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"...a beautiful, exotic, ear-opening listening experience.” (All About Jazz)
Arun Ramamurthy Trio (ART) brings together South Indian classical Carnatic music and contemporary jazz. Boundaries are blurred in this organic and seamless integration of styles as the group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy. The trio freely explores the kindred spirit of raga music and jazz, resulting in a deeply invigorating and spiritual experience. ART's collaborative sound is driven by the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Sameer Gupta & and electric bassist Damon Banks. Arun’s original work tells stories of migration and cultural connection. His commissioned work from CMA's New Jazz Works, "New Moon Suite" shines a light on the teachings and wisdom of our ancestors, and the lessons we take on our own personal journeys. The 4-movement work premiered in late 2022 in NYC, and will be released as a studio recording in 2024.
New Moon is the second release from the Arun Ramamurthy Trio. Drawing from Carnatic ragas and rhythm structures, and coming to life in a freely improvising jazz trio, New Moon honors tradition while embracing a spirit of freedom and creativity. The 4-part New Moon Suite reflects on the inspiration of ancestors and family, and the lessons we take on our own personal journeys.
"New Moon Suite is the culmination of years of soul searching and exploration into my musical voice, and is my most personal compositional work to date