Gino has been fooling around with the drums since he was 8 years old and took it up seriously at the age of 15. He is the son of Louiz Banks, India 's legendary jazz pianist and composer. He toured Australia and China with his fathers' indo-jazz fusion band SANGAM playing percussion (roland octopad and shakers) when he was just 9 years old. His interest in drums began at an early age when he use to watch his father perform on stage with his various groups with drummers like Ranjit Barot, Lester Godinho, Benny Soanes, Sivamani, Adrian D'souza, TauFique Qureshi and many others.
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Gino is a versatile player, this trait leads him to performing with artists and bands of all types of genres, artists like his father Louiz Banks, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Rashid Khan and Pt. Ronu Majumdar; to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Hariharan and Sandeep Chowta; to fusion groups SILK and Sitar Funk; to rock bands like Helga's Fun Castle, Skinny Alley, Vayu and Zero. He has performed with international musicians like George Brooks, Leni Stern, Jay Oliver, Angela Hagenbach and Carl Clements . As well as with Dance Troupes like Pt. Birju Maharaj's Kathak Group, Aditi Bhagwat, Shila Mehta Kathak Group and Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and many more.
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Gino is an Endorser
of TAMA Drums.
Always looking to learning new ideas and feels
in rhythm and melody, this keeps it fresh and
exciting for him and he always has a fun time playing.
‘’As long as and the musicians are
good, feel the music right and are coming from
the right space.... the music created will be great’’,
he says.
Gino
is already making a mark
as a drummer to watch out for.
He hopes to make a big impact
on the music world by spreading the knowledge
and message of creative and honest music to
any and everybody.
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