FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ 7:00PM

Don't miss your chance to EXPAND YOUR CAPACITY FOR JOY through a musical wonderland of tradition and experimentation. Ravi Shankar meets Itzhak Perlman in the unique music of the Om Shalom Trio.

Featuring:
Abhik Mukherjee - Sitar
Kumar Das - Tabla

Venue: Loft 227
227 West 29 Street, Suite 4F, New York, NY 10001
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
https://amagicalnightwithomshalomtrio.splashthat.com/

 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ 8:00 PM

 

Sitar Concert with Iklhaq Hussain

 

Naren Bhudakar on Tabla.

 

New York Insight Meditation Center

28 W 27th Street 10th floor New York, NY 10001

 

General admission $25 and Seniors/Students with ID $20.

Cash only at the door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 @ 1:15PM

 

Asia Society is celebrating Diwali with a family day packed with activities and featuring Raga Kids, our group to introduce Indian music to kids of all ages, through fun, interactive songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neel Murgai, sitar
Sameer Gupta, tabla

 

Asia Society
725 Park Ave New York, NY
http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/diwali-lights-asia-society-family-day-1

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 @ 7:30 PM

 

Lincoln Center - Rose Theater

West 66 Street/Bdoadway - NYC

Tickets Online: http://www.aboutlincolncenter.org/events-and-tickets

 

  

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 @ 8:00 PM

 

World Music Institute presents: Shafi Mondol

 

Baul singers are mystic minstrels from Bengal; ­purveyors of an ecstatic musical tradition of wandering saint/singers, with roots in both Vaishnava Hinduism and Sufi Muslim poetry. Shafi Mondol is one of their leading practitioners, performers, and teachers. He ­received his training from Shadhon Mukherjee, and he specializes in the music of Lalon Phakir, a 19th-century Bengali Sufi saint and song-maker. Mondol tours ­internationally and runs the Bhabnagor Shongeet Ashram (school), where many of his disciples are among the foremost singers of Bangladesh. His ­contribution has been pivotal in the continuation of the Baul tradition, listed by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral Heritage of Humanity.”

Symphony Space - Leonard Nimoy Thalia

Tickets: $30 - WMI Friends $25- Bring a Kid! $5 - General admission seating
Buy Tickets

 

 

 

SATURDAYS NOVEMBER 2 and NOVEMBER 9 @ 9:00 PM

 

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents Pandit Pran Nath 95th Birthday Memorial Tribute! 

Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music will be performed by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela with The Just Alap Raga Ensemble in a memorial tribute in honor of Pandit Pran Nath's 95th birthday! (Oct. 25, November 2 and 9)

 

 

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

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble will perform Pandit Pran Nath's special arrangement of "Hazrat Turkaman", a traditional vilampit khayal composition set in Raga Darbari. 

MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca, New York, NY
www.melafoundation.org

Admission $36.  MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating.  Advance reservations recommended.  
Info and reservations:  mail@melafoundation.org (or 212-219-3019)

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 3:00 PM

 

Queens Public Library presents Carnatic Jazz by Charanams in the 28th Annual World Music Series

Featuring:
Nivedita ShivRaj - Veena
Marcus Cummins - Saxophone
Jason Goldstein - Guitar
Samyuktha ShivRaj - Vocals
Narendra Bhudhkar - Tabla

Charanams, the 2011 winner of the New York Battle of the Boroughs, performs original compositions based on Indian ragas and traditional carnatic compositions blended with jazz and contemporary rhythms.
www.charanams.com

Queens Public Library - Central Library Auditorium

Jamaica, Queens, NY

http://www.queenslibrary.org/events/?filters=ev_tp%3A%22Concerts%22

The concert is free and open to public.

 

 

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 3:00 PM

 

 

7th Annual - INDIAN RAGA CONCERT- Celebrating the Birthday of Pandit Pran Nath!

Lee Torchia - Voice and Tambura

Benjamin Stewart - Tabla

 

ELLINGTON ROOM - Manhattan Plaza
400 West 43 Street, New York, NY  10036

Free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 4:00 PM

 

Rageshree Music Institute Proudly Presents  An Evening Of Indian Classical Music!
A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR RAGESHREE MUSIC INSTITUTE

Featuring:

- Abhik Mukherjee on Sitar
- Fatik Chowdhury - Vocal
with
Polash Gomes on Tabla

Joria
260 West 36th Street 3rd Floor. (bet. 7th & 8th Ave.)

New York City

 

Donation: $25:00 at the door & $ 20.00 for Advanced, Members of RMI , Student ID & Senior Citizen
For advance purchase and more information please contact: www.RageshreeMusicInst.Org

Advance Tickets also available on www.Sulekha.com - Rageshree Music Inst. (718) 672-3211

 

 

 

 

MONDAYS 11/4, 11/18, 12/2 @ 6:00 PM
WEDNESDAY12/4 @ 6:00 PM

 

OPEN VOICE - An 8-session course with Samita Sinha

 What does it mean to have an open and embodied voice?  We begin with a ground in Indian vocal music and folk and ritual (vibratory) songs from different traditions, and open into an improvisation practice where we excavate the range and possibilities of our human voice.
Our study of Hindustani (North Indian classical) vocal music will focus on pitch, deep listening as a basis for sounding, and two ragas--melodic modes that provide frameworks for composition and improvisation.  Through vibratory songs we will organically learn basic elements of vocal music, becoming channels for the songs to move through us. From this base we unlock our individual body-sound, using our voice to explore our internal movements and blocks and discovering an elemental, primal way of sounding.
This workshop is open not only to singers and movers but anyone with a curiosity to explore their voice and body as a vehicle to connect with themselves and others, and the space within and around them.
 
Space on White

81 White Street in Tribeca (1/ ACE/ NQR/ JMZ/ 6 trains to Canal Street), NYC
Price: $25 drop-in; $90 for 4-class card, $180 for 8-class card.
(work study options available, please contact samita.sinha@gmail.com for more information)

 

 

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 @ 6:30 PM

 

The Consulate General of India, New York, Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay, requests the pleasure of your company with spouse.

For Celebrating DIWALI with Indian Classical Musical Concert
Rajesh Paranjape ( vocal) - disciple of Pt Yashwantbua Joshi

Shri Ram Deshpande
accompanying on Tabla - Anil Khare

and Andrew Shantz on harmonium

The Consulate’s Ballroom
3, East 64th Street , New York NY 10065
[Between Fifth & Madison Avenues]
RSVP required: E-mail: Culture@indiacgny.org
For security reasons please bring this invitation with you

 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAYS NOVEMBER 5 @ 7:00 PM

 

In continuation of the raga singing studies we began this year with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Golden Drum is proud to present Raga Singing Classes with Sri Sandip Bhattacharjee.

 

Sandip is one of the few prodigies to have lived up to his initial promise. Born in a family with a deep rooted musical background, Sandip was initiated into music by his mother Smt. Krishna Bhattacharjee at the age of four and he continued his talim under Smt. Amita Dasgupta later.

When in his teens, Sandip became a residential scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy under the able Guidance of Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan & Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, sons and disciples of the legendary Sarangi Maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan. It was essentially here that Sandip was nurtured in the true guru shishya parampara system of training of the Kirana Gharana . Now he is a senior musician scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunge, Kolkata.

Along with his music, Sandip also holds a First class degree in Graduation from Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata), in classical music. Other than pure classical music he is competent in singing semi classical forms like Bhajans, ghazals and Nazrulgeeti as well.

Sandip has been a faculty at AAICM in New York since 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8SCkkLt-TA&list=TLhtBcmoeWyqg

Visit Sandip on the web: SandipBhattacharjee.com

Cost: $30 per class. Cash only at the door.

Full details at www.goldendrum.org

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 @ 8:00 PM

 

Brooklyn Raga Massive presents Richard Bennet - Piano for his new CD Release "New York City SWARA".

