Westmont band gets offer of a lifetime with concert in India

By DAVID HEITZ - dheitz@shawmedia.com - Created: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:31 p.m. CST

As members of a jazz-swing band, a Westmont father and son have been performing songs together in venues all across the Chicago area and in the midwest.

But never did they dream they would be able to play their music live for an audience a half-a-world away.

The Flat Cats, a band comprised of Westmont residents Jon Kostal Sr. and Jon Kostal Jr., will be performing in Bangalore, India next month as part of a cultural experience that will bring the Chicago-area based musicians to the other side of the world.

The six members of The Flat Cats will be performing in India Feb. 1-3, making the long journey to a new night club and restaurant called Windmill Craftworks in Bangalore. The band is scheduled to make the 10-day trip on Jan. 27.

So, why The Flat Cats?

Indian citizen Kamal Sagar saw the band perform last year at the Palm Court located in the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. Sagar is now the owner of a new restaurant and brewery in India, and he wanted The Flat Cats to help kick off the restaurant’s opening.

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