by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 22, 2021 | All, Seven Point Sunday
I’m starting a newsletter. Yeah, like for real. Straight from my keyboard to your inbox. There’s something about this that feels both old and new. Newsletters (and newsgroups) were some of the first online communities. And now they’re coming back, as several social...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 21, 2021 | All, Music, Portfolio Career
I’m a jazz musician and former banker. My dual interests in music and finance compelled me to create this very project, Angela’s Ring: An Opera Revue of the European Debt Crisis. In February 2011, I was working at J.P. Morgan in New York, and my colleague invited me...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 19, 2021 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Angela’s Ring: Opera Revue of the European Debt Crisis Kabir Sehgal, Marie Incontrera & the Leveraged Jazz Orchestra Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal The Seeds of An Idea I’m a jazz musician and former investment banker. My dual interests in music and finance compelled...
by Kabir Sehgal | Dec 4, 2020 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Time Outtakes The Dave Brubeck Quartet Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Let’s revisit the original sessions Time Out sessions that happened in the summer of 1959. The album was recorded at the CBS 30th Street Studios which was nicknamed “The Church,” because the site was...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 28, 2020 | All, Liner Notes, Music
José Martí En Nueva York Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Jose Marti En Nueva York is a masterpiece. And I don’t use that word lightly. Manuel Valera is a musical genius who has crafted music that is both enlightening and...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jul 13, 2020 | All, Portfolio Career
Meet Kristen Lee Sergeant. She is an incredible vocalist who I’ve had the honor of knowing for a few years. Recently, we’ve gotten to know each other better. We’re both quarantined in Atlanta, Georgia, and we meet once a week with family members and...
by Kabir Sehgal | Jun 12, 2020 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Pure Tango Julio Botti Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal In late 2017, maestro Julio Botti was introduced to pianist Matias Lanfranco in Botti’s hometown of Bell Ville, which is about 200 kilometers south of Cordoba. It was there that they performed a few tunes together....
by Kabir Sehgal | May 22, 2020 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Raices Jazz Orchestra Tony Succar, Pablo Gil Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal You haven’t heard something like this. This ain’t just big band meets Latin. This album casts an incredibly wide net, drawing upon musical influences from the world over and features some of the...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 2, 2020 | All, Portfolio Career
I grew up reading the poetry of Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot. His poem “The Waste Land” is widely regarded as a twentieth century classic. Eliot won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. His works continue to resonate, not just in high school English classes but in...
by Kabir Sehgal | Aug 9, 2019 | All, Liner Notes, Music
Jazz Tango Fusion Julio Botti Liner Notes By Kabir Sehgal Jazz Tango Fusion is indeed the name of this terrific album, and it’s also a fitting description of its creator Julio Botti. Born in the Cordoba region of Argentina, Botti began playing the saxophone at an...