 

SWARA means a musical note. More metaphysically it connotes the soul, meaning and power of the note..

http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-10-29/raga-man-plays-hurricane-sandy-blues (radio show from N.P.R.)

 

8PM Richard Bennet
9PM – 11:30 Jam Session

 

Price for CD: $8.99

 

Tea Lounge

837 Union St, Brooklyn, NY

 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 @ 7:30 PM

 Ecstatic Ragas & YogaDance:
A Soulful Performance of Asanas & Classical Indian Music

Featuring:
Pandit Krishna Bhatt on Sitar
Eric Fraser on Bansuri
Polash Gomes on Tabla
MarikoHirakawa performing YogaDance

 

This special evening features internationally acclaimed Sitarist Pandit Krishna Bhatt (www.KrishnaBhatt.com), tabla maestro Polash Gomes (www.RageshreeMusicInst.org) and Eric Fraser (www.EricFraser.com), a virtuoso Bansuri player and disciple of Pandit Gopal Roy.

 

YogaDance will be performed by Mariko Hirakawa (www.YogawithMariko.com), a former professional dancer, experienced Yoga instructor and an Ayurvedic practitioner trained in India.

Reflections Yoga Studio
250 West 49th St Between 8th Ave & Broadway, 2nd Floor, NYC
Admission: $25 advance (register here: http://www.ayurvedayogapractice.com/ragas/)
$30 at the door

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8 @ 7:30 PM

 

A night of Indian Music & Beyond!

 

Special concert with classical ragas and creative boundaries of the music!

 

Featuring:

Arun Ramamurthy on violin
Steve Gorn on Bansuri and clarinet
Sameer Gupta on tabla

 

Kaplan Hall

1 Washington Center, Newburgh

www.sunyorange.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 6:30 PM

 

Ustad Vilayat Khan Foundation presents a fundraising concert.

 
Sitarist Hidayat Husain Khan
Enayet Hossain on Tabla

The greatest of musicians, an epoch-maker, a visionary, Ustad Vilayat
Khan traverses time and space. Globally acclaimed as the architect of
the modern Sitar, he has mesmerized his audience with his magnificent
gayaki-ang Sitar baaj, creating what is universally accepted as the
Vilayatkhani baaj.
Ustad Vilayat Khan once said,” Music speaks straight to the spirit.
Good music simply captures, irrespective of the language.”
True to his words, we endeavor to take music as a guardian of love to
those in quest of such abounding reverie. Through our Foundation, we
beckon all of you, lovers of humanity to join our hands for a voyage
of togetherness.

 

IS 230

73-10, 34th Ave., Jackson Heights, Queens, NY
For more info please call 919 318 6147

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 7:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For all details: http://www.bhavanus.org/

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 7:30 PM

 

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a sarod concert.

 

Anirban Dasgupta – Sarod

Angsubha Banerjee - tabla

Sri Anirban Dasgupta (sarod)

Anirban Dasgupta, is the son and disciple of the renowned sarod maestro of Pdt. Buddhadeb Dasgupta. As his son, Anirban grew and stepped in the very best ambience of Hindusthani Classical Instrumental Music which has helped his innate talent to mature into a musical personality and judgement well ahead of his age. He is well known today for his delicate maestri of sarod and great facility in its techniques and authentic repertoire. He stood in the first in the All India radio competition in 1987. Has performed widely in India as also abroad. He was fortunate to receive a personal note of appreciation from sarod legend Ustad, Ali Akbar Khan. Anirban has also achieved distinction through his expositions and articles on his fathers pioneering work on derivation of Classical Instrumental Composition from Rabindra Sangeet.

 

Angshubha Banerjee (tabla)

Angshubha started playing and learning Tabla since his childhood. He has his early training from late Ustad Keramatullaha Khan and Pt. Gobinda Bose. To his great advantage, Angshubha’s training comes under great maestro Padmabhusan Pt. Gyan Prakash Ghosh, which continued for nearly fifteen years before his Guru left for heavenly abode. He also learnt mridangam, a carnatic percussion instrument, from Vidwan S. Sekhar of Calcutta.

