Profile

Bee & the Buskers formed in February 2011. The band vows to conduct and perform serious and melodic music. They had been working on a variety of genre including Blues, Jazz, Gypsy, Rock 'n' Roll, Classic Rock and Country. Based on the philosophy of "original music", Bee & the Buskers has over 50 original numbers, but they do perform 'rock 'n' roll' and 'blues' numbers....

The Bees

Durjoy 

aka ‘Zom-Bee’

Durjoy started taking music seriously since 2004 and it was from then that he started composing his own songs and his only accompaniment at that time was his guitar, on which he could play only a handful of chords. Initially, he was excessively influenced by the songs of Bob Dylan and it was then that he took up the harmonica as his second instrument, and started playing both simultaneously doing that ‘one-man band act’. However, he sometimes refers to the fact that he is more of a poet than a singer. He has over eighty originals to his name and is the lead vocalist of the “Bee & the Buskers”.

  
Role:
Vocals, Guitars and Harmonica


Favorite Genres:
Country, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues and Jazz

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Anindya aka ‘Fizz-Bee’

Anindya stumbled into the music scene under the influence of Tathagata, as a songwriter and vocalist. His initial desire to be a vocalist soon had to be given up due to his feeble voice. Incidentally, on an occasion when his first band ‘bedrock’ lacked a drummer, he decided to fill in the role of a drummer, for a gig. He has remained as a drummer since then. Anindya was roped in by ‘Ginger’, a punk band, in December 2008, a couple of months after he took up drumming. He has been working with that band, which came to be known as ‘the P.A.G.E’, ever since. Being with ‘the P.A.G.E’, helped Anindya to work on his drumming. His initial groovy technique was gradually moulded to a more technical speedy one, to suit the needs of a hardcore punk sound. But the dormant groovy style in him was given a chance to re-surface when Durjoy offered him the drummer’s part in a new project that was being formed, in the beginning of 2011. After an initial bout of refusals, he accepted the drummer’s throne for “Bee and the Buskers”, submerging himself in his favourite genres of blues, rock n roll, country and alternative.

Role: 

Drummer, Percussionist

Favorite Genres:

Alternative, Blues, Country, Funk, Indie, Punk, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Swing

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Tathagata aka ‘Wanna-Bee’

Tathagata fell in love with Rock ‘n’ Roll when his sister made him listen to a Bon Jovi track, way back in 1999. Growing up he always kept an ear open to all forms of music and wondered what it’d be like to be on the other side of the radio. His first ever stage performance was in school at the age of 15 where he sang backing vocals for his school’s band. Being with the school band he learnt from his seniors and soon became the stand-in drummer for the band, being connected with the band gave him a chance to learn from the guitar player and by the age of 18 he had started making his own melodies. He bought an electric guitar after months of saving in the year 2008 and since has never looked back.

Role:

Guitars & Electric Bass

Favorite Genres:

Rock ‘n’ Roll, Fusion, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Soul Music

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Tatai aka ‘Bee-jit’

One of the most versatile and prolific young bass players to have come out of Calcutta, Bijit has performed and toured nationally with highly acclaimed musicians in a diverse array of folk, jazz, rock and fusion ensembles. Also an avid audio programmer and session bass player, he has worked for renowned music directors for advertisements, film and television, etc. Being a practitioner of different forms and genres of music, Bijit adds a new flavour to the existing sound of Bee & the Buskers. He is also a part of Friends of Fusion, The Nukkad Salsa Project and Safire, three bands from Calcutta portraying completely different tones and overtones in terms of music. He also featured in the Kolkata Jazz Fest in 2011, organised by Congo Square. His primary influences are Jaco Pastorious, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Victor Wooten, John Patitucci, John Davis, Charlie Parker, Dennis Chambers, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Roger Waters and Ron Carter.

Role:

Electric Bass

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Rock n’ Roll, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock and everything else that you call music.

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Indradip aka ‘Bee-Caught Jr.’

Indradip, the youngest member of the band who often gets bullied by the others, doesn’t know when he got himself into the musical sphere. He started off by playing guitars for his school band at the age of 17. He switched to playing the Indian flute after entering the university. Soon after he picks up the Concert flute as well. 

He doesn’t have any past experience with any other bands. He frequently visited the practice pad of the Bee & the Buskers and soon after joined as its fifth permanent member adding the new flavour of the flute to the band’s musicality.

Role:

Flautist

Favorite Genres:

Rock n’ Roll, Blues, Classic Rock and Grunge

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The Session Bees  [the irregulars]

Shovon aka ‘Bee-a-trix’

One of the most prolific young bass players to have come out of Calcutta, Shovon has performed and toured both nationally and internationally with highly acclaimed musicians in a diverse array of jazz, rock and fusion ensembles. He has also performed on the Double Bass as a part of Abraham Mazumdar’s chamber orchestra L’Atelier de Musique. He recently played at the 2011 Java Jazz Fest with the Latin-jazz outfit, Los Amigos alongside the greatest names of today's world of jazz such as George Benson, George Duke, Roy Hargrove, Carlos Santana, Dennis Chambers, Joey deFrancesco, New York Voices and a lot more. Also an avid audio programmer and session bass player, he has worked for renowned music directors for advertisements, film and television, etc. He is also a computer application graduate and has an active interest in analog synthesis and sound design. His primary influences are Jaco Pastorious, John Coltrane, John McLaughlin, Victor Wooten, John Patitucci, John Davis, Charlie Parker and Ron Carter.

Role:

Electric Bass

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Rock n’ Roll, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock and everything else that you call music.

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Avijit aka ‘Bee-Loonee’

Avijit has been in love with music since that summer holiday he decided not to step out to play with friends, but instead sit home and go through his father’s prized long play record collection, putting them one by one onto the turntable. Inspired by those sounds from the past, he’s been striving to create his own sound ever since. To him music is more integral than the instrument used to make itin hand is just the means, however, that does not curb his insatiable lust for various musical instruments, the obscurer the better! At present he plays the mandolin, electric bass, clarinet, flute, and occasionally the guitar. He sings as well, on rare occasions. Has been eyeing the saxophone and the button accordion for a while now, and maybe, will lay his hands on either one soon! He is a designer by profession. He is too lazy to shave or cut his hair, in dreadlocks by now, but smells good otherwise.

Role:

Electric Bass, Mandolin & Vocals

Genres:

Jazz, Bluegrass, Blues, Rhythm n’ Blues, and Rock n’ Roll

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