{"id":5,"date":"2009-07-14T06:05:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jayenvarma.net\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:54:11","slug":"jayen-varma-jayan-verma-bassists-bassist-guitar-player-guitarist-slap-bass-music-events-india-indian-lessons-classes-school-funk-groove-khayal-news-article","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jayenvarma.net\/?page_id=5","title":{"rendered":"PRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO READ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><!--more--><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/radioandmusic.com\/features\/top-bassists-in-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Radio and Music | India<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forbassplayersonly.com\/interview-jayen-varma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For Bass Players Only | USA<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Rock Street Journal | India\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rsjonline.com\/features\/in-conversation-with-bass-guitarist-jayen-varma-at-namm-2016-los-angeles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rock Street Journal | India<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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