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FEBRUARY 2014
FEBRUARY 2014
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5 @ 6:00 PM
Spiral Concert at Rubin Museum of Art
Roshni Thompson - Tabla SoloEhren Hanson - Tabla
Roshni Thompson is a NY based tabla player who hails from the West Indies, where she was initiated into the ancient tradition of Indian classical music by her vocalist father. She has continued her tutelage in the Benares style of tabla playing under Shri Tapan Modak and is currently a student of the epic Farukhbad exponent, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee. While her passion is Indian classical tabla, she has played in folk, jazz and multi-genre modalities. Roshni has performed at notable local venues such as Pianos, Knitting Factory, The Bitter End, The Shrine and Tea Lounge.Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues)
New York, NY 10014
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/2479Free
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6 @ 8:00 Pm
Brooklyn Raga Massive presentsMax ZT - Dulcimer
and Ehren hanson - Tabla
Max ZT, a National Hammered Dulcimer Champion studied with the Cissoko griot family in Senegal and recently returned from a year in India studying with the world-renowned santoor master Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.
Ehren Hanson is a senior disciple of the legendary Pandit Anindo Chatterjee since 2000. Ehren’s playing rings with clarity, playfulness, dynamic and spellbinding command over tala and laya (rhythm and tempo). He is also the founder of the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla in NY.
Followed by the Raga Jam Session at 9:30pm
Tea Lounge, Park Slope
837 Union St
Brooklyn, New York
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 @ 8:00 PM
World Music Institute presents "Masters of Indian Music"
Ustad Wajahat Khan/ Pandita Tripti Mukherjee Double-Bill Regretfully, due to a recently-sustained back injury, Ustad Imrat Khan cannot travel and will not be able to perform at this concert.
The program instead, will be a 2-part performance: the first half featuring his son and disciple, sarod maestro Ustad Wajahat Khan with the eminent Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on tabla. The second part of the performance will feature Pandita Tripti Mukherjee, the illustrious Hindustani classical vocalist and disciple of Pandit Jasraj. She will be accompanied by Pandit Ramesh Misra on sarangi, Anindo Chaterjee on tabla and Lalita Mathur on harmonium.We wish Ustad Imrat Khan a speedy recovery, and will update you as to his condition and any plans of a rescheduled date in the future. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you at the revised program.
For ticket buyers who desire a refund, or wish to donate your tickets, please contact our Box Office at: (212) 545-7536.
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (West 95 Street), NYC
Tickets: $30 / WMI Friends $25 / Bring a Kid! $5
http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org/event/ustad-imrat-khan/
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9 @ 11:00 AM
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 @ 7:30 PM
Proctors presents Celebration of Rhythm!This second installment of the Celebration of Rhythm series will jet you to beautiful and spiritual India with the sitar and tabla in North Indian Music.
North Indian Music features the inspiring duo Sitarist Veena Chandra and her son Devesh Chandra on tabla. Veena is an internationally renowned sitar player, composer, teacher and choreographer. She is the founder and director of the Dance and Music School of India in Latham, NY where she teaches Indian classical music.
Devesh has a rare ability to acutely communicate a wide range of emotions. His innovative and imaginative approach makes his performances enthralling to Western listeners, newcomers to the genre, and Indian classical purists.
The only authentic reggae band in upstate New York, Robanic and the Caribbean Sounds plays a wide range of music from Caribbean classics such as old-school reggae, traditional rock steady, ska, and calypso, to contemporary rock, as well as the hottest new dance-hall sounds, straight from Jamaica. With the help of a steel pan, keyboard, bass, vocals, and drums, the group creates a unique and enticing tropical atmosphere and sound. The four-member ensemble is comprised of talented musicians with decades of experience, with half from Jamaica themselves.
GE Theater of Proctors
432 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305
Ticket Price: $15THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 @ 8:00 Pm
Brooklyn Raga Massive presentsEric Fraser - Flute
and Ehren hanson - Tabla
Eric and Ehren first began their musical journey together in Kolkata 12 years ago. They have been a source of inspiration for each other, both dedicating themselves heart and soul to learning Indian classical music from their guru’s in India and have practiced countless hours together.
