Jazz It up

KOCHI: For lovers of jazz music, ‘The Illusion’, the pop music band of the city is all set to make you groove to their music at JT Pac, Tripunithura on Wednesday. The five member band, which is creating ripples in the international and national pop scene with their scintillating music, were well received as guest performers with Jus’ Jamm early in February at the same venue.Carl Frenais, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band based at Fort Kochi says, “This show is special because our band began its journey at JT Pac itself. It was in 2010, when SOTO, a Latin American rock band came to Kerala, that we participated. We were just three members at that time.”What sets the ‘The Illusion’ band apart from the rest?  “Ours is the only contemporary pop band here in Kerala. Contemporary pop music is different from the rest, as we play comparatively complex versions of music which is a potpourri of jazz, rap, soul and many other genres. What makes us different is that we experiment with our music.” The band has already performed at numerous venues across the country and abroad including Dubai, Mumbai and Mangalore. Carl says that though the audience of Kerala are not much accustomed to contemporary pop music, he is confident about the reception. “We performed to a packed house everywhere. Our target audience are kids and youngsters.”The five member band consists of Carl Frenais, the lead vocalist and guitarist, Bayden Austin, the bass guitarist, Jacob Jose, the drummer, Alice Van Almsick, the violinist and Brady Britto, the keyboardist. The show will begin at 7 pm.