And all that jazz

A jazz festival took place in Pune and one of my buddies sent me the dirt. It took me back to my heady days as a music hack, when the late Homi Bhathena managed to put Pune on the Jazz Yatra itinerary and treat us to a sampling of pure jazz from across the world. Dubai where I reside also has a jazz fest, but it’s not so much jazz as music, as it is about using the word jazz to brand the gig. So next month James Blunt, John Legend and Spyrogyra will perform. See what I mean.