 

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)

Watch this concert streamed LIVE online at http://viewer.dacast.com/broadcaster/22452/c/25727. The price is $6.

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 7:30 PM

 

Bansuri Jugalbandi in Brooklyn and Kirtan with Nina Rao and friends!

 

Kirtan with Nina Rao and friends 

 

Followed by Bansuri Duet in the Kolkata gharana of the legendary Pandit Gour Goswami:
Steve Gorn  & Eric Fraser (bansuri flutes)
Naren Budhakar (tabla)

 

Jaya Yoga East

2902 Ft. Hamilton Pkwy - Brooklyn, NY

jayayogacenter.com

Tickets: $20 advance $25 at the door

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 9:00 PM

 

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble presents Pandit Pran Nath 95th Birthday Memorial Tribute! 

Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music will be performed by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela with The Just Alap Raga Ensemble in a memorial tribute in honor of Pandit Pran Nath's 95th birthday! (Oct. 25, November 2 and 9)

 

 

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

The Just Alap Raga Ensemble will perform Pandit Pran Nath's special arrangement of "Hazrat Turkaman", a traditional vilampit khayal composition set in Raga Darbari. 

MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca, New York, NY
www.melafoundation.org

Admission $36.  MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating.  Advance reservations recommended.  
Info and reservations:  mail@melafoundation.org (or 212-219-3019)

 

 

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 @ 4:00 PM

 

 

E.I.M.A Presents: Swaranjali Fall Edition 2013.

 

East Indian Music Academy proudly presents vocalist

Sandip Bhattacharjee,

Dr. Ravideen Ramsamooj (Harmonium)

and Avirodh Sharma (Tabla) 

 

 

East Indian Music Academy

126-10 111ave., South Ozone Park 11420

 

More info: https://swaranjalifall2013.eventbrite.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:00 PM

 

Brooklyn Raga Massive’s debut at BRIC featuring an amazing lineup!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Stoop Series: Brooklyn Raga Massive All-Stars:
Abhik Mukerhjee – Sitar,

Arun Ramamurthy – Violin,

Suphala – Tabla,

Jay Gandhi – Bansuri

BRIC Arts | Media House
647 Fulton Street (Enter on Rockwell Place)
Brooklyn, NY 11217 - 2/3/4/5 to Nevins St | B/Q/R to DeKalb St | G to Fulton St
Contact Information – Tel: 718.683.5600
FREE

 

 

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:00 PM

 

 

Taalim School of Indian Music presents a Tabla Workshop with Rushi Vakil and Tavalya. 

 

Open to current Taalim tabla students, potential students, percussion students. 

 

 

Venue: 104 East 25 Street (at Park Ave), NYC
www.taalim.com - info@taalim.com - (732) 89-TABLA

Admission: $35 on or before Nov. 10, for Taalim members. 
$40 after Nov. 10 and for non-Taalim members.

To sign-up, visit any Taalim School of Indian Music location. 

 

 

 

TUESDAYS NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:00 PM

 

In continuation of the raga singing studies we began this year with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Golden Drum is proud to present Raga Singing Classes with Sri Sandip Bhattacharjee.

 

Sandip is one of the few prodigies to have lived up to his initial promise. Born in a family with a deep rooted musical background, Sandip was initiated into music by his mother Smt. Krishna Bhattacharjee at the age of four and he continued his talim under Smt. Amita Dasgupta later.

When in his teens, Sandip became a residential scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy under the able Guidance of Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan & Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, sons and disciples of the legendary Sarangi Maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan. It was essentially here that Sandip was nurtured in the true guru shishya parampara system of training of the Kirana Gharana . Now he is a senior musician scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunge, Kolkata.

Along with his music, Sandip also holds a First class degree in Graduation from Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata), in classical music. Other than pure classical music he is competent in singing semi classical forms like Bhajans, ghazals and Nazrulgeeti as well.

