chennai has always been a hub of music from different genres with the audience responding equally to classical as well as rock taj coromandel recently hosted a music program of the eli yamin quartet cosponsored by the jazz drama program in partnership with the united states department of music as well as local musicians to foster exchange of culture and music with the audiences worldwide and to give the audiences a taste of the american jazz culture it was a musical treat all right the audience consisted of people from all age groups arindam and sonika enjoyed the show thoroughly and making a rare public appearance was art director thotta tharani who looked immersed in the music kalpan and andrew simkin elected to the counsul recently was there to greet the guests special guest artist anil srinivasan on the piano b s puroshotham on the kanjeeera and madipakkam murali on the ghatam enchanted the audience with their performances the quartet of eli yamin on the piano ari roland on the double bass todd williams on the saxophone and stefan schatz on the drums were brilliant and portrayed jazz in the true sense mesmerising the audience