Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia have announced their U.S. tour and upcoming album Saath Saath.
The U.S. tour will take Chatterjee back to California for three dates. He spent much of his 20s in the Sam Francisco Bay Area, immersed in study with music legends like Ustad Zakir Hussain at the esteemed Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael. It was during his time in the U.S., that he discovered musical influences from around the world, especially jazz, and musicians like Ornette Coleman; leaving an impression that is celebrated with his most recent album Unbounded.
For the upcoming shows, audiences can expect an exciting and elevating show lasting from 60 to 90 minutes -depending on the venue. “It is the chemistry between the musicians on stage. We and Rakesh Chaurasia have years of playing together and all 3 of us are connected socially. We travel together, make music, and our wives are great friends. The chemistry we share as friends and colleagues reflect on stage. The witty musical repartees are but an extension of the jokes we share off-stage.”
Full tour dates here:
15th to 17th Sept – Charlotte, North Carolina
17th Sept – Irvine, Barclay Theater (only Rakesh ji)
23rd Sept – Richmond, Indiana, Earlham College
24th Sept – Austin, Bates Recital Hall
25th Sept – Boston, Lexington Historical Society
30th Sept – Chicago, World Music Festival
1st Oct – Scranton, PA,The theatre (only Purbayan ji and Ojas ji)
2nd Oct – Sunnyvale, CA TBA
7th Oct – Houston, Matchbox4
8th Oct – Los Angeles, Herrick Memorial Chapel
9th Oct – Minneapolis, Recital Hall of St. Catherine University, Minnesota
16th Oct – London, Darbar Festival Barbican
21st Oct – Seattle, Eastside Baha’i Center
22nd Oct – Boulder, Colorado, The Dairy Center
23rd Oct – New York City, Merkin Concert Hall
Author: World Music Central News Room
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