Ustad Aashish Khan & Sandip Burman

Come hear the master of sarode, Ustad Aashish Khan and Sandip Burman in concert! It has been nearly 10 year since this legend has graced Chicago with a live performance. Ustad Aashish Khan has been nominated for a Grammy Award, is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, has performed on Oscar winning films, served as the Composer and Conductor for the National Orchestra of All India Radio and has collaborated with such diverse western musicians as The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Charles Lloyd, Alice Coltrane and the Philadelphia String Quartet. Tabla accompaniment will be performed by Sandip Burman; an internationally renwon artist from West Bengal, India. He plays tabla, sitar and tabla tarang (melody on tabla) and tours in 9 countries each year. While exploring World Music, Jazz, Western Classical and Hollywood Movie Soundtracks, Sandipji has played on albums such as Facing East, Vishnu, GRAMMY Award-winning Outbound, the Live at the Quick DVD and Global Fusion from Warner Brothers. He has toured with Jack DeJohnette, Dave Pietro, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and also formed the all-star East Meets Jazz band.