From gbbombayjazz at gmail.com Wed Oct 21 02:00:19 2026 From: gbbombayjazz at gmail.com (George Brooks) Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:19 +0200 Subject: [Gbrooks-promo] Final Days to Vote for Grammy Nominations Message-ID: Greetings from India - Just a quick note to let those of you who are voting members of the Recording Academy that *George Brooks Summit - 25th Anniversary Edition* has been submitted for this year?s Grammy Awards in the Immersive Audio category. This groundbreaking recording was lovingly re-mixed and re-mastered in Dolby ATMOS by original recording engineer Joel Jaffe and Luke Argilla with input from Dolby engineer John Loose as well as Antonia Minnecola and Anisa Qureshi. Particular attention was paid to the interaction of Zakir Hussain's tabla with Steve Smith's drums as this was their first interaction. Love to you all *Here are some press quotes about the recent remix and the original recording.* This week on ?From India With Love?, we'll revisit Summit, one of the landmark albums in the meeting of jazz and Indian classical music. The occasion is the recent reunion of the group led by saxophonist George Brooks, celebrating the album's 25th anniversary and paying tribute to the late Zakir Hussain, whose artistry helped shape this remarkable project. Featuring Steve Smith, Fareed Haque and Kai Eckhardt, Summit remains a timeless example of the creative dialogue between jazz improvisation and the rich traditions of Indian music. *ANDREA BOSSARI ? Radio Classica www.radioclassica.fm * No American jazz musician has forged deeper or more extensive relationships with the greatest artists in Indian classical music than Berkeley saxophonist and composer George Brooks. He recently remixed his breakthrough 2002 album, *Summit*, in Dolby Atmos, for release on Six Degrees Records. It featured the first encounter between Journey drummer Steve Smith and the late tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who also co-produced the project. *ANDREW GILBERT, Express Newspapers* What makes Summit so captivating is Brooks? huge, wonderfully dense but pliable sound. Summit?s percussion section is a dream team featuring powerhouse jazz drummer Steve Smith and tabla master Zakir Hussain, a founding member of the seminal 1970s Indian/jazz fusion band Shakti with John McLaughlin*?.?Sometimes you get the ideal mix, the best dish, the perfect mix of spices ? I felt that way about Shakti and I feel that way about Summit,? Hussain said**.? ** San Diego Tribune* Hussain also recorded three excellent albums with saxophonist George Brooks, of which *Summit** is arguably the strongest.* Featuring a powerful rhythm section of Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt and Hussain, the distinctive, gnarly guitar work of Fareed Haque, percussionist Taufiq Qureshi (Hussain's younger brother) and a guest appearance from rising sitar star Niladri Kumar, Brooks' compositions?sophisticated yet visceral?successfully corralled these potent individual talents to powerful effect. The leader shines on tenor and soprano saxophones, but as with the best groups, it is the collective voice that holds sway. Hussain is an animated presence throughout on a splendid group effort. *IAN PATTERSON ? ALL ABOUT JAZZ* *George Brooks+1 (510) 847-0382 <(510)%20847-0382>* *George Brooks Summit 25th Anniversary Edition * *featuring Zakir Hussain, Steve Smith, Kai Eckhardt, Fareed Haque* *is now available on all platformshttps://ddas.lnk.to/summit * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: