THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 @ 8:00 PM

Hurricane Sandy Raga Relief Benefit!

Hurricane Sandy has effected all of us in the NYC area. This week’s Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session is dedicated to all those who’ve suffered some damages or loss due to the hurricane.

They will be collecting donations throughout the 8pm – 11:30 Raga Jam, and donating them towards hurricane relief.

Following by the weekly  Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam session where  Indian Classical Music can gather for informal performances in the Jazz Jam Session style. Each performance slots for the Raga Jam will be limited to max 20 minutes to encourage a rotating roster of performers.

Tea Lounge

837 Union Street,  Brooklyn Park Slope, NY 11215

Tel:(718) 789-2762

http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/





SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 3:00 PM

Lee Torchia celebrates the Birthday of her Guru PANDIT PRAN NATH 

(November 3, 1918 - June 3, 1996).

6th Annual Concert of East Indian Classical Ragas:

Lee Torchia - Voice and Tambura

Polash Gomes on Tabla

Lee Torchia will give a free raga concert to celebrate the birthday of her guru, Pandit Pran Nath (Nov 3, 1918 - June 13, 1996), the acknowledged Master of Kirana Gharana.  During her 20-year discipleship, Lee traveled often with him to India and performed and taught with him in Paris.  She also studied with his disciples, La Monte Young and Terry Riley, who are among the highest authorities of the American Minimalist and Microtonal tradition. 
Kirana gharana focuses on the alap, the slow unfolding of the precise pitches of the raga to connect the breath to the Divine. Lee has performed solo Hindustani Classical Vocal concerts in the traditional Indian style at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, Pace University, Pratt Institute, Penn State Scranton and Schuylkill, and others as well as ashrams and spiritual sites in India. She was adjunct faculty at the New School University Jazz Department in New York City, and continues to perform, lecture and teach raga singing.  Lee accompanies herself with the traditional string drone instrument, the tambura.   http://www.jazzraga.com/itinerary

Polash Gomes is an accomplished tabla player in New York area. He follows the line of the distinguished Lucknow baj a disciple of Dr. Mrinal Pal a senior disciple of Khanshaib Ustad Afaq Hussain Khan of Lucknow Gharana. He has also studied tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhri. He has performed for the United Nations, Brooklyn Museum, Ruben Museum, Asia Society-NY, Columbia University, Bucknell University, Brooklyn County College, and more. He is the founder of Rageshree Music institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of Indian Music in the West.

http://www.rageshreemusic.com        

Manhattan Plaza - Ellington Room

400 West 43 Street (43 St. and 9th Ave.)

New York, NY  10036 

Free and Open to the Public

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 8:00 PM

Namdhari Sikh Religious & Cultural Society of New York presents the  talented sitar virtuoso Shakir Khan (son of maestro Ud. Shahid Parvez Khan) in Concert!
Accompanied on tabla by Amit Kavthekar.

Shakir Khan  is acclaimed as one of the most sensitive and dynamic young classical sitar players internationally, energetically following in the musical footsteps of his prodigious father and Guru -- the sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. Like his father, Shakir Khan stands out for his exquisite melodic exposition, his intricate and sophisticated sense of rhythm, and his astonishing flawless instrumental technique. Shakir represents the eighth generational link in an unbroken chain of musical talent and tradition poured exclusively into the sitar and surbahar. A chain that includes, besides his father, the musical legacy of Ustad Aziz Khan (Shakir’s paternal grandfather), and that of the patriarchal surbaharist Ustad Wahid Khan (Shakir’s great grandfather). He is also a close blood relative of the great sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan.

Amit Kavthekar, Ganda-Bandha Shagird of Ustad Allarakha, has rhythm running in his veins began his training with the legend at the early age of six. Since 1991, he was fortunate to be taught tabla intricacies by inimitable Ustad Zakir Hussain. Amit had his basic training in tabla from Shri Ashok Godbole, at the Allarakha Institute of Music. From 1997 to 2003, Deepak Nerurkar, another brilliant tabla maestro, imparted his art to Amit.  Recently awarded the Taal Mani by Sur Singar Sansad, Amit is presently learning intricacies of DelhiGharana from Guru Pandit Sudhir Mainkar.

