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MARCH 2011
- TUESDAY MARCH 1 @ 10:30 PMTV Asia, a retrospective of the MUSIC ROOM event for "UT. SHAHID PARVEZ
KHAN Live In Concert with Nitin Mitta on tabla".The coverage of the following event organized by HarmoNYom on Saturday February 26 in NYC is scheduled for airing on TV Asia Community Roundup program at 10:30pm (ET). - THURSDAY MARCH 3 @ 9:00 PM
Maha Shivaratri All Night Music & Dance Celebration
presented by Ananda Ashram - FRIDAY MARCH 4 @ 6:30PM
Sammer Gupta's Namaskar at Le Poisson Rouge!
Namaskar is a fresh and innovative approach towards jazz, Indian and soul music, embodying the integrative spirit of our time. The ensemble combines well known compositions from the Indian Golden Era of Bollywood with North and South India ragas, and modern American jazz in all its diversity, to craft an irresistibly beautiful artistic statement. This organic creative musical experience which bridges classical Indian melodies and modern American jazz has already received great reviews and thunderous applause at Winter Jazzfest 2011, Carnegie Hall Gobal Encounters and Harlem Stage Family Series. Percussionist Sameer Gupta, known as one of the few percussionists representing the traditions of American jazz on drumset, and Indian Classical music on tabla, leads a world-class ensemble featuring pianist Marc Cary, who adds an urban inflection with his vibrant acoustic piano and fender rhodes gliding effortlessly between jazz and Indian themes.
Though his first few years were spent under the guidance of Ustad Zakir Hussain, Sameer Gupta's own interests and love of tabla brought him to the great tabla maestro Pt Anindo Chatterjee, of whom he is now a dedicated disciple. http://sameergupta.com
Featuring:SAMEER GUPTA / DRUMS + TABLA
MARC CARY / PIANO - Indigenous People
NEEL MURGAI / SITAR
ARUN RAMAMURTHY / CARNATIC VIOLIN
RASHAAN CARTER / BASSLe Poisson rouge
158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY
Tickets: $15 http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/artist/2081
- FRIDAY MARCH 4 @ 7:00 PM
WMA Cooper presents a Grand Violin Carnatic Concert by Delhi P. Sunderrajan.
Violin Support - Smitha Krishnan -
Mridangam - Akshay Anantapadmanabhan
The concert will reveal the intricate style and nuances of carnatic (South Indian classical) music in the unique setting of the Great Hall at the Cooper Union. It will be a relaxing, unique and enjoyable event bringing cultural music from the South East coast of India to the heart of East Village.
The Great Hall Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street, NYC
FREE at http://wma-cooper.eventbrite.com/ ($5 at the door) - FRIDAY MARCH 4 @ 7:00 PM
Charanams, the one-and-only Carnatic Jazz Band performs in "Battle of The Burroughs" music
contest!The flyer is also online at: www.niveditashivraj.com/downloads/Charanams_BoB_2011_03_03.gif
You may also watch the contest LIVE at: www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace
Also, please vote for them online to win this round and compete in the “Ultimate Battle” on June 17!
The GreenSpace,
44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014
Tickets available at: www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace
SATURDAY MARCH 5 @ 2:00 PM
SATURDAY MARCH 5 @ 9:00 PM
Musical performance: Alwan festival of Sacred Music presents vocalist
Roopa
Mahadevan: Devotional Music of South India!Born and raised in San Jose, CA, Roopa Mahadevan received 12 years of training in Carnatic (South Indian Classical) vocal music under the Bay Area's Asha Ramesh, disciple of the late Sangeetha Kalanidhi D.K. Jayaraman. She was a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright scholarship for the year 2006-2007, during which time she received advanced Carnatic vocal training in Chennai, India under Suguna Varadachari, veteran vocalist of the Musiri Subramanya Iyer.
Alwan For The Arts
Arun Ramamurthy - violin
Trivandrum Balaji - mridangam
Sriram Ramesh - khanjira16 Beaver Street (between Broad and Broadway), 4th floor,
New York, NY 10004Tickets: $20, available online here.
Student/Senior/Member: $15, available online here.
Tickets are also available at the door. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.- SUNDAY MARCH 6 @ 4:00 PM
Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music Research, Artistry and Appreciation,
the Mewati Gurukul celebrates Mewati Sangeet Parv with Jasrangi Jugalbandi.
A unique concept by Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj, an ingenious and profound style of male-female duo based on Murchhana Paddhati of Hindustani Classical Music. www.panditjasrajinstitute.org
Presented by senior disciples of vocalists of Pta. Tripti Mukherjee:
Smt. Madhumati Kulkarni & Shri Hari Nott
Accompanied by Shri Richie Parey & Shri Anand Prasad on Tabla
Shri Kashyap Desai & Shri Yogishwar Maharaj on Harmonium
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, #614 , New York , NY 10036
Contact: 718-470-1331
Tickets $10. Available at the venue.
Seating is limited and is available on a first-come-first-served basis.