Sandip has been a faculty at AAICM in New York since 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8SCkkLt-TA&list=TLhtBcmoeWyqg

Visit Sandip on the web: SandipBhattacharjee.com

Cost: $30 per class. Cash only at the door.

Full details at www.goldendrum.org

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ 8:00 PM

 

Brooklyn Raga Massive presents SOM with Snehasish Mozumder

 

8PM SOM/Snehasish Mozumder
9PM – 11:30 Jam Session

 

Tea Lounge

837 Union St, Brooklyn, NY

http://brooklynragamassive.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 - Midnight

 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION for the Telugu Compositions Day presented by Shruti Laya on SATURDAY DECEMBER 14, 10AM to 8PM

 

Shruti Laya cordially invites you to participate in the Telugu Compositions Day festival on Saturday, Dec.14, 2013. Following the hugely successful tradition of Shruti Laya Composers Days (Annamacharya Day in 2008, Purandaradasa Day in 2009 and Papanasam Sivan Day in 2010, and Swathi Thirunal Day in 2011, Sanskrit Day 2012), Shruti Laya is planning another composers day this year. Including a Grand Violin Concert by Smt. Lalitha (of the Lalitha & Nandini duo).There will also be three mini vocal concerts by upcoming young artists in the area.

 

Continuing the process begun last year of focusing on one language, this year's event will be dedicated to compositions in TELUGU. To continue to encourage students to learn new compositions, we will be focusing on compositions other than Trinity, Annamacharya and Swathi Thirunal. All students of music and dance are invited to perform in groups. Performances will be grouped by the teacher, so please contact your teacher immediately and have her or him contact Shruti Laya with details of the participants. Artists and teachers in our area are also invited to participate on their own.

In order to defray some of the costs of this program, there will be a Five Dollar participation fee per participant.

http://www.shrutilaya.org/events/2013-12-14-telugu/index.html 

 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 @ 7:00 PM

 

AID NYC (Association for India's Development NYC Chapter) presents

Shankar Tucker Live @ Webster Hall, NYC!

 

Supported by HarmoNYom

 

A blend of Jazz, pop and Indian Classical music!

With 15+ million hits on Youtube and a series of smashing concerts, Shankar Tucker is sure to blow your mind!

 

Webster Hall (Doors open at 6pm)

125 East 11 Street, New York, N 10003

Tickets: Starting $20 (Group discounts avaiable)

All proceeds from this event will go toward development projects supported by AID

Online Tickets: http://www.shankartuckernyc.com. 

 

Association for India's Development (AID) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to sustainable, equitable and just development in India. For more infos, email: events@aidnyc.org

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 to SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17

10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

 

Intensive Workshop: Sitar & Other String Instruments with Acharya Roop Verma

  

A monthly class series offering study of the Sitar and other string instruments in authentic oral tradition under a master teacher and performer. For beginning and intermediate students. Instruction in voice is also included. Acharya Roop Verma shares a unique and concise system of musical training. His experience comes from observation of how we learn things. He has simplified the process for this age of technology, where less time is available, by re-arranging essential features and filtering out non-vital elements that are irrelevant to the learning experience. 

 

Acharya Roop Verma is an internationally respected sitarist, composer and teacher of Indian classical and sacred music, meditation and Nada Yoga philosophy. He was formally trained in the oral tradition under highly revered teachers of our time: maestros Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati and Swami Shyam of the Himalayas.

 

Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe NY 10950 - Tel:845.782.5575

Tuition: $40 per 2-hr class

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 3:00 PM

 

Workshop of Sound for Meditation and Health by Michael Braudy on flute!

 

Music can lead us into a place within to experience relaxation in our body and minds. In this workshop, we will pay attention to our breathing and to the effect of music as it calms and focuses our energy. Michael will play Indian ragas, Celtic music and Bach on the violin, and will invite us to sing together to deepen the experience. (No singing experience required.)

