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OCTOBER 2010
- FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 7:00 PM
Sakhi for South Asian Women presents
http://sakhi.org/
Blossoming Into a New Decade.... GALA 2010 with a performance of Sitarist Hidayat Khan son of the late Ut. Vilayat Khan. Accompanied on Tabla by Harpal Singh.Cipriani
55 Wall Street, New York, NY
Click here to purchase tickets for the Gala event
General admission: $350 FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 9:00 PM
Alwan for the Arts presents an Evening of Hindustani Music with Pt. Samar Saha on Tabla & vocalist Shrimati Madhumita Saha.
With guests: ibhav Garg, tabla
Andrew Shantz, harmonium
Concert features a wide spectrum of the classical and light classical styles that have developed throughout the history of this music including Khayal, Ghazal, Thumri, Bhajan and Dadra, and ending with Tabla Solo.
Listen to Pt. Samar Saha perform tabla solo.
Listen to Pt. Samar Saha and Smt. Madhumita SahaAlwan for the Arts
16 Beaver Street (between Broad and Broadway), 4th floor,
New York, NY 10004
(646) 732-3261http://www.alwanforthearts.org/event/603
Tickets: $20, available at the door or online.
$15 student tickets available (with valid I.D.) at the door only. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.- SATURDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 11AM
The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk! Supported by HarmoNYom.
The Mahatma Gandhi Health and Peace Walk is a unique and free public health initiative that is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s habit of walking regularly to maintain his health. It aims to encourage people to follow his example and walk regularly to enhance their wellness, reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and prevent obesity. Hence the Walk's motto, "In His Footsteps—For Your Health."
Presented by Arise India Foundation.
http://ariseindiafoundation.org/
Walk: Marcus Garvey Park between 11 am and 12 noon.The Park is one of the oldest public squares in Manhattan. The walk will start on the East side of the Park ( 123rd Street and Madison Avenue), New York, NY
FREE Event but REGISTRATION REQUIRED
http://ariseindiafoundation.org/418/MAHATMA_GANDHI_HEALTH_AND_PEACE_WALK
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 2:30 PM
TRIO GEO will perform for the annual
Harvest Festival in the East Village (2:30-4:30pm).
TRIO GEO with Steve Gorn (bamboo flute), Bill Buchen (percussion)andNemanja Rebic (Guitar) & Guest Nobuko Miyazaki (silver flute).
They have fused music from around the world in a Silk Road tour of Europe, India, Japan, Africa and Brazil, with a stopover in the Big Apple. From Indian-based grooves and melodies, to sambas and beyond, the group expresses the joy of all musics, driven by intricate rhythmic interplay and soulful improvisations.The Garden
6th Street & Ave B (east Village)
New York, NY 1003
Free
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 8:00 PM
HarmoNYom proudly presents world winning Grammy Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on Mohan Veena (Indian Slide Guitar) to perform at the opening of THE MUSIC ROOM.
Accompanied on Tabla by Pt. Subhen Chatterjee
www.vishwamohanbhatt.com
Venue: St John's Lutheran Church
81 Christopher Street (7 Avenue South)New York, NY 10014
(Subway # 1 and NJ Path train to Christopher Street)Tickets: (Online, by check or cash only at door)
Non-members (for any 1 concert) $40
Members (Including 5 concerts for the season):
$175, $295 (Couple), $320 (Institution), $100 (Students, Seniors & Children under 18).
Members (Including minimum 3 concerts of your choice): $115
10% of all revenues will be donated to Music Basti for children in India. www.musicbasti.org
For more details and registration:
- SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 @ 7:00 PM
WKCR 89.9 FM NY presents “Raga-Live” under Raag Aur Taal that will broadcast a live performance by
Debapriya Adhikary -Vocal
Samanwaya Sarkar -Sitar
Nitin Mitta, Tabla
David Taylor - Tanpura.
Concert recorded live by WKCR at St. John's Lutheran Church, NYC on May 18 2010 for HarmoNYom's first anniversary celebration.
Hosted by Ashok Ilankova.
The In All Languages Department Email hosts of the program: raagaurtaal@gmail.com or ial@wkcr.orgTel: 212.854.9920. On the radio, tune on 89.9 FM or
to listen to the program over the Internet: www.wkcr.org.
WEDNESDAY OCT. 6 @ 6:30 PM
IAAC presents, Fusion singer Isheeta Ganguly’s new album – Damaru-I Feel Your Rhythm –
a crossover medley of music that weaves together Indian folk-pop, Classical, lounge, elektronika, and Rabindrasangeet (the music of Rabindranath Tagore) is set to be released.