Eric Fraser has been groomed in a pure vocal style of bansuri flute playing. A disciple of Pandit Gopal Roy (bansuri- www.panditgopalroy.com), Eric brings an authentic and unique sound to the melody of the bansuri (www.ericfraser.com)
Ehren Hanson is a senior disciple of the legendary Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Ehren’s playing rings with clarity, playfulness, dynamic and spellbinding command over tala and laya (rhythm and tempo).
Followed by the Raga Jam Session at 9:30pm
Tea Lounge, Park Slope
837 Union St
Brooklyn, New York
From SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 to MONDAY FEBRUARY 17
15 February: 2 pm to 5 pm
16 February: 9 am to 6 pm
17 February: 9 am to 6 pm
IndianRaga is launching the IndianRaga Labs project, and are piloting their first Labs session from 15 - 17 February 2014 in NYC at a special introductory 50% discounted rate for students.Gone are the days when the only thing an artist needed was years of dedicated training under a guru & countless hours of riyaaz. In today’s digital age, music has transcended boundaries and musicians need much more to give life to their music - a working knowledge of studio recording, sound mixing, video production, artistic collaborations, composition, you name it!
‘IndianRaga Labs’ is an initiative started to give young talented students of Indian classical music this unique space to understand, innovate and experiement with the various artistic and technical aspects of music. The goal is to draw concepts from classical ragas and create music that can be relatable to new audiences, and goes beyond traditional approaches.
For more information and details regarding this initiative, interested applicants can apply at www.indianraga.com/opportunities.
Please feel free to email Sriram Emani - Co-founder and CEO - IndianRaga at sriram@indianraga.in or call: +1 (617) 849-3752
Venue: TBD (Studio in Manhattan, New York City)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 @ 3:00 PM
ShrutiLaya presents: Thyagaraja Aradhana
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15 @ 8:00 PM
Pre-concert artist talk at 7:00pm
Robert Browning Associates presentsAlam Khan, sarod
with Nitin Mitta, tabla
Alam Khan, son and disciple of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan and grandson of Baba Allauddin Khan, is a brilliant player of the sarod, a skin-faced lute that is one of the primary instruments of classical Indian music. Following in his illustrious family's footsteps, he is building a reputation for a personal style that is innovative, yet steeped in tradition. In addition to accompanying his father internationally from 1996 to 2006, he has had a successful solo career, touring worldwide and establishing himself as Ali Akbar Khan's true heir and the face of a new generation of sarod players. He has performed with India’s greatest tabla players, including Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee, and currently teaches advanced instrumental and vocal classes at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. “Alam Khan is standing on the threshold of greatness…a formidable musical talent to reckon with.”–The Hindu, Jan 9, 2014
Nitin Mitta is one of the most accomplished tabla players of his generation, with a reputation for technical virtuosity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuances. A dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with many renowned Indian classical musicians including Pandit Jasraj, Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shahid Parvez, and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi.
Roulette
509 Atlantic Avenue (corner of 3rdAvenue), Downtown Brooklyn, NY
$25; students, seniors $20
Box office (917) 267-0368
Trains: 2,3,4,5,B,D,N,Q,R and LIRR to Atlantic Ave; A, C, G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn
Info & tickets:robertbrowningassociates.com
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19 @ 6:00 PM
Spiral Concert at Rubin Museum of Art:
Steve Booke - Guitar
and Abhik Mukherjee - Sitar
Steve Booke and Abhik Mukherjee perform traditional Indian ragas with the untraditional arrangement of sitar and acoustic guitar. Both accomplished composers in their own right, Abhik and Steve weave musical stories with the sounds they spontaneously create. From the heights of musical virtuosity, to the beauty of a simple melody, their performance is bound to please and enthrall any listener.Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues)
New York, NY 10014
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/2481Free
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23 @ 2:00 PM
Time Traveler Sessions!
