![]() Involved in an array of ensembles created to bring together artists steeped in classical Indian music with other styles and idioms, Ramamurthy introduces his new raga jazz trio to the Bay Area over the next week with a series of performances.Īfter a solo recital Friday as part of vegan chef Philip Gelb’s Oakland dinner series, Ramamurthy kicks off a busy run of trio shows Saturday afternoon on a Yerba Buena Gardens Festival double bill with an all-star Cuban jazz combo led by saxophonist Yosvany Terry and vocalist Gema Corredera. ![]() ![]() He’s been on a mission ever since to connect the music of the hearth with the sounds he encountered outside his home. “And out in the world I was hearing jazz and hip-hop and funk.” “My dad organized concerts and tours for Carnatic artists, so our house was filled with Carnatic music and musicians,” Ramamurthy said. Raised in a highly cultured South Indian family in central New Jersey, he started to learn the classical music tradition by studying vocals with his mother, a respected Carnatic singer. Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy is making the world safe for raga.
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