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
547 West 27th Street
New York, NY
More details: http://www.iaac.us/Damaru/index.htm
WEDNESDAY OCT. 6 @ 8:30 PM
Carnatic musical concert in the West Village by 4 musicians from NYC and their musical interpretations.
Featuring:
- Carnatic Violinist Arun Ramamurthy
- Askshay Anantapadmanabhan on mridangam,
- Carnatic vocalist Roopa Mahadevan
- Mithun Radhakrishnan on Mandolin
Arun performs with innovative jazz/Indian groups, Namaskar and Lotus 5 and also leads Banyan Trees, an acoustic rock/Indian classical blend. He is privileged to study under one of India's leading violinists, Dr. Mysore Manjunath, a virtuosic and fresh breath for Carnatic music. Akshay is a talented mridangist (South Indian drum) and student of the world renown T.H. Subash Chandran (ghatam artist). Roopa is a student of Smt. Asha Ramesh, disciple of the legendary vocalist D.K. Jayaraman. Mithun has been inspired and initiated to the instrument by the pioneer of Carnatic mandolin, Mandolin Srinivas. The mandolin he plays has only 5 strings unlike the traditional 8 stringed Mandolin.
www.arunramamurthy.com , www.AkshayLaya.com
Cornelia Street CafeCover: $10 (Doors open at 8pm)29 Cornelia street, West village, NYC 10014
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 7
& SATURDAY OCTOBER 9Hands up percussion students and rhythm lovers!
The Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla and Indian Music presents:2 Master Tabla
Classes with the young maestroAnubrata Chatterjee.
Son of the world-renowned tabla maestro, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Anubrata was nurtured from day one to be a tabla player. He has the rare fortune of becoming the youngest and last “Ganda-Bandh” disciple of the great Guru Padmabhushan-Desikottam Jnan Prakash Ghosh in the year 1992... Anubrata started his career performing with the legendary Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Since then, he performs regularly with musicians like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Rais Khan, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, T.N.Majumdar, Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan, Kala Ramnath, Purbayan Chatterjee and many more... he also collaborates with world musicians around the globe.
For further info, contact Ehren Hanson (718) 916-3382 or Sameer Gupta (415) 573-6229
Register online at http://www.schooloftabla.com - THURSDAY OCTOBER 7 @ 7PM
Tribandhi presented by Time Warner.
In celebration of multiculturalism, Time Warner invites you to attend:An Evening of Indian Classical Music. On this evening, you will have the opportunity to listen to Tribandhi, a unique concept in Indian classical music. Tribandhi brings together three world class instrumentalists with tabla accompaniment to form an Indian classical “ensemble”. Weaving the melodies of traditional ragas between vocal, bamboo flute, and sitar within the excitement and thrill of Indian rhythms, Tribandhi leaves audiences with an unforgettable experience of North Indian classical music.
Matt Rahaim- vocal
Eric Fraser- bansuri
Neel Murgai- sitar
Sameer Gupta- tablaTime Warner Center
Park Café on the 10th Floor
Entrance on West 58th Street (@Broadway)
RSVP to Roger.Chu@timewarner.com by October 1st. (SPACE IS LIMITED) - FRIDAY OCTOBER 8 @ 8:00PM
Bansuri Flute Jugalbandi by:
Steve Gorn bansuri (stevegorn.com),
Eric Fraser bansuri,
Sameer Gupta- tabla (tablajazz.com)
Yogamaya Center
135 West 20th bet 6 & 7 Ave, 6th floor, New York City
http://yogamayanewyork.com/kirtan.php
tickets $15
- SATURDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 7:30 PMClub Dimensions, Barnard College,
Columbia University Invites You to THE 7th ANNUAL GURIA BENEFIT! Enjoy an evening of South Asian classical dance and music with performances by:
-The Akshara Percussion Ensemble, Carnatic-based music group
-The Trinayan Collective, Odissi dance troupe
- Amie Maciszewski, virtuoso sitarist
-The Taalim School of Indian Tabla Music ...and more
All proceeds will go to the Guria Foundation: a non-profit organization in Varanasi, India that works to fight against the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children. A three course vegetarian dinner will also be served.Lerner TIC - Columbia University
West 116 Street/Broadway, New York, NY
Names of all non CUID guests must be e mailed to clubdimensions@gmail.com by October 7th in order to ensure admission.