FRIDAY MARCH 11
On behalf of HarmoNYom, to the Japanese people, we offer our sinceres condolences and best wishes for recovering! - SATURDAY MARCH 12 @ 3:00 PM
The Queens Museum of Art presents "THE SOUNDS OF IMMIGRANT NEW YORK:
From
Chowtal to Chutney". "Folk Musics From India to the Caribbean and Beyond"
A Free Public Lecture. The Center for Traditional Music and Dance is pleased to present Sounds of Immigrant New York, a ten-part free lecture series at venues around the boroughs presenting leading scholars discussing the continuity and development of diverse music and dance traditions in New York City’s immigrant communities. Peter Manuel, professor of ethno-musicology at John Jay college and the CUNY Graduate Center, has published several books on musics of India, the Caribbean, and elsewhere. He has also produced two films, Tassa Thunder: Folk Music from India to the Caribbean, and Tan-Singing of Trinidad and Guyana: Indo-Caribbean ‘Local-Classical’ Music. He occasionally sings chowtal and Ramayan-bani in Queens. http://www.queensmuseum.org/contemporary-traditions-series-from-chowtal-to-chutney-folk-musics-from-india-to-the-caribbean-and-beyond.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park. NY 11368 - (718) 592-9700
FREE.
- SATURDAY MARCH 12 @ 11:00 AM
SUNDAY MARCH 13 @ 3:00 PM & 4:30 PMChocolate Chip Chamber Music Presents "Sitars and Saris"! Sitar and Violin Concerts
When Baker Bobbie receives an intriguing package from India for her birthday, this program 'unfolds' to reveal all kinds of possibilities as to what is inside. A trio of native Indian musicians provide an educational and festive framework to the Baker's birthday celebration in the park!
http://www.chocolatechipmusic.org/upcoming.htmFeatured musicians include Neel Murgai, on sitar, Arun Ramamurthy on violin and Kedarnath Havaldar on tabla.
Old First Reformed Church
729 Carroll Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215Tickets are $15 per person on Saturday, which includes entry to our 5th Birthday Party following the performance at 11:00. (Party is from 12:00 – 1:00). Proceeds benefit CCCM’s education programs.
Tickets are $10 per person on Sunday.Tickets at the door or Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/159028
- SATURDAY MARCH 12 @ 7:30 PM
C Hidayat Khan.
1- Guru-Shishya Parampara in fond memory of Ustad Vilayat Khan
Sitaram Bhagavathy - sitar
Aneesh Jonelagadda - sitar
Risha Mody - sitar
Richie Parey - tabla
2- Hidayat Khan - sitar (playing compositions of Ustad Vilayat Khan)
Anirban Roy Choudhury - tabla
- SATURDAY MARCH 12 @ 8:00 PM
Deep Listening Institute presents Under the Radar Concert 'Indian music and Beyond'
with bansuri flutist Steve Gorn & Curtis Bahn on tabla.
An evening of improvisation combining traditional Indian instruments, world percussion and computer-extended instruments and sounds.
Deep Listening Space @ The Shirt Factory
77 Cornell St, Suite 303, Kingston, NY 12401
Tickets: $10, $8 (Students & Seniors)
- SUNDAY MARCH 13 @ 12:30 PM - WORKSHOP
- FRIDAY MARCH 18 @ 8:30 PM
A recital by sitarist Dipanjan Guha, a disciple of Pandit Kushal Das at an informal gathering.
Born in Kolkata, Dipanjan Guha is one of the brightest young exponents of the Senia Maihar gharana and a long-time disciple of renowned sitar maestro Shri Kushal Das. His training began under the guidance of Shri Sailen Das. He also had the proud privilege of learning from great musicians like Late Pandit Ajoy Sinha Roy and Pandit Jatin Bhattacharjya. He has since played in a number of concerts in India, South Africa (including concerts by invitation from the Indian Consulate in Johannesburg), UK (including concerts with Scottish musicians) and USA, which received considerable appreciation. http://dipanjanguha.tripod.com/
Shri Tapas Ghosh began his initial training with Shri Tapas Pan. He later received advance training Pandit Samir Chatterjee of Farooqabad Gharana and Shri Nikhil Tikekar of Benares Gharana. He has accompanied several Indian Classical musicians and other plays other forms ofmusic like light classical.Roosevelt Island
New York, NY
Please e-mail anirbn@gmail.com if you are planning to attend and for details of location.
- SATURDAY MARCH 19 @ 7:30 PMChhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Solo Harmonium recital by
Kedar Naphade. Accompanied on tabla by Kedarnath Havaldar.Kedar Naphade will also talk about a broad range of topics on the history and evolution of the harmonium as a solo instrument in Hindustani Classical music and the contributions of some of the greatest stalwarts in this field. Kedar will also discuss the recent launch of Pt. Tulsidas Borkar School of Harmonium online at http://www.aceopen.com/. This school combines internet based learning with personalized guidance allowing students to get the best of both worlds: students can learn at their own pace and in the convenience of their own homes, but also get personalized guidance, which is the cornerstone of the Guru-Shishya (Teacher - Student) tradition. www.kedarnaphade.comChhandayan Center for Indian Music,
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616, New York, NY 10036
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID)
- SATURDAY MARCH 19 @ 4:30 PM
Holi Talent Celebration and Competition
presented by The Vedic Heritage Temple.
