Aditya is a Masters in Instrumental Music (Percussion) from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He was born in a musical family. His father Late G.C.Banerjee and sister both are sarod players. His uncle Late Sri B.B.Banerjee was a senior most disciple of Pandit Ravishankarji and A graded musician of AIR, New Delhi.
Aditya turned to tabla an early age of five when he started his training under guidance of Sri Shivshankar Karmakar, a prominent disciple of Late Ustad Karamatullah Khan of Farukhabad Gharana. Since 1990 he has been under able guidance of the great tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Choudhuri, a great Exponent of Lucknow Gharana.
Aditya is Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad and M. Music from Trilokya Sangeet Parishad, Kolkata. He also completed a music appreciation course from West Bengal State Academy & is also a computer hardware and software engineer.
He was the faculty member of Pandit Jasraj school of Music Foundation, Tampa (Florida), USA. He also has to his credit execution of several music workshop under the able guidance of Padmavibhusan Pandit Jasrajji.
Aditya led a Tabla Workshop for Visually Impaired children at LaVoy Exceptional Center in Tampa, FL, USA. He did a lecture demonstration at Renaissance Center For the non Indian audience organized by projectahimsa. Patel Foundation for Global Understanding & Renaissance Center for the Arts in Tampa. Aditya got Rastrya Gaurav Award the year 2007 from India.
7th Nov07 Aditya performed in WHITE HOUSE with Pandita Tripti Mukherjee for occasion of Diwali. This year(2008) Aditya got the Award "Acharya-Var" from "Pandit Jasraj Institute for music research, artistry & appreciatio" by the hand of "Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj ji" July '08. Visited Cape town, South Africa, in Dec 99 along with Pandit Jasrajji in the Parliament of World Religion, where Ex- President of SA, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama & many other dignitaries were present. Visited U.K. in 2002 for few months as a performer at England, Welse, few parts of Scottland, in which the most prestigious concert at Harry Ford, the World Music Festival of Royal Family of Great Britain.
Aditya got "TAAL MANI" award from "Sikshayatan Cultural Center" New York Sep '08.
Aditya accompanied Padmavibhusan Dr. Balmuralikrishna at Cochin, Dec 2009.
Shri. Hemant Kulkarni is trained in the Gwalior and Agra Gharana gayaki. He has been teaching vocal music and harmonium in the NJ area. He has been frequently invited to sing at the Marathi Vishwa Soor Bahar event in NJ. He and his students have a variety of classical and semi-classical music programs in the U.S. His students have won several awards at contests featuring Hindustani Classical and Semi-classical vocal & instrumental music in NJ, Baltimore, Atlanta etc.