Tickets are available online through CUArts
http://www.cuarts.com/calendar/view/type/4/event_id/8119
and in person at the Lerner TIC.
Admission is $10 for CUID holders and $15 for non CU student ID holders and 20$ for the general public.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 7:30 PMChhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by:
Stanley Scott – vocal
Kedarnath Havaldar – tabla
Kedar Naphade - harmoniumChhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616 (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10036 www.tabla.org
Tickets : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
MONDAY OCTOBER 11 @ 8:00 PM
In this new piece, entitled Cipher,
vocalist
Samita Sinha will spin a story using the sounds of tarana-- a genre of song in Hindustani classical music that uses meaningless auspicious syllables (Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit phonemes), often derived from Sufi invocations and the sounds of tabla.
She will perform Cipher at the Evolving Voice Series on Monday, sharing the evening with John Tchicai.http://www.samitasinha.com/
Local 269
269 E. Houston Street
New York, NY
Tickets: $10 one set, $15 for two, w/ student discounts- SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 7:00 PM
Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla
presents West Coast sitar player Josh Fienberg is coming to perform at ACST's house concert series. He will be accompanied by Ehren Hanson.
Josh Feinberg began studying jazz and through that path found North Indian Classical music. The music of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee made a particularly strong impression on him. While attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Josh studied sitar with Dr. Peter Row. Since 2004 he has had the honor and privilege to study with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan-sahib at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. Josh has also received some training from Khan-sahib's senior disciples including Dr. George Ruckert and Sri Anindya Banerjee, with whom he studied during his 2006-2007 Fulbright scholarship to Kolkata, India.
http://www.joshfeinbergmusic.com/biography.htmACST
65 Ocean Ave apt 4E
Brooklyn NY, 11225
There will be a wine and cheese reception following the program.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 7:00 PM
BAZM-E-SURAG presents Ghazal Maestro Sudhir Narain from Agra.
Sudhir Narain is an accomplished Ghazal, Bhajan, Semi-Classical singer from Agra, I
ndia. Trained under the able guidance of Late Ustad Shabbir Ahmed Khan of Agra Gharana, Sudhir has entertained audiences all over India and appears in various art and music festivals in India like Taj Mahotsav in Agra, Jhansi Mahotsav, Ramayan Mela in Ayodhya, Kumbh mela in Allahabad and Haridwar. His fame is well established in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Sudhir has several ghazal CD's through HMV. Sudhir Narain is intimately involved in NDA concerts and performances. Sudhir Naraian is also the owner and director of Harmony Music, Company in Agra, India..The Heritage
2024 Hillside Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY
Call: (516) 480-5578 or (516) 375-9875 or (516) 769-5436
Last year – house was full – early reservation requested!
Tickets: $100.00 PER PERSON – Advance Reservations
$110.00 PER PERSON – at the door (dinner and full bar included)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 7:30 PMChhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by:
Parthasarathi Deshikan
Amod Dadavate - tabla
Madhu Vora - harmoniumParthasarathi Desikan began his musical odyssey under the affectionate guidance of Smt Deepti Mukherjee, a disciple of Late Pandit Vinayakrao Patawardhan who was the then Great Maestro of the Gwalior Gharana.
His tutelage under Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty was the turning point in Partha's life. His Guru who imparted great knowledge and training to Partha has great influence in his life. He passed the stringent audition test at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata and spent ten long years as a scholar under the constant vigil of his Guru Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. During his tenure as a scholar in the Academy he had the good fortune of coming in close association with eminent musicians like Pandit A. Kanan, Ustad Latafat Khan, Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan, Vidushi Smt Girija Devi, Pandit V.G. Jog and Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh to name a few.
http://parthasarathidesikan.com/about.html
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616 (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10036 www.tabla.org
Tickets : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
- SUNDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 4:00 PM
Kalavant Center for Music and Dance presents a Shehnai Concert by the extraordinary talents of Ustad Bismillah Khan’s favorite disciple,
Pandit Shailesh Bhagwat (Shehnaai)and Ustad Kadarkhan (tabla).
Pt. Shailesh Bhagwat was under the tutelage of Ustad Bismillah Khan for 37 years and is now his best-known disciple. This is his first trip to the US, a long-awaited, rare opportunity to listen to the haunting tone of what may be the most revered musical instrument of India. Please visit www.shehnaai.com to learn more about the shehnai and Ustad Bismillah Khan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8zoECt0u7I&feature=player_embedded
Ashtanga Yoga New York430 Broome Street, #2,
Corner of Crosby Street
New York, NY 10013
Tickets: $20
More information: www.kalavant.org Call: 212-475-2348
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 6:00 PMGrand Violin Concert by
Dr. Mysore M. Manjunath - violin
with Arun Ramamurthy - violin.
