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Steve Gorn, bansuri flute
Kushal Das, sitar
Samir Chatterjee, tabla
STEVE GORN, whose bansuri flute is said to ‘re-align the cells,’ is featured on the Grammy winning recording, “Miho – Journey to the Mountain,” with Dhruba Ghosh and the Paul Winter Consort, as well as the Academy Award winning Documentary film, Born into Brothels. He 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 bansuri masters Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pt. Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, who he often accompanied in concert. He also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. He has often performed in India, appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Habitat Center and Triveni Hall in New Delhi, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, NCPA, and The Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues. His performance with Pandit Ravi Shankar’s disciple, Barun Kumar Pal, at Kolkata’s Rama Krishna Mission, was televised throughout India. In 2013, he was awarded the Pandit Jasraj Hyderabad Award, for Cross Cultural Achievement.
His numerous recordings include Luminous Ragas, Rasika, with tabla by Samir Chatterjee, Illuminations, with Nepali bansuri wallah, Manose, the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording, Asian Journal, and Between Two Worlds, an introspective work featuring his clarinet and bansuri.
“Steve Gorn has adapted Indian Classical Music on the bansuri so nicely that one should feel proud of him.” – PanditHari Prasad Chourasia
PANDIT KUSHAL DAS is an internationally acclaimed sitar and surbahar maestro, hailed for his profound artistry and deep-rooted musical lineage. Born into a distinguished musical family in Kolkata, Kushal Das was immersed in the world of Indian classical music from a young age.
Kushal’s musical training began at the age of five under the guidance of his father and uncle. His father was a disciple of the late Pt. Lakshman Bhattacharya and later of Pt. Ravi Shankar, while his uncle trained under the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Kushal continued his advanced training under the close tutelage of Pt. Sanjoy Banerjee.
In 2020, Kushal Das was honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, India’s highest national recognition in the performing arts. He is also a Top-Grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. With a career spanning major festivals across India and around the world, Kushal Das is celebrated not only for his spellbinding live performances but also for a wide discography released globally.
SAMIR CHATTERJEE is a virtuoso Tabla player. He travels widely across the world throughout the year performing in numerous festivals as a soloist or with other outstanding musicians from both Indian and non-Indian musical traditions. Samir performed at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. He also performed at the UN General Assembly. His compositions are widely acclaimed as well as his writings. Samir is a firm believer in the transforming effect of music on the society and all aspects of his work reflects this conviction.
