SYNOPSIS
bombay 2003. the jazz yatra. kala ghoda is abuzz with activity. the concert is on the street and several asian bands are playing. jazz in asia is neglected. musicians who still want to play have to go through serious trauma. but their intensity burns. their fingers touch their instruments, and they lose themselves to the incurable addiction. bopping against the beat is a conversation with some of the best jazz artists in asia today. from singapore, malaysia, india and sri lanka, virtuoso players speak about their love for this form inspite of everything. the film is black and white. using sync sound even for the concert footage, the film gives a very real feeling of being there at an open air venue.
 
CREW
DIRECTOR Q
PRODUCER SNIGDHA
DOP Q
EDIT Q
SOUND Q
FEATURING Clouis banks
                       shivamani
                       the singapore big band
                       malaysia jazz school
                       harsha makalande quintet
                       sharon prabhakar
                       jeremy monteiro quartetv