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Gino Banks is an
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drummer and member of the fusion band 'Nexus'. He is son of popular Jazz musician
Louis Banks Louis Banks (born Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi on 11 February 1941) is an Indian film composer, record producer, keyboardist, and singer. He has often been referred to as the 'Godfather of Indian jazz'.santoor player
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, on Indian Independence Day's eve, at
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, in 2016. He also performed at the Four Aces concert in 2022, alongside other Indian and Fusion legends, including
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Louis Banks Louis Banks (born Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi on 11 February 1941) is an Indian film composer, record producer, keyboardist, and singer. He has often been referred to as the 'Godfather of Indian jazz'.Rakesh Chaurasia Rakesh Chaurasia (born 10 January 1971) is an Indian flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute. He is the nephew of flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. He was awarded 'Indian of the Year 2017. Discography *''Call of Krishna'' – 20 ...
and as a guest star Vandana Somaia.


Background

Gino Banks learnt to play drums from his father Louis Banks, and usually accompanies his father, while performing on stage.


References

Living people Indian male musicians Musicians from Mumbai Indian drummers Jazz drummers Male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-musician-stub