 

Cora Dance Studio (between Coffey and Van Dyke Streets)

201 Richards Street, Buzzer #15

Red Hook, Brooklyn 11231

Price is $35 walk-in, $25 in advance by PayPal (send payment to mbraudy@mindspring.com) or mail check to Michael Braudy at 80 Cranberry St, #5F, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 4:00 PM 

 

Mihika Bolangady (a Konkani Chitrapur Saraswat) is an up and coming vocal artist from Bangalore and currently touring the US.

She will be performing a vocal concert at Lata and Guru Bijoor's house on Long Island.

 

Mihika Bolangady's Musical : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KKijpJRfhp_J9cBtvaM10c44RjhQqZaPymfuRJbFxDM/edit?usp=sharing

 

Lata and Guru Bijoor's Residence

8 Cara Drive, Ronkonkoma NY 11779

RSVP:  631-732-8443

Dinner will be served after completion of the performance.

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 7:00 PM

 

UDGAM Presents:

 

A recital by Shri Samarth Nagarkar.

 

Described by critics as one of the most prolific and promising young artistes of today, Samarth
Nagarkar is a Hindustani classical vocalist, known for his captivating performances and a
traditionally rich approach towards raagdaari (raga exposition) and gayki (stylistic renditions).
Trained under Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, he is a former scholar of the ITC
Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. Samarth is a regularly featured artist in most major music
festivals in India and the US. He also has two CDs titled Pranali and Pravaha as well as a recent
book publication titled Raga Sangeet to his credit. Apart from teaching at Chhandayan and
Navatman, two prominent Indian music and dance schools in Manhattan, he regularly delivers
guest lectures and master classes at NYU, PSU and other leading Universities. Pursuing a fullfledged
music career as a performer, composer, teacher and author, Samarth currently divides his
time between the US (New York) and India.

 

VAISHALI  &  RAJESH SHAH Residence

1 GATEHOUSE ROAD, SCARSDALE, NY 10583

For more details: Snehal Kothari skothari0404@gmail.com

35$ PER GUEST, MEMBERS FREE

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 8:00 PM

 

World Music Institute presents sitarist Anoushka Shankar.

 

 

This concert celebrates the release of sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar's seventh album, Traces of You, which pays tribute to her late father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, and to the other ­relationships that have left an indelible mark on her life.

 

Daughter and disciple of the legendary Ravi Shankar, sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar has emerged as one of the leading figures in world music today. She studied exclusively with her father since age nine and by twenty, had ­already recorded three albums and performed at ­prestigious venues internationally. Thriving as a composer, Anoushka explores where her deep roots in Indian classical music cross over into other genres, ­including flamenco, electronica, and jazz. 

 

NYU Skirball Center
566 LaGuardia Place, NYC  (at Washington Square South)

Tickets: $40, $45 - WMI Friends $35, $40 - Bring a Kid! $5
VIP $150, includes reception with artist
VIP Tickets Buy Tickets

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 8:00 PM

 

Brooklyn Raga Massive presents Neel Murgai Ensemble and House of Waters at Jack in Brooklyn, NY as part of their Sounds Music Festival.

8PM House of Waters
Max ZT, dulcimer
Luke Notary, drums
Moto Fukushima, bass

House of Waters is a Brooklyn based band. Drawing inspiration from Africa, India, South America and jazz the band is as Timeout NY states, " A sight to behold."

9:30PM Neel Murgai Ensemble
Neel Murgai, sitar
Arun Ramamurthy, violin
Trina Basu, violin
Marika Hughes, cello
Ehren Hanson, tabla

The Neel Murgai Ensemble performs raga chamber-jazz, combining Neel's sitar with violin, cello and tabla. The raga and tala of Indian classical music is the root of their sound, but they remain free to wander through other territories including jazz, minimalism and experimental music. Neel's original compositions and rearrangements of traditional material are brought to life in their dynamic group improvisations.

 

JACK
505 1/2 Waverly Ave
Clinton, Hill Brooklyn
Tickets: $15

 

 

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17 @ 6:30 PM

 

RAGA Indian Music Inc presents Antar Yatra!

