Natraj at Regattabar

WORLD-JAZZ GROUP NATRAJ 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT REGATTABAR, JULY 25

Featuring special guest, Chennai-based Indian percussion virtuoso, T. K. Ramakrishnan

World-jazz ensemble Natraj celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert. This show features guest, Chennai-based Indian percussion virtuoso, T. K. Ramakrishnan, on mridangam and solkattu. All ages are welcome. Validated parking. For tickets and information, contact 617-395-7757 or www.regattabarjazz.com.

Playfully intricate South Indian rhythms; hard-driving African grooves; sure-fingered, nuanced tabla; fluid, soaring violin; and emotive raga-based soprano saxophone… genres and influences weave a graceful but adventurous tapestry. ...

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WORLD-JAZZ GROUP NATRAJ 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT REGATTABAR, JULY 25

Featuring special guest, Chennai-based Indian percussion virtuoso, T. K. Ramakrishnan

World-jazz ensemble Natraj celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert. This show features guest, Chennai-based Indian percussion virtuoso, T. K. Ramakrishnan, on mridangam and solkattu. All ages are welcome. Validated parking. For tickets and information, contact 617-395-7757 or www.regattabarjazz.com.

Playfully intricate South Indian rhythms; hard-driving African grooves; sure-fingered, nuanced tabla; fluid, soaring violin; and emotive raga-based soprano saxophone… genres and influences weave a graceful but adventurous tapestry.

Long-time Natraj collaborator Mridanga Vidwan T. K. Ramakrishnan brings his percussive wizardry to Natraj’s world-jazz for Natraj’s 25th anniversary show, featuring the band’s contemporary approach to tradition-rooted music. Ramakrishnan is a master of the South Indian mridangam (barrel-shaped hand drum) and solkattu (rhythmic recitation). He is showcased in the soundtrack of the classic film Gandhi and recordings with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.

“Natraj... the future of jazz... the future of world music... a spellbinding tapestry... a jazz hybrid of celebration and reflection.” - Times of India

Natraj:
T. K. Ramakrishnan - special guest, Indian classical percussion, rhythmic recitation
Phil Scarff - soprano and sopranino saxophones
Rohan Gregory - violin, viola
Mike Rivard - string bass
Jerry Leake - tabla, multipercussion
Bertram Lehmann - drums, percussion

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