Program:
4:30pm Thandai Distributions
5pm Competitors report to program coordinator
6pm Competition
9:30pm Award Ceremony
10pm Aarti and Prasad
Competitions categories:
- Vocal - Classical and Devotional
- Intrumental - Classical and light
- Dance - Classical and folk
Vedic Heritaqge Temple
111 Jerusalem Avenue, Hempstead, NY 11550
www.vedicheritage.org for more details and directions
Admission: $10 (Except competitors and Gurus)
To partcipate call Pt. Rameshji at 516 539 9055
- WEDNESDAY MARCH 23 @ 7:00 PM
United for Pakistan: A Musical Evening and fund-raising for Pakistan!
Join the Organization of Pakistani Students for a formal sit down dinner!Featuring sitar maestro
Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain and fusion band
Brooklyn Qawali.
Cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan will be joining via live broadcast.
All proceeds go to Pakistan flood relief!
Columbia University - Roone Arledge Auditorium
2920 Broadway (115 street), New York, NY
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Tickets: Pre-sale: $15 with Columbia ID $30 for others
At the door: $20 with a student ID $35 for othersTickets purchased through: www.cuarts.com/calendar/tickets
FRIDAY MARCH 25 @ 7:30 PM
Rageshree Music Institute proudly presents "An Evening Of Indian Classical Music"!
K. V. MAHABALA on Sitar
& Polash Gomes on Tabla.
After having initial education of music with his first teacher, Sri Yoga Narasimha in Mysore, K.V. Mahabala decided to seek further musical career in New Delhi, capital of India. There he joined Gandharva Maha Vidhyalaya - an Institution responsible for popular promotion of music in the Indian Society. There he came across great masters of music, which enriched his appreciation. In New Delhi he furthered his studies with Pandit Uma Shankar Mishra, a senior disciple of legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar and renowned sitarist in his own right. At this time K.V. Mahabala was already performing in concerts including the one hosted by the National Thermal Power Corporation of India. Currently, K.V. Mahabala is studying under the guidance of Pandit Barun Kumar pal, a senior disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar and renowned Hansa Veena player, & Pandit Samir Chatterjee, a renowned Tabla player. http://kvmahabala.com/index1.htmlTibet House
22 West 15 Street (bet. 5TH & 6TH AVE.) New York City (212) 807-0583
Donation $ 15:00 at the door.
SATURDAY MARCH 26 @ 6:30PM
SangeetSabha proudly presents a Tabla Solo Concert by Prafulla Athalye.
Prafulla is one of the leading Tabla players of India and is one of the most senior disciples of Tabla Maestro Late “Ustad Allarakha.” Prafulla started taking his initial training from “Shri. Vasant Vishnupurikar” when he was 6 years old. After studying first 5 years from him, he studied about 14 years from “Ustad Allarakha” and currently, Prafulla is studying under his son, Tabla Maestro “Ustad Zakir Hussain” and “Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar”. Overall, he has been learning since more than 28 years. Prafulla is the recipient of many awards.
Accompanied by Pandit Ramesh Mishra on Sarangi
Manhattan Sikh Center
104 East 30th Street (b/w Park and Lexington Avenues)New York, NY 10016
Tickets: $20Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1423819683/efbevent
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music,
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616, New York, NY 10036
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID)
SUNDAY MARCH 27 @ 8:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Carnatic Sundays @ Cornelia Street Cafe. 
Shrinidhi Hemmige is a unique guitarist who's adapted his veena stylings from childhood to an unmodified electric guitar. Using all conventional Carnatic techniques, Shrinidhi plays pure classical music bringing a rare sound to the Carnatic stage.
Accompanying musicians:
Asthana Vidwans (house artists)
Arun Ramamurthy - Violin www.arunramamurthy.com
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - Mridangam ww.akshaylaya.com
Cornelia Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (west Village), NYC10014
Please call -212.989.9319- to make a reservation
Tickets: $20 at door/ 10 of those $$ go towards drinks & food
THURSDAY MARCH 31 @ 9PM & 10:30 PM
Snehasish & Som in NYC!
the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hindustani Indian Classical Music. Coming from a musically oriented family, he started his initial training under the guidance of his father Sri Himangshu Mazumder. Gradually he switched over to his cousin Sri Tejender Majumdar who is a well-known sarode player of the country. He continued his study under Pandit Ajoy Sinha Roy who was a beloved disciple of Baba Allauddin, the founder of Maihar
Gharana and Guru of Pandit Ravishankar. Finally he came under the tutelage of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. Snehashish, besides performing in all the major festivals in India, has toured Europe, U.K., and USA and made a very good name amongst the music lovers. He is the recipient of Surmani and Jadubhatta Awards.
Featuring:
Snehasish Mozumder, Premik Russell Tubbs, Vin Scialla, Francois Moutin, Nick Gianni,
Lars Potteiger.
Jazz Gallery
www.jazzgallery.org
Two sets 9pm & 10:30pm
Tickets: $5, $15
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