Suphala, tabla player and producer, leads these sessions for tabla players, musicians, non - musicians, and anyone interested in the essence of rhythm. Tabla & Rhythm Sessions will be giving in NYC twice a month. If you are interested in deepening your sense of rhythm, this is for you... Admission: $40/person
Inquire here: http://suphala-tabla.tumblr.com/
Join the meetup group: http://www.meetup.com/Suphala_rhythm/events/166338842/WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26 @ 6:00 PM
Spiral Concert at Rubin Museum of ArtEhren Hanson - Tabla Solo
Ehren Hanson began learning tabla when he was 15 years old under Misha Masud of New York City. In 2000, he was accepted as a disciple by the great Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and has developed into an exciting performer and a dynamic teacher. Ehren then went on to teach rhythm as an assistant professor at Bard College in 2002 and in 2005 he received the prestigious Senior Performing Arts Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies. He has had the honor of accompanying great musicians such as Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee, Pandit Subrata Roy Chaudhuri, Steve Gorn, and others. In 2012, The Times of India described his tabla solo performance as "enthralling." Ehren currently lives in New York where he is an active performer and teacher. He is also the director of the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla.(Photo Credit ©Véronique Lerebours)
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th Street (between 6th & 7th Avenues)
New York, NY 10014
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/2482Free
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 @ 8:00 PM to 11:30 PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive presentsFarewell to Tea Lounge!
Tonight is Brooklyn Raga Massive's farewell party to the Tea Lounge!
Members of the Raga community will be performing throughout the night, Jam Session style, and they will spinning tracks of Indian Classical Music's finest legends!
Their new weekly session's starting next Wednesday March 5 at The Village @ Gureje - Renate Albertsen-Marton Gallery in Prospect Heights! More details to come soon.Tea Lounge, Park Slope
837 Union Street
Brooklyn, New York
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 @ 8:00 PM
The South Asia Institute (www.sai.columbia.edu/) presents in Concert at Columbia University:
Shujaat Khan (sitar)
and Samir Chatterjee (tabla)Shujaat Husain Khan, one of the leading North Indian classical musicians of his generation, belongs to the Imdadkhani Gharana (tradition) of the sitar and his style of playing sitar, known as the gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice. Khan has performed at music festivals in India and throughout Asia, Africa, North America, and Europe. He has headlined at concert halls such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in Los Angeles, and Congress Hall in Berlin. In 2007, he was the featured artist at musical concerts celebrating India's 50th anniversary of independence at Carnegie Hall in New York, and at celebrations in Seattle and Dallas. Khan was the sole artist representing India in a special performance at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in Geneva commemorating India's independence the same year. Shujaat Khan has been affiliated as a visiting faculty at the Dartington School of Music in England, the University of Washington in Seattle, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Samir Chatterjee, a virtuoso Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana (school), has traveled widely across the world to perform at festivals as a soloist or with other outstanding musicians from Indian and western musical traditions. In concert Samir has accompanied many of India's most celebrated musicians and has played with jazz, classical, and experimental musicians and ensembles around the world. Chatterjee performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway in 2007. Chatterjee has been teaching for 35 years and is the Founder-Director of Chhandayan.
Miller Theatre2960 Broadway (at West 116th Street), NYC
Tickets are $35, $25, or $15 with a valid student ID
For online ticket or at The Miller Theatre www.millertheatre.com or call: 212-854-7799FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 @ 8:30 PM to SATURDAY MARCH 1 sunrise!
Maha Shivaratri All Night Music & Dance Celebration
with Deepak Kumar, Ashram & Guest Artists
This is the 7th annual all-night Shivaratri concert hosted by Deepak Kumar, Creative Director. Presented by outstanding artists offering both Eastern and Western, classical, modern and devotional music and dance.
The following artists have been confirmed:
Deepak Kumar - vocal, harmonium, guitar
Acharya Roop Verma - sitar
Pandit S.N. Charka & Students - Kathak dance
Naren Budhakar - tabla
Indrojit Roy Chowdhury - sitar
Jay Gandhi - bansuri flute
Krishna Devi - kirtan
Aqeel Bhatti - tabla
Sheetal Karhade - vocal
Joshua Glum - saxophone
Caitlin Hill - vocal
Ratnakar Nawathe - tabla
Suma Srishaila - Bharata Natyam dance
Eric Fraser - bansuri flute
Kim Lesley - vocal
Camila Celin - sarod
Ehren Hanson - tabla
Julian King - vocal & guitar
Katie Austin - opera
Jamie Bright - vocal & guitar
Preceded by Ashram Meditation Program beginning at 7:30PM (by donation).
Admission $20
http://www.anandaashram.org/MahaShivaratriAllNightMusicCelebration_2014
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