 

 

Bhajans and Sufi songs with Kumar Raj Gandharva.

 

Kumarji will be accompanied on Sarangi by Pandit Ramesh Misra ji, on Sitar by Ikhlaq Hussain & on Tabla by Salar Nader (who is a disciple of Zakir ji).

 

 Golden Center Auditorium

65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597

 

Tickets $35, $55, $75, $100, VIP

For info call 516-413-2053

or email:

ragaindianmusic @gmail.com

Tickets also available at www.sulekha.com

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19 @ 7:30 PM

 

An evening of Indian Classical vocal music by Shri Sandip Bhattacharjee presented by AAICM in an intimate and all acoustical setting to recapture the magic of a traditional Indian performance.

 

Accompanied on the tabla by Shri Avirodh Sharma.

 

Sandip Bhattacharjee has been groomed for the last 17 years in the traditions of the Kirana gharana in the true guru-shishya parampara by Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan & Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, sons and disciples of the legendary Sarangi Maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan. Now he is a senior musician scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunge, Kolkata. Gifted with a robust voice, Sandip is today one of the most promising young classical artists of the country, which is borne out by his regular performances across India and abroad (Unied States, Europe and Bangladesh). A recipient of the Title “Surmani” from Sur Singar Sansad Mumbai, Sandip also broadcasts regularly over the All India Radio as an ” A ” Grade artist. His scintillating taiyari in the Taans and Sargams have been spontaneously appreciated by listeners and musicians alike everywhere.
Apart from being an able performer Sandip is also a teacher of music. Sandip has been a faculty at AAICM in New York since 2013.

 

Avirodh Sharma is one of the leading tabla  players from the West Indies promoting the tradition of rhythm. He studied tabla from his father Pt. Ravideen Ramsamooj and with his blessings has continued with the legendary Ustad Zakir Hussain and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee.

 

Klavierhaus

211 West 58 Street, New York, NY 10019

Suggested Donation: $20

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21 @ 8:00 PM

 

Brooklyn Raga Massive presents Tabla Duet with Ehren Hanson and Sameer Gupta.

This week catch a rare performance of Tabla Duet, featuring Sameer Gupta and Ehren Hanson. Both are senior disciples of the illustrious Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, and their chemistry and common repertoire make their tabla duets a pleasure to hear and a truly unique experience.

Accompaniment will be provided by Michael Gam on DIlruba.

8PM Tabla Duet (with Michael Gam)
9PM – 11:30 Jam Session

 

Tea Lounge

837 Union St, Brooklyn, NY

http://brooklynragamassive.com/

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 @ 4:00 PM

 

Yoga Class with Flute Music with Nicole Lewitan & Steve Gorn

 

A level 1 & 2 yoga class with live bansuri (bamboo) flute music.

 

To practice yoga to the accompaniment of Steve Gorn’s bansuri flute is to discover the effortless synchronization between movement and sound, gesture and melody, heart and form. The music sets the tone and mingles with the flow of the class to bring about an all-pervading sense of awareness.

 

Steve Gorn has performed Indian classical music and new American music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. His gurus are the late Sri Gour Goswami of Kolkata and Pandit Raghunath Seth of Mumbai. He also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. Steve has performed at numerous venues in India and is recognized as one of the few Westerners who have captured the subtle nuances of Indian classical music. He is also well known for his creative blending of Indian music, jazz and contemporary world music.

 

Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe NY 10950 - Tel:845.782.5575

http://anandaashram.org/YogaClasswithFluteMusic-11-2013

Drop-in Fee: $10

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 @ 5:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Raaga", an Indian Classical Music Concert feauturing:

Pt. Pranab Biswas - Vocal

Suryaksha Deshpande - Tabla

 

Staten Island Hindu Temple

1318 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10031

Suggested Donation: $20

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 @ 6:00 PM

 

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,USA (Institute of Indian Culture) Presents An evening of Indian Classical Music &  Celebration of 100 Years of Indian Cinema!

