Jay Gandhi
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“Hindustani flautist Jay Gandhi took his... divine birdsong on what must have been an unexpected course [and] listeners shook their heads in admiring disbelief." FINANCIAL TIMES (Aug 21, 2013) “Gandhi is one of the great contemporary bansuri players and his fantastic phrasing and subtle, detailed, expressive inflections were deeply beautiful and full of variety while never leaving the context of the raga. He kept it true while also expanding it into places few others can take it." THE BROOKLYN RAIL (NYC Dec 2022) A multifaceted artist, Jay Gandhi is among the leading contemporary voices of the bansuri (North Indian bamboo flute). A senior disciple of the legendary Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jay’s music reflects decades of deep immersion in Hindustani classical music while also embracing influences from the world of Jazz and beyond. He is a world traveling cross-genre performer, educator, CUNY adjunct professor and a founding member of the Brooklyn Raga Massive and the Brooklyn Court, two groundbreaking NYC musicians collectives as well as artist in residence at “The Music Village”. Jay was fortunate to have been immersed in Hindustani classical music from his childhood. Beginning with vocal training under Smt. Kum Kum Sanyal and bansuri training from Pt. Ronu Majumdar and Pt. Raghunath Seth, he also received valuable guidance from Pt Vidyadhar Vyas and Pt. Nayan Ghosh. Since 2006, he has been deepening his artistry under the guidance of his Guru, the legendary Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. Alongside his deep commitment to raga music, Jay has drawn much inspiration from the rich and varied musical traditions of the African diaspora. While he was a student at Oberlin College/Conservatory he studied under such Jazz greats as Gary Bartz and Marcus Belgrave broadening his improvisational approach. Through the years, he has been fortunate to perform with many renowned artists from India and beyond, including his Guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the late Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt, Pandit Nayan Ghosh, Yacouba Sissoko (Mali), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Amir El-Safar (Iraq/USA), Adam Rudolph, Hidayat Khan, and Abhik Mukherjee. He has also collaborated with some of the greats in the Jazz world including Reggie Workman, Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and shared the stage with the late great legend of the tenor saxophone, Pharoah Sanders. He has been featured on numerous acclaimed albums - including the “Ragas Live Retrospective”, “Coltrane Raga Tribute”, sarodist Alam Khan’s Grand Tapestry, and Adam Rudolph’s “Ragmala”. Additionally he recently recorded for the yet to be released Hollywood feature film “Prisoners of Paradise”.
Jay Gandhi
Jay Gandhi
“Hindustani flautist Jay Gandhi took his... divine birdsong on what must have been an unexpected course [and] listeners shook their heads in admiring disbelief." FINANCIAL TIMES (Aug 21, 2013) “Gandhi is one of the great contemporary bansuri players and his fantastic phrasing and subtle, detailed, expressive inflections were deeply beautiful and full of variety while never leaving the context of the raga. He kept it true while also expanding it into places few others can take it." THE BROOKLYN RAIL (NYC Dec 2022) A multifaceted artist, Jay Gandhi is among the leading contemporary voices of the bansuri (North Indian bamboo flute). A senior disciple of the legendary Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jay’s music reflects decades of deep immersion in Hindustani classical music while also embracing influences from the world of Jazz and beyond. He is a world traveling cross-genre performer, educator, CUNY adjunct professor and a founding member of the Brooklyn Raga Massive and the Brooklyn Court, two groundbreaking NYC musicians collectives as well as artist in residence at “The Music Village”. Jay was fortunate to have been immersed in Hindustani classical music from his childhood. Beginning with vocal training under Smt. Kum Kum Sanyal and bansuri training from Pt. Ronu Majumdar and Pt. Raghunath Seth, he also received valuable guidance from Pt Vidyadhar Vyas and Pt. Nayan Ghosh. Since 2006, he has been deepening his artistry under the guidance of his Guru, the legendary Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. Alongside his deep commitment to raga music, Jay has drawn much inspiration from the rich and varied musical traditions of the African diaspora. While he was a student at Oberlin College/Conservatory he studied under such Jazz greats as Gary Bartz and Marcus Belgrave broadening his improvisational approach. Through the years, he has been fortunate to perform with many renowned artists from India and beyond, including his Guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the late Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt, Pandit Nayan Ghosh, Yacouba Sissoko (Mali), Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Amir El-Safar (Iraq/USA), Adam Rudolph, Hidayat Khan, and Abhik Mukherjee. He has also collaborated with some of the greats in the Jazz world including Reggie Workman, Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and shared the stage with the late great legend of the tenor saxophone, Pharoah Sanders. He has been featured on numerous acclaimed albums - including the “Ragas Live Retrospective”, “Coltrane Raga Tribute”, sarodist Alam Khan’s Grand Tapestry, and Adam Rudolph’s “Ragmala”. Additionally he recently recorded for the yet to be released Hollywood feature film “Prisoners of Paradise”.