NAMDHARI SIKH RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.
145-37 115TH Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11436
Langar will be served (food).
For Further Information Contact:
Swaran Singh (PRESIDENT): (917) 224-3645
Jagjit Singh: (917) 353-3773

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3 @ 9:00 PM (1)

Power has been restored to the Dream House. There will be a FREE Just Alap Raga Ensemble performance this evening...

First performance in the series of  Pandit Pran Nath 94th Birthday Memorial Tribute Concerts.

Next 2 performances are scheduled on Saturdays November 10th and 17st at 9pm.





SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 @ 3:00 PM

NJ Tamil Sangam presents a musical tribute to Ilayaraja: “Neengal Kettavai “. 

A Symphony Musical Night featuring the NJ Symphony Junior High School 237.

Indian Temple

26-21 Colden Street, Flushing , NY 11355

www.NJTamilSangam.Org

Contact:Prakash  917.353.4545   Vijay   917.257.4763

Admission: $10 (Members) $12 (non-members)

Price includes Dinner!



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 @ 7:00 PM

Join WMI this Sunday in a very special post hurricane concert.  WMI invites you to come and bring a friend for free.  This special 2 for 1 offer can be redeemed by using the code SANDY through the Symphony Space box office or web-site.

WMI presents "Masters of Indian Music & Dance" with Carnatic Vocalist Aruna Sairam. 

One of the great classical music voices of India, Padma Shri Aruna Sairam is the most sought-after vocalist of Carnatic (South Indian) music today. Her style “celebrates life in all its colors and all its emotions,” and is rooted in the devotional songs from the temples of South India. With her deeply moving performances, she has created a large Western audience for Carnatic music.“a soul singer up there with Aretha Franklin”– London Evening Standard.  

http://www.arunasairam.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnETTbYEKA&feature=player_embedded

Peter Norton Symphony Space

2537 Broadway,

New York, NY 10025

http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org/event/aruna-sairam/

Tickets: $35 / WMI Friends $30
VIP $125 includes reception with the artist and supports WMI programming

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 @ 11:59PM

Shruti Laya cordially invites you to participate in the Sanskrit Compositions Day festival on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 @ 11:59PM.

Shruti Laya has been following a tradition of celebrating a different composer each year. This year, we decided to focus on compositions in Sanskrit, rather than a specific composer. In order to bring out a wide selection of lesser known krithis, and ensure that these are taught to our children, we are restricting this festival to Non Trinity compositions.

All students of music and dance to perform in groups are invited. Performances will be grouped by the teacher, so please contact your teacher 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. This is the chance for all our young artists to sing or perform on stage, and show their skills. Due to the expected large turnout, group performances are preferred. Shruti Laya will work with the area music and dance teachers, so please contact your teacher if you want to participate. If you are a music or dance teacher and would like your students to participate (or if you are an artist and would like to participate yourself), please contact us at sanskrit@shrutilaya.org.

In addition to the student groups, Shruti Laya plans to have a grand musical concert or dance performance at the end of the day.

More details: http://www.shrutilaya.org/events/12-08-2012-sanskritDay/index.html

Dear Music Lover,

Please note that due to the storm, several events have been cancelled.  Please be sure to check with organizers before attending or ordering your tickets.

We are hoping that you all are safe and we are sending our loving support to the ones who were affected by Hurricane Sandy!

HarmoNYom's Team

MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 @ 7:00 PM

Presented by the Asia Society. 

Dancers, musicians and comedians offer a fresh take on “debates” as we head into the final days of the Presidential election. How do creative artists interpret the idea of debate? Is it form,

is it issues? Can we find a new way to look at The Great Debates?