Directed by Mrs.Sanjukta Sen

 

Bhavan's Romanti Auditorium  

305 7th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001

Suggested Donation $ 10.00 

Contact : 212-989-8383; 718-899-4832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 @ 7:30 PM

 

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert.

Mytreyi Aravind (Karnatic vocal)

 

Some of her most notable prizes include the prestigious Tambura prize for Purandaradasa krithis competition conducted by the Mylapore Fine Arts Club. This prize is instituted by Smt. Sudha Raghunathan in memory of her guru Late Smt. M. L. Vasanthakumari. Mytreyi has also received the Tambura prize for rendering Dr. Rukmini Ramani's compositions. This tambura is a vintage tambura which was used by Brahmmasri Papanasam Sivan himself.Mytreyi also received honours from E. S. Shankaranarayana Iyer Trust in the year 2005 for obtaining the first prizes in Sri E. S. Shankaranarayana Iyer compositions held at the Mylapore Fine Arts Club, The Indian Fine Arts Society and Narada Gana Sabha, all in the year 2005.Mytreyi has performed at almost all leading sabhas in Chennai like the Music Academy (Spirit of Youth 2007), Narada Gana Sabha, Bharat Kalachar (Yuva Utsav September 2009), The Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Kartik Fine Arts, Sri Parthasarathy swami sabha, Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, The Indian Fine Arts Society, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, Bharat Kalachar etc., to mention a few.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9LTs-V51E

 

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
http://tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=93

 

Watch this concert streamed LIVE online at http://viewer.dacast.com/broadcaster/22452/c/25727. The price is $6.

 

 

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 @ 8:00 PM

 

Alwan for the Arts presents "Rajas: Exploring the Sounds of India" 

  

Rajas is a nascent project that brings together contemporary musicians in the Indian classical idiom to experiment and explore new directions for composition and improvisation, stemming from this deep-rooted tradition. The ensemble is led by mrudangam artist and composer Rajna Swaminathan, who has been engaging intensively with New York's experimental jazz and creative music scene and incorporating South Indian rhythmic concepts in cross-cultural contexts..  

 "Rajas" is a platform for exploration and experimentation within the Indian Classical idiom, and is spearheaded by mridangist Rajna Swaminathan. I'll be joining good friends Roopa Mahadevan (vocals) & Anjna Swaminathan (violin).

Featuring:

Roopa Mahadevan

Rajna Swaminathan

Arun Ramamurthy

Anjna Swaminathan

 

Very special guests Amir ElSaffar (trumpet) and Guy Mintus (piano) will be sitting in as well!

 

Alwan for the Arts

16 Beaver Street, 4 Floor, NYC (between Broad St. and Broadway)

http://alwanforthearts.org/event/963

Tickets: $20 general | $15 members, students & seniors
Buy Tickets Here

 

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 @ 8:30 PM

 

North Indian Vocal Concert by Deepak Kumar Pareek with Tabla Accompaniment

 

An evening of classical and light classical vocal music featuring devotional songs based on Indian ragas, as well as ghazals, traditional love songs.

Preceded by Ashram Meditation Program beginning at 7:30PM (by donation).

 

Deepak Kumar is a light classical singer and composer from the state of Rajasthan, India. His music covers a wide spectrum of styles: ghazals (romantic poetry), bhajans (devotional songs), kirtan and classic film songs. Deepak first studied with his father, Shri P.N. Vyas, and later with Ustad R.F. Dagar, Ustad Moinuddin Khan and Shri Mohinderjit Singh. He is accomplished on several musical instruments including harmonium, tamboura, guitar and keyboard. As a faculty member of the East-West School of Music, Deepak Kumar offers regular performances and monthly vocal music classes.

 

Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe NY 10950 - Tel:845.782.5575

http://www.anandaashram.org/NorthIndianVocalConcertbyDeepak-11-2013

Admission $15 / members $12; included in overnight guest rate