2023
2023 Ragas Live Festival schedule
October 14th
8:00 PM
Gaurav Mazumdar
Sitar Maestro - the legendary disciple of Ravi Shankar
9:00 PM
Vicky Chow, David Cossin & Mark Stewart
Trio from the legendary ensemble Bang on a Can, performing music of Nik Bartch, Brian Eno and others.
10:00 PM
Amirtha Kidambi, Qasim Naqvi & Rafiq Bhatia Trio
Experimental trio including members of Elder Ones; Dawn of Midi; and Son Lux, who were nominated this year for the Academy Award for the Everything Everywhere All at Once soundtrack
11:15 PM
Celebrating John McLaughlin & Mahavishnu
A mind blowing ensemble including Premik Russel Tubbs an original member of Mahavishnu Orchestra
Premik Russell Tubbs (woodwinds), Vin Scialla (drums), Anupam Shobhakar (doubleneck guitar), Neel Murgai (sitar), Joe Deninzon (violin), Julian Smith (bass), Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira).
October 15th
12:30 AM
Mind Maintenance
Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society, The Roots, Tortoise, Town & Country) and Jazz drummer Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Duo, Marc Ribot Trio) perform on Sintir and Mbira
1:45 AM
Hindole Majumdar & Ayushman Majumdar
Tabla duo from one of the greats with his virtuoso son
2:45 AM
Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik
Sr. Hindustani Vocal Artiste with ensemble
4:15 AM
Quadrature
Jazz meets Raga featuring Neel Murgai, sitar; Indofunk Satish, trumpet, Damon Banks, bass; and Tripp Dudley, percussion
5:30 AM
Suphala
The innovative tabla maestra disciple of Zakir Hussain
6:30 AM
Shakir Khan & Zakir Khan
From musical royal lineage, the Sitar Tabla duo
8:00 AM
Suhail Yusuf Khan & Henry Hodder
Meditative Sarangi /acoustic guitar duo
9:30 AM
Sougata Roy Chowdhury
NY Premier of Canada's Sarod Maestro
10:40 AM
Jay Gandhi, Abhik Mukherjee & Samarth Nagarkar
Bansuri, Sitar, Vocal Trio
12:05 PM
Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy
Carnatic/Western violin duo
1:05 PM
Kanjourney by SelvaGanesh and Swaminathan Selvaganesh
1:40 PM
Kunal Gunjal & Suhail Yusuf Khan
Santoor and Sarangi duo - first ever presentation of these instruments together in the US
2:50 PM
Supruli
Georgian Polyphonic Choir
4:15 PM
Ramakrishnan Murthy
Major Carnatic Vocalist and ensemble
5:45 PM
Amir ElSaffar In E half-flat
Terry Riley wrote "In C" which launched the genre of minimalism in 1964. This will be premier of a new work created with Terry Riley's blessing for a large ensemble of 20 microtonal maqam and raga instruments. It will be epic!
7:10 PM
Akkarai Sisters
A stunning Carnatic Violin duo with ensemble