Accompanied by:
Arjun Kumar - mridangam
Nitin Mitta – tabla
Don’t miss the opportunity to catch these tremendous musicians in their only concert in New York City! Dr. Mysore Manjunath and Arjun Kumar are currently touring North America with bansuri maestro, Ronu Majumdar. It will be the chance to hear Manjunath, Arjun, Arun, & Nitin in their element, presenting their soulful and virtuosic music in the Carnatic style.
Reflections Yoga NYC
250 West 49th street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 974-2288
$20 at Door
- MONDAY OCTOBER 18 @ 7:00 PM
The Universe Hangs on Sound an Evening with Steve Gorn at The Stone!
Please join for an evening of analysis, demonstration and performance of RAGA;
The Stone
Avenue C & 2nd Street,
New York City
http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=0
Ticket: $20 (this is suggested - please do come and contribute whatever feels comfortable)
TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 @ 7:30 PM
Jazz World Percussionist & Tabla Player,
Sameer
Gupta & Motéma Music release NAMASKAR!
CD Release Celebration at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, a collaborative presentation with the Neighborhood Concert Series of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall.
Sameer Gupta will offer a new direction in musical possibilities with his Motéma Music debut, "NAMASKAR," an organic creative musical experience which bridges classical Indian melodies and modern American jazz. Gupta's working band - which includes Motéma label-mate Marc Cary (piano, laptop); Arun Ramamurthy (violin); Neel Murgai (sitar); and Rashaan Carter (bass) - is a breath of fresh air in the world of global fusion: fusing classic songs from the traditions of Indian Raga music, Bollywood and American Jazz arrangements!
The Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Ave (West 135 Street)
New York, NY 10031-9200
(212) 650-7100 - http://www.harlemstage.org/Free. RSVP Required
FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 8:00 PM
Indian Raga Concert by:
Michael Braudy – violin,
Suchisree Ray – vocal
Arup Sen Gupta – tabla
Michael Braudy is an experienced violinist in Western, North Indian and Celtic music. He has performed in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Auroville, and at the Jaipur International Festival in Rajasthan. Michael studied Western violin with Raphael Bronstein and Dorothy Delay, and Indian music with Acharya Roop Verma and Pandit V.G. Jog. www.michaelbraudy.com.
Suchisree Ray's bio describes her rich taalim (teaching) in gharanas (styles or schools in Indian music) as follows: Initial taalim in Dhrupad from Sri Robi Mallick, and in Khayal from Pandit Arun Bhaduri, now at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, and also from Pt. Manas Chakraborty. She arrived via the Kirana gharana at the threshold of Agra/ Gowalior Gayaki (vocal style). Since 1999, Shuchisree has been receiving teaching from author and musicologist Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee, senior disciple of the Agra and Saswan Gharanas and under the guidance of Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury, a disciple of Pt. Mahadeo Mishra of Benaras.
Accompanied on tabla: Arup Sen Gupta received training from Sri Subhen Chatterjee, disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, torchbearer of the Lucknow style of tabla playing, and currently from Pt. Chaudhuri.
West Village - New York, NY 10011
For Venue, please call Michael Braudy at 718-596-6772
Tickets: $15 - RSVP required. Seats very limited.- FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 8:00 PMTed Moreno presents a evening of Indian Classical Music with Sitarist Partha Bose accompanied by Indranil Mallick - Tabla, in an intimate house concert setting.
Shri Partha Bose is a widely acknowledged Sitar player and a much respected artiste in the arena of contemporary Hindustani Classical Music.
Partha was initiated to the Sitar at the age of six and thereafter underwent intensive training in the tradition of Guru-Shishya parampara under the tutelage of Pandit Monoj Shankar of the famous Maihar Gharana.
Indranil Mallick on Tabla.Media Loft
50 Webster Avenue
New Rochelle, NYTicket: $20.00
- SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 6:00 PM
Classical Concepts presents renowned
Dhrupad
Vocalist Pt. Uday Bhawalkar
with Shri Sanjay Agle on Pakhawaj.
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar is one of India’s foremost exponents of the deeply traditional, centuries old discipline of Dhrupad. He hails from Central India. Udayji now lives in Pune. He trained under the illustrious Ustads Zia Fariduddin and Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.
