience made up of the Latin loving people of Goa, including our late Consul General of the Portuguese embassy Pedro Cabral Adao, Bebe Costa and family, Karl Vaz and family, Cecilia Menezes, Antonio Sousa, about 400 more jazz lovers. The ambience...Read More...

Anyway you look at them, anywhere in the world and anytime during these last 20 years, this is a livewire band. With three amazing saxophonists, a dancing drummer, and a killer upright bass player, Toronto-based jazz band Shuffle Demons rocked the spectators at Highway Village Porvorim, on 4 January 2006.

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After a great start to the 2005 season, a seemingly unknown band Soulmate arrived in Goa courtesy our good friend Amt Saigal from Delhi who convinced us that the ensemble was one of the best blues bands that he had handled in his long years in music production. And, he was absolutely spot on.

Based in Shillong where there is a great depth of western music, Soulmate consists of Rudy Wallang...Read More...

Jonas Hellborg is possibly the best bass guitarist in the world today and he played bass much to the awe of the local people. He played a whole series of trebles and lead style on the bass guitar with support on the lead by Mathias IA Eklundh and Niclas Campagnol.

Their style was jazz rock and jazz funk which was hugely appealing to all, more especially to a...Read More...

That night he was dubbed as Indian’s best pianist and he revealed himself in a grand fashion with Sonia Saigal, daughter of Don Saigal and step daught Pam Crain. 400-strong crowd which included the IGP of police Mr Radhawa, Remo came was highly appreciative of the most wonderful music sonia dn harmeet played, Ashok Bajan was congratulated on taking this venture forward....Read More...

Gonsalves Mansion came alive with a truly wonderful concert performed by Jazz greats in aid of Goa ’s jazz vocalist Belinda Oliviera, who was suffering from cancer.

It was a star-studded evening with India ’s best and brightest jazz musicians who gave from their hearts. The concert opened with a delightful performance by the band Blue Note Ensemble...Read More...

George Brooks and Leni Stern performed at Gonsalves Mansion along with Sunny Jain an American of Indian origin on the drums and Gary Wong on the electric double bass on 23 January 2005.

George Brooks has a unique melodic voice, his saxophone and piano performances are always strong on technical fluency and his dynamic stage presence makes him a much sought after...Read More...

The Heritage Jazz Yatras was again held at Gonsalves Mansion on the 19th of December 2004 with the exciting troupe of funk jazz exponent Tala Faral taking the crowd by storm.

The Heritage Jazz Yatras was again held at Gonsalves Mansion on the 19th of December 2004 with the exciting troupe of funk jazz exponent Tala Faral taking the crowd by storm. Tala, the diminutive saxophonist who is originally from...Read More...

Since the success of the show was heralded everywhere what with the electronic media and the national press referring to it as a “path-breaking event”, Trancemedia had to come up with the shows again to keep up the momentum. And IFFI provided this chance once again, at Gonsalves Mansion which is situated right in the middle of the IFFI arena.

In early December, the show was...Read More...

In early December, the show was graced by the Brown Indian Band which comprised of Colin D’Cruz and a host of musicians from North India as well as from South India besides having a Western Jazz segment led by Jayson Jones of Chicago . The show was an instant success and of course, Heritage Jazz was here to stay.

The show featured world renowned Indian saxophone player, Padmashree Kadri Gopalnath...Read More...

With a jazz movement practically set in motion Jazz Goa was formed around March 2004 and this led to many wonderful and exciting shows, all at Gonsalves Mansion in the months of June, July and August of that year. All well attended, the shows lent wings to a new excitement in jazz in Goa and this set the stage for a revolution in the form of the Heritage Jazz Yatra, which is basically, jazz festivals held at Goa’s beautiful heritage homes.

It wasn’t going to be far when Konkani would take centre stage in the whole proceedings. With so many of the verandah shows already having given the music revolution a lift, the Konkani evening was an evening that will be difficult to forget. The Chico family led by Young Chico with able support from Andre and Tanya besides H Briton, gave the punch to the show

Since December 18 2001 was such a huge success, everyone just wanted more. And more we had in January 2003.

A slightly different cast of musicians this time, but the event was wonderful with people joining in the singing and playing different instruments. These shows went on with one beautiful show in January 2003 at Valerio’s official State Bank of India residence at Altinho which...Read More...

It all started way back in December 2001, when Armando Gonsalves and a team of jazz loving friends such as Valerio Sequeira, Carlos Monteiro, George Fernandez, Caetano Filiipe Colaco, Lester Godinho, Carlos Tavora, Colin D’Cruz, Mac Dourado and ohers got together to organize small home events at Armando’s home aka Gonsalves Mansion.

In December 2001, the show held on the 18 th was a spur-of-the-moment decision taken since everyone...Read More...

Christians fabulous drumming kept the unplugged event sizzling the whole evening  on the balcao of Gonsalves Mansion.