 Cabaret-style performances by comedians Hari Kondabolu, Saad Haroon, Phil Nee and Slant Performance Group;

Musicians Kiran Ahluwalia, Rez Abbasi, Nitin Mitta

and Bora Yoon; dancers Maura Donohue, Yin Mei and Parul Shah, among others.

Reception and DJ Rekha dance party to follow at 8:45.

Asia Society

725 Park Avenue (@ 70 Street)

New York, NY

http://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/new-forms-new-ideas-performing-debates

Tickets: $20, $17 (Students and Seniors), $15 Members



 

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7 @ 9:00 PM

Bansuri recital in the "vocal" style!

Eric Fraser will dive deep into a full length meditation on the bansuri flute at SEEDS in Brooklyn this Wednesday evening, expounding on the exceptional style of flute playing he has cultivated for 10 years under the training of his guru, Pandit Gopal Roy of Kolkata, India.

Eric will be accompanied by talented and soulful tabla artist, Stephen Celluci, a leading disciple of Pandit Samir Chaterjee.

SEEDS is a unique music venue that features totally acoustic music and musicians who are truly experimenting with music for music's sake!

SEEDS

617 Vanderbilt Ave,

Brooklyn, Park Slope, NY 11238

If you can't make it out in person, you can watch/listen on live streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seeds-brooklyn



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8 @ 8:00 PM

Brooklyn Raga Massive brings Neel Murgai's Ensemble! 

Featuring:

Neel Murgai, sitar
Sameer Gupta, tabla
Marika Hughes, cello
Trina Basu, violin
Arun Ramamurthy, violin

Neel Murgai Ensemble

Tea Lounge

837 Union Street  Brooklyn, NY 11215. Tel:(718) 789-2762

Brooklyn, NY

http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/





FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9 @ 7:30 PM

HarmoNYom, Bread and Yoga, Rageshree Music and NYC Radio Live present A benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Featuring the Hindustani Slide Guitar Master Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya with Subhasis Bhattacharya on tabla and introducing, for the first time in New York, his daughter Anandi Bhattacharya on vocals.

Grammy Nominated, BBC Award winner Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is widely recognized as one of the worlds greatest guitarists. A prodigy, he first performed on-All India Radio at the age of 4. He has since amazed audiences worldwide, performing with such luminaries as John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Jerry Douglas and Derek Trucks.

Media support: WKCR - 89.9 FM NY

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
20 Cumming Street, New York, NY 10034
One block North of Dyckman Street, one block west of broadway on West 203 street.
(1 train to Dyckman or A train to Dyckman)
By donation: $15

All proceeds go towards the Mayor's Fund for Hurricane Relief

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 @ 1:00 PM

Neel Murgai, Sameer Gupta & Trina Basu “Ragas and Rhythms” at La Roulette (Kids)!

Sitarist Neel Murgai, tabla player Sameer Gupta, and violinist Trina Basu bring Indian classical music to life in performance and participatory fun as they break down the music for kids and adults to understand. They perform a mix of traditional music and original songs that will “color the mind,” which is the literal meaning of raga. Participants will learn to sing Indian solfege, count the mathematical patterns of Indian rhythms and comprehend the freedom and structure that defines raga music.

La Roulette

509 Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn NY 11217

Call to Reserve Your Spot Today!
(917) 267-0365 or email amanda@roulette.org
General Admission: $5 Kids and Adults Sliding Scale

http://roulette.org/kids/



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 @ 6:00 PM

AAICM presents Student recital from the students of vocalist Pt. Sanjoy Banerjee (Kirana Gharana).

