Nepal, Oct. 16 -- Between Dasain rites and Tihar lights, the 21st edition of Surya Nepal Jazzmandu ended with a hearty deusi jam session at The Malla Hotel on Wednesday.
The festival began last week with a concert for a lively young crowd at St Xavier's School. Across town, the first bassline dropped at Jazz Upstairs with an impromptu ensemble as dusk fell over the city.
Over the intervening days, Jazzmanduites faced a delightful dilemma of choosing between a lineup of intimate venues, each sending waves of music across the valley.
"Because of the unrest, audiences from all over the world were inquiring and waiting for Jazzmandu," said Navin Chettri, drummer of Cadenza Collective and co-founder of Jazzmandu. "The fact that they came wa...