Sanjay Agle hails from a family of Pakhawaj players from Indore in Central India. He received his initial training from his father and later trained under Pandit Pagaldas.
Venue: 2002 Philomena Drive
Schenectady (Guilderland) NY 12303
Admission: General: $20 - Students age 10-18: $5
Please send checks payable to Classical Concepts to the above address. Space is limited and will be reserved only after receipt of check.
Further info: Nalini Madiwale: nalinim01@yahoo.com
Shekhar Garde: shekhar.garde@gmail.com
SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by:
Suchishree Roy – vocal
Kedarnath Havaldar – tabla
Sandeep Jadoonandan - harmonium.
Suchisree Ray's bio describes her rich taalim (teaching) in gharanas (styles or schools in Indian music) as follows: Initial taalim in Dhrupad from Sri Robi Mallick, and in Khayal from Pandit Arun Bhaduri, now at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, and also from Pt. Manas Chakraborty. She arrived via the Kirana gharana at the threshold of Agra/ Gowalior Gayaki (vocal style). Since 1999, Shuchisree has been receiving teaching from author and musicologist Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee, senior disciple of the Agra and Saswan Gharanas and under the guidance of Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury, a disciple of Pt. Mahadeo Mishra of Benaras.Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616 (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10036 www.tabla.org
Tickets : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 4:00 PM
The East Indian Music Academy presents a Shehnai Concert by the extraordinary talents of Ustad Bismillah Khan’s favorite disciple, Pt. Shailesh 
Bhagwat on Shehnai.
The Shehnai is an aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck, and as a result, is widely used in India for marriages and processions. This tube-like instrument gradually widens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes can be played on it.
Pt. Shailesh Bhagwat was under the tutelage of Ustad Bismillah Khan for 37 years and is now his best-known disciple. This is his first trip to the US, a long-awaited, rare opportunity to listen to the haunting tone of what may be the most revered musical instrument of India. Please visit www.shehnaai.com to learn more about the shehnai and Ustad Bismillah Khan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8zoECt0u7I&feature=player_embedded
Accompanied by:
Aditya Banerjee (Tabla) http://adityanarayanbanerjee.webs.com
Avirodh Sharma (Tabla)
Arya Spiritual Center Inc.
85-61 144th Street & 85th Avenue,
Briarwood, Queens, New York 11435
Phone # (718) 297-8487 www.aryaspiritualcenter.com/
More details: www.eima.us
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 6:00 PM AAICM and Faust Harrison Pianos presents a vocal concert by Vidushi Shubhra Guha.
Vidushi Subhra Guha is a distinguished exponent of the Agra Gharana, and is today accepted as one of India's leading female singers. Subhraji possesses an extremely melodious voice and a vast repertoire of ragas and compositions. She has been trained by Shri Satish Bhowmik, Pandit Sunil Bose, Pandit K.G. Ginde, Pandit D.T Joshi, and Pandit Vijay Kichlu.
Accompanied by Kedarnath Havaldar on Tabla.
Faust Harrison Pianos
207 West 58 Street (6/7 Avenues)
New York, NY
Tickets: $25, $15 for AAICM students
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 7:00 PM
The Manhattan Sikh Center presents
sitarist Pt. Subroto Roy Chowdhury
and Naren Budhkar on Tabla.
Subroto later in life got a glimpse of the Jaipur-Senia Sitar baj of Western India (Pachao or Pashchim Ke Sitar) during his brief stint with Pdt. Bimal Mukherjee. The Smooth Veena Meend Ang and Rababi bol banis are Subroto's forte.
The Manhattan Sikh Center
104 East 30 Street (Park Ave)
New York, NY
Tickets: $15
More details: indro@indrositar.com
WEDNESDAY OCT. 27 @ 7:00 PM
Rubin Museum of Art presents
Amit Chaudhuri Band. 
Novelist and musician Amit Chaudhuri engages in conversation with philosopher Simon Critchley followed by a concert bringing together the raga with jazz, rock, and the blues. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050119/asp/calcutta/story_4264018.asp
Amit Chaudhuri, vocals
Mayookh Bhowmick, tabla
Matt Hodges, piano
Adam Moore, electric guitar
Paul Williams, bass
Calcutta-born singer Amit Chaudhuri's follow-up to This Is Not Fusion ( Babel , 2010) is another captivating and deeply idiosyncratic fusion/not fusion of Hindustani classical music, jazz, rock and blues. It's a style Chaudhuri, with several albums of "pure" Hindustani music already behind him, began developing in 2004 with the Amit Chaudhuri Band, which features his singing alongside electric guitars and keyboards, acoustic trumpet and tabla. If you haven't heard the band before, you're in for a treat—dreamy raga-based discusions which incorporate the acid rock songbook, trumpeter Miles Davis <http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=6144> ' modal legacy, Delta blues and retro Tin Pan Alley.