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 606, New York, NY
www.aaicm.org

Free Event

 



Sougata Roy Chowdhury (Babui) -Sarod

Ray Spiegel- Tabla

Sougata Roy Chowdhury is considered to be among the most talented sarod players of his generation. Born in 1973 in a Bengali artistic family, Sougata grew up in Shantiniketan. His father, Prof. Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, is an eminent sculptor and also a great music connoisseur, with one of the most precious collections of Indian classical music in India today. Sougata’s mother, Smt. Ajanta Roy Chowdhury, is an Indian classical vocalist of the Agra Gharana since her young age. Sougata started to learn sarod at the age of 10 with Ustad Dyanesh Khan, son of the great Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His guru (teacher) taught him the technique of sarod, discipline in music, and compositions in different ragas, for about 9 years, until his guru’s untimely sudden death at age 45. After that, Sougata continued his learning with Dhyanesh Khan’s elder brother, Ustad Aashish Khan, for some time. Over the past 15 years, Sougata has been studying with Pandit Santosh Banerjee, a well-respected sitar and surbahar player living in Kolkata, who is one of the main disciples of Ustad Md.Dabir Khan, the last descendent of the Miyan Tansen family. http://www.myspace.com/babui



The Yurt on Sacred Mountain

328 Meads Mountain Road

Woodstock, NY



SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10 @ 9:00 PM (2)

 
The Dream House. presents a seris of 3 performances by the Just Alap Raga Ensemble. Pandit Pran Nath 94th Birthday Memorial Tribute!

Two Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari in the MELA Dream House, November 10 and 17, 9pm.

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



 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11  @ 5:00 PM

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents its Annual Benefit Concert with sitarist Ud. Shujaat Khan.

This Annual Benefit Concert for Chhandayan is to celebrate the contribution of Chhandayan towards the development of Indian music and culture in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Canada, Afghanistan, India and everywhere it is present. It is also their annual thanksgiving opportunity to those who are making extraordinary contributions financially and culturally to sustain the growth of Indian music in North America and specifically in New York!

Program

5.00 pm -  Welcome                      
5.05 pm - Chhandayan Jyotsna Award Ceremony
David Courtney and Chandrakantha for Academic contributionsIndian Music Society of Minnesota (IMSOM) represented by Pavan Allalaghatta for presentation of Indian music
Pt. Kinnar Seen as Guru (Master)
Rohan Prabhudesai as Shishya (disciple)

5.20 pm - Musical program
5.50 pm - Tea break
6.15 pm - About Chhandayan
6.30 pm - Ghazal : Ustad Shujaat Khan (sitar and voice)
Samir Chatterjee (tabla)
Dibyarka Chatterjee (percussion)  

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music - HSA-UWC Ballroom

4 West 43rd Street, Ground Floor (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10036

Tickets: $100 , $75, $50, $25

All donations to Chhandayan are tax deductible according to IRS rules. For more information and to buy tickets, call 212-302-0720.

http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=53

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 @ 8:00 PM

Sougata Roy Chowdhury - Sarod

Ehren Hanson - Tabla

Sougata Roy Chowdhury is considered to be among the most talented sarod players of his generation. Born in 1973 in a Bengali artistic family, Sougata grew up in Shantiniketan. His father, Prof. Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, is an eminent sculptor and also a great music connoisseur, with one of the most precious collections of Indian classical music in India today. Sougata’s mother, Smt. Ajanta Roy Chowdhury, is an Indian classical vocalist of the Agra Gharana since her young age. Sougata started to learn sarod at the age of 10 with Ustad Dyanesh Khan, son of the great Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His guru (teacher) taught him the technique of sarod, discipline in music, and compositions in different ragas, for about 9 years, until his guru’s untimely sudden death at age 45. After that, Sougata continued his learning with Dhyanesh Khan’s elder brother, Ustad Aashish Khan, for some time. Over the past 15 years, Sougata has been studying with Pandit Santosh Banerjee, a well-respected sitar and surbahar player living in Kolkata, who is one of the main disciples of Ustad Md.Dabir Khan, the last descendent of the Miyan Tansen family. 

Atmananda Yoga Studio

67 Irving Place, 2 Floor

New York, NY

http://www.atmananda.com/

CANCELLED!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16  @ 7:00 PM

Udgam Presents A Live Tabla Solo Concert By Tabla -

Shri Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee 

 Harmonium Accompaniment -Shri Pritam Bhattacharjee.

Shri Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee, among the most accomplished and leading tabla players today, is a disciple of legendary Ustad Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Blessed with incredibly dexterous fingers and innate creativity, he is ably carrying forward the rich Punjab gharana tradition and legacy.

Among the brightest stars of his generation, Shri Pritam Bhattacharjee is a leading disciple of Mewati maestro Sangeet Martand Pundit Jasraj. Blessed with a highly cultivated voice, Pritam a highly accomplished vocalist who is ably carrying forward the rich Mewati tradition and legacy. He has performed extensively in USA, India and several other countries, and received much acclaim and love of the music lovers everywhere.

Venue : Residence,

2, Reimer Road, Scarsdale , NY-10583

Dinner will start at 7.30 pm followed by the concert

Admission $35 , Free for Members

Contact : Vaishali Shah – 914 -403-7845, E-mail – ektriplets@aol.com

Snehal Kothari – 914- 263-0030, E-mail – skothari0404@gmail.com



FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16 @ 8:00 PM

Sitar Concert with Ikhlaq Hussain. 

Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain Khan is a virtuoso sitarist from a centuries-long line of influential musicians of the Delhi Gharana, dating back to the very creator of the instruments 'sitar' and 'tabla' in the early 13th century, Sufi Saint Hazrat Amir Khusrao.
While his lineage is known for their proliferative work in the field of tabla and rhythmic expression/composition, Ikhlaq's grandfather, Ustad Ahmadi Khan, was the first to choose a different instrument, sarangi. In turn, Ikhlaq's father, the eminent Ustad Imdad Hussain, chose to devote his musical life to sitar. Ikhlaq's immediate family was relocated to Pakistan during partition, and still resides in Karachi.
Ikhlaq Hussain, now resides in New York City, 

Naren Budhkar will accompany 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.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 @ 9:00 PM (3)

The Dream House. presents a seris of 3 performances by the Just Alap Raga Ensemble. Pandit Pran Nath 94th Birthday Memorial Tribute! Concert of Raga Darbari.

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

MELA Foundation, Inc.,

275 Church St., 3 Floor,

New York, New York 10013 (Tribeca)

Email mail@melafoundation.org if you have any questions or if you would like to make a reservation.

www.melafoundation.org (or 212-219-3019)

Admission $36.  MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating.  Advance reservations recommended.  



SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19 @ 4:00 PM

Snehasish Mozumder- Mandolin

Ray Spiegel- Tabla

Ted Morano - Tanpura

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 . Coming from a musically oriented family,he started his initial training at the age of four with Tabla and then Mandolin under the guidance of his grand father late Sri Bibhuty Ranjan Mozumder and then he took training under his father Sri Himangshu Mazumder and his uncle late  Sri Ranjan Mozumder.Gradually he switched over to his cousin SriTejendra Narayan Majumdar who is a well-known sarode player of the country. He continued his study under late Acharya Ajoy Sinha Roy who was a beloved disciple of Baba Allauddin Khan Saheb,the founder of Maihar Gharana and he takes lesson of laykari under the guidance of Pandit Anil Palit who is a senior most disciple of  Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Finally he came under the tutelage of  Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.Snehasish, has performed many major festivals in India like Sankat Mochan Utsav of Varanasi Swami Haridas Sangeet Sanmelan of Mumbai, Indian Habitat Centre of Delhi, Bhowanipur Sangeeet Sanmelan, GolPark Ramkrishna Missionof Kolkata and Saltlake Music Conference of Kolkata e.t.c, and also he 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.

http://www.mandolinclassic.com/profile.html



The Yurt on Sacred Mountain

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 @ 8:30 PM

Carnatic Sunday's presents a Hurricane Relief Concert featuring musicians of the Brooklyn Raga Massive collective. Proceeds from this concert will be donated directly to musicians in the Brooklyn/Queens community.