The last spicmacay/ ggs jam (What are these?) of the spring 08 semester was held as usual at the ICEC upstairs, meditation room.

10 adults and 2 children participated; Mridangist Gopalram showed up past half-time and spiced things up.

Jam Moderator was Meera.

We followed the Jam format.

***Session 1 (for children).
Jazz-blues improv on keyboard -- Anousha, accompanied by Meera on Veena

***Session 2 (set pieces+ lecdems): Please go to karnATik website to get any of the below lyrics (nearly 2500 lyrics) and also go to really good audio archive by Shivkumar Kalyanaraman which include his and others' renditions of many pieces
Kalyani Varnam -- Adi, 2 kaalams -- by Ranjani, Krithika, Meera
Shankari Neeya -- Begada -- led by Ranjani (confident rendition -- where was Ranjini all this time?)
Chinnanchiru Kiliye -- Ragamalike --- led by Krithika (too hurried)

Session 3
Surprises piece with improv spiced up by Mridangam Gopalram
Hindolam Alapanai/Thanam/Swaram on Mamavathusri/Samajavaragamana -
Kuraiondrum Illai -- Ragamalike - by Ranjani, Krithika, Anousha, Meera (too hurried)

Other Topics discussed:
--budget
--new personnell, long discussion in the beginning with Amit Sethi