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17 Street (@ 7 Ave)
New York, NY - 212.620.5000 x344
http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/838
Ticket: $25 includes admission to the exhibitions before the program
THURSDAY OCTOBER 28 @ 8:00 PM
A C S T House Concert Series presents: 
Sougata Ganguly ~ Sarod
Ehren Hanson ~ Tabla
Sougata Ganguli started his musical training at the age of six under the tutelage of his grandfather, Pt. Shyam Kumar Ganguli, a Sarod-maestro of his time. Shyam Kumar learned from Ud. Karamtulla Khan and Ud. Baba Allauddin Khan (father of the legendary Ud. Ali Akbar Khan) and from him, Sugata inherited the styles and treasures of these two famous
Gharanas – the “Lucknow” and the “Maihar-Rampur”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQ9iYn5x6w
Enjoy his captivating performance this Thursday in an intimate house concert setting.
Reception to follow with wine and snacks.
Hanson Residence
65 Ocean Ave apt 4E
Brooklyn NY, 11225
By Donation.
www.schooloftabla.com
FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 12 to 1 PM
Presented by the World Music Institute:
Special Tabla talk with Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar! 
Lotus Fine Arts,
109 W. 27th Street, 8th floor
(between 6th & 7th Avenues. Subways 1 or R to 28th St)
New York, NY
Very Limited Space! Priority given to WMI Members and Zakir Hussain concert ticket holders for the same evening.
RSVP REQUIRED: (212) 545-7536, ext. 10
FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 @ 8:00 PM
World Music Institute
presents MASTERS OF INDIAN MUSIC with maestros
Zakir Hussain on tabla 
& Niladri Kumar on sitar.
Tabla legend Zakir Hussain, whose dazzling rhythms have brought him to the forefront of Indian music, has achieved worldwide fame with his inimitable performances. One of India’s most renowned cultural ambassadors, he has performed with India’s major classical musicians and dancers and held a prominent role in the world music movement.
The young sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar, son and disciple of Pandit Kartick Kumar, is one of his generation’s most brilliant musicians and appeared in Zakir Hussain's Masters of Percussion tour in 2008.
Town Hall
123 W. 43rd Street (6/7 Aves), New York, NY
Tickets: (212) 545-7536 or ticketmaster.com
Info: (212) 545-7536 or worldmusicinstitute.org
Tickets: $35, $45, $55; $100 includes reception;
students with college ID $20.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30 @ 4:00 PM
Shruti Laya & Hindu Temple Society of North America present:
Garikipati Venkata Prabhakar (Light Classical Devotional Music).
Mr. Prabhakar is a Professional Singer & Music Director, B.Com., M.A. Music Director, SS Music Academy, Hyderabad. Son of Sri G.V. Subbaraya Sastry & Smt. G.Meenakshi (Renowned Advocate and Trade Union Leader.
He started singing at the age of 13 and has been giving concerts in Radio and TV since 1980 and performed more than 1000 public concerts all over India.
Hindu Temple - Basement
45-57 Bowne Street, NY 11355
Tel: 178-460-8484
Free
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by:
Rajyashree Ghosh – vocal
Samir Chatterjee – tabla
Kedar Naphade – harmonium
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616 (between 5th and 6th Avenues), New York, NY 10036 www.tabla.org
Tickets : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY OCT. 30 @ 12:30 AM
Random Chance Records invites you to the Snehasish Mozumder & Som Album Release show at the Blue Note in NYC! (Midnight show)
Master Mandolinist Snehasish Mozumder & SOM.
Classical and jazz fusion's Snehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style. Snehasish Mozumder is among those few established musicians in India who has mastered the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hindustani Indian Classical Music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-pHs8BhVc
Featuring:
Snehasish Mozumder - doubleneck mandolinNick Gianni - sopr/baritone sax, flute
Jason Lindner - piano, organ
Vin Scialla - drums, perc
Francois Moutin - double bass
Bopa King Carre - percussion
Blue Note
131 West 3 street, New York, NY
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=8459
HarmoNYom
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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