The AAICM present a vocal class with genius Vocalist Maestro Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan from Kirana Gharana.

Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan will be teaching a group class on Wednesdays night, from 7:00pm - 8:30pm.

To schedule lessons or if you have any questions please email Simon Stack at stacula@yahoo.com,

or at 646-306-2569.

http://www.mashkooralikhan.com/

205 West 58th Street (just west of 7th Avenue), NYC The fee for the group class will be $35/class or $200 for 8 classes (May and June 2010).

Presented by the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla,

1. TABLA CLASS

With Pandit Anindo Chatterjee

More details at:

http://www.schooloftabla.com

2. SITAR AND VOCAL CLASS

With Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt

This eight week intensive workshop, held in conjunction with the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla, and open to musicians at all levels, will introduce students to techniques and compositions in the tradition of Maihar Gharana (school) of the legendary Baba Ustad Allaudin Khan. Classes Begin Monday, May 3rd, 2010.

http://www.krishnabhatt.com/gurukul.htm

ACST Studio

575 5th Street, #2 (Btw. 8th Ave. and Prospect Park West) Park Slope, Brooklyn 

To register for classes, contact Andrew Mendelson at andrew@ragamalaproductions.com, or visit the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla website.

THURSDAY JUNE 3 @ 8:00 PM

“WEST FACES EAST”

An evening in three parts of music inspired by India!

Richard Bennett came up with the idea of playing raga on solo piano during his 2009 tour of India with his trio "Mumbai Masala". He'll be playing ragas from my upcoming c.d. "Nuits de Ragas et Blues" His current c.d. "Ragas on Piano" is currently in wide release in India.http://www.myspace.com/soloragapiano

Melody Sky: Featuring the voice and poetry of Paula Jeanine and the guitar and Indian melodies of Lee Boice, http://www.myspace.com/melodyskymusic

Pasha' Dream: Firebird trumpet player Satish and acoustic guitarist Lee Boice play mellow, hauntingly spiritual music with a very heavy Indian classical influence.

7 East 27th St NY, NY 10016
Tickets: $10 for the full evening

Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music Research, Artistry and Appreciation is pleased announce the opening of a new vocal class in mid-town Manhattan.

The classes will start on Friday June 4 and Wednesday, June 9, 2010 and will be held on every Wednesday and Friday, starting at 6:30 PM.

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43rd Street,# 616

New York, NY 10036.
For more information, please write to info@pjim.org or call (718) 470-1331.
www.panditjasrajinstitute.org

* Word on the street is that NY's one & only will be on the block outside the Auditorium with the best daal in the city."daal wagon"

E 10 ST Productions at (212) 475-207. Email:info@east10streetproductions.com

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a
Vocal Concert by

Sanjoy Banerjee.

Sanjoy Banerjee, as a disciple of Pt. A. T. Kannan, is an able exponent of the Kirana Gharana. He has been teaching in NYC for a few years.

Dibyarka Chatterjee – Tabla

Sheetal Karhade - Harmonium

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave)

New York, NY

www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)

Experience the beauty of Indian melodies and rhythms, Raga and Tala, with your own voice, under the guidance of a master.  Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty will lead a small and relaxed vocal workshop for all levels.

The Shala Yoga House,

812 Broadway between 11th and 12th St, NYC

Reservations limited, please sign up fast!

Workshop Registration:

http://pacnyc1.eventbrite.com/

More info: E 10 ST Productions: (212) 475-2075

Ted Moreno presents great Pandit Yogesh Samsi, Tabla solo. Ajay Joglekar - Harmonium accompaniment.

In an intimate house concert setting!

Pt. Yogesh Samsi is one of those rare tabla players whose reputation has been built on his consummate artistry in both fields of accompaniment and solo playing. The son of the renowned vocalist  Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Yogesh Samsi was initiated into tabla by his father at the tender age of four, and later received guidance under Pandit H.Taranath Rao. However it was under the gifted tutelage of the legendary Ustad Alla Rakha that Yogesh received intense training for 23 years and matured into a tabla player. Yogesh has accompanied some of the best instrumentalists, vocalists, and dancers of India, including Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Dinkar Kaikini, Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Pt Birju Maharaj.

Ajay Joglekar on harmonium is trained under renowned harmonium player Tulsidas Borkar.

Ted Moreno

50 Webster Avenue,

New Rochelle, NY.

Info/RSVP: 914-235-1636

or e-mail: sitariya06830@yahoo.com

Tickets: $20

Harrice Miller Entertainment presents a Hindustani Classical Jugalbandi, Singer Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik and flutist Steve Gorn performing together for the first time!

http://www.mitali.org/

Accompanied on tabla by Dibyarka Chatterjee.

Art Exhibition 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Invitation to the Artist reception after concert.

Nadiya Jinnah Gallery

500 West 52 Street (@ 10 Ave)

New York NY 10019

General Admission: $25 (cash at door)

Students/Seniors w/ID: $22 (Cash at door)

Payment in advance $22 and $20 (no fee): http://www.eventbrite.com/event/708620503

More info: Harrice@gmail.com or 917-853-1416

WKCR 89.9 FM New York’s “Raag Aur Taal” program present ‘Ragas – Live’ Series with a performance featuring Indian Classical Maestros! Hosted by Ashok Ilankovan.

  Maestro RAJEEV TARANATH on sarod and Samir Chatterjee on tabla.

Broadcast: Live Concert recorded at The Rubin Museum in New York, Sunday April 18 2010 by WKCR. 

Email hosts of the program at raagaurtaal@gmail.com or the In All Languages Department at ial@wkcr.org or Tel: 212.854.9920

WKCR FM New York can be tuned in to on your dial at 89.9FM or over the Internet at http://www.wkcr.org.

Email hosts of the program at raagaurtaal@gmail.com or the In All Languages Department at ial@wkcr.org or Tel: 212.854.9920

WKCR 89.9 FM New York can be tuned in to on your dial at 89.9FM or over the Internet at http://www.wkcr.org.

FRIDAY JUNE 11 @ 8:00 PM

For the first time National Arts Club is presenting an evening of Indian classical music and dance featuring some of India’s leading artists.

Hidayat Khan (Sitar) http://hidayatkhan.com/#/welcome

Jharna (Bharat Natyam Dance)

http://www.timeless-music.org/artists/?artist=Jharna

Samir Chatterjee,Tabla accompaniment

http://tabla.org/education/faculty

National Arts Club NYC

15 Gramercy Park South

New York, NY 10016

For further info please call National Arts Club at (212) 674-8824 or visit www.nationalartsclub.org

This event is not ticketed.

FRIDAY JUNE 11 @ 8:00 PM

For the first time National Arts Club is presenting an evening of Indian classical music and dance featuring some of India’s leading artists.

Hidayat Khan (Sitar) http://hidayatkhan.com/#/welcome

Jharna (Bharat Natyam Dance)

http://www.timeless-music.org/artists/?artist=Jharna

Samir Chatterjee,Tabla accompaniment

http://tabla.org/education/faculty

National Arts Club NYC

15 Gramercy Park South

New York, NY 10016

For further info please call National Arts Club at (212) 674-8824 or visit www.nationalartsclub.org

This event is not ticketed.

SUNDAY JUNE 13 @ 3:00 PM

The Hindu Temple Society of North America presents a Carnatic Music Concert by Vocalist Aditya Venkatesh.

Accompanied by:

Vivek Rudrapatna on Violin

Senthuran Tharmarajah on Mridangam

Program will feature for the Sri Venkateswara Pooja Celebrations also a dance recital by Rekha Padmanabhan.

The Hindu Temple Society of North America - Basement

45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355

Tel: 718 460 8484

Free

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents

Pandit Pran Nath 14th Anniversary Memorial Tribute!

Two Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the MELA Dream House. Saturdays, June 12 and 19 @ 9 pm

La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice

Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD. www.melafoundation.org 

MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, (between Franklin & White Streets)

New York, NY  

Admission $24 - MELA Members, Seniors, Students, $18.
Limited seating.  Advance reservations recommended.  

Info and reservations:  212-219-3019; mail@melafoundation.org

The AAICM presents a Special "Raga Night" in an intimate "Baithak" set up with genius and versatile

Maestro Vocalist Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan from Kirana Gharana and Nitin Mitta on Tabla.

Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan has musical blue blood in his veins owing to his family lineage.

A direct descendant of the family of the great Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and the much legendary Sartaj-e-Mousiqui, Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan who were the founders of the famous Kirana Gharana. Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan is the son of the great Sarangi-nawaz, Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan, who was the grand nephew of Ustad Bande Ali Khan Beenkar who composed numerous andishes under his pseudonym ‘Sabras”.http://www.mashkooralikhan.com/

Accompanied by talented Nitin Mitta on tabla.

www.nitinmitta.org

Faust Harrison Pianos
204 West 58th Street (Between 7 Avenue & Broadway) New York, NY

SATURDAY JUNE 19 @ 10:00 AM
SUNDAY JUNE 20 @ 10:00 AM

Tabla instructions with Naren Budhakar:

10:00-11:00AM Beginners
11:00AM-1:00PM Ongoing Students
(Advanced Students by appointment.)

Naren Budhakar teaches both the techniques and aesthetics of Tabla. Attention is given to the proper finger techniques and to understanding Tabla in the context of various musical styles and forms. Students will learn elements to accompany Kirtan, bhajans and light classical music, as well as classical solo percussion. If you have Tablas, bring them. New students, e-mail or call in advance to facilitate scheduling: naad2000@hotmail.com or 646.279.7199.

Ananda Ashram, Yoga Society of NY

13 Sapphire Road

Monroe, NY

Tuition $50/weekend; single class (2 hr) $30

Sitar Lesson with Thokchom Prasanna Kumar.

Lessons take place Saturday and Sunday -  June 19 and 20. All day/night. Please make reservation.

Bergen Street (between Vanderbilt and Carlton)

Brooklyn, Prospect Heights.

dkfproductions@gmail.com for all details.

Pallavi of the Capital District and RPI proudly present Star Indian Classical Vocalist Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav.

www.classical-concepts.com

Accompanied on Tabla: Ashis Sengupta

and Harmonium: Vinay Kumar Mishra.

CBIS, Main Auditorium,

15^thSt.  RPI,

Troy, NY

Directions/Parking: CBIS aka Biotech Bldg. is the new bldg. on 15^th St next to Academy hall.

General: 15/- Students: 8/- Sponsor (2 tickets): 50/- Patron (4 tickets): 100/-

No Children under 10 yrs.

SATURDAY JUNE 19 @ 7:30 PM

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Classical Sitar Concert:

Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain on Sitar

http://www.ragasitar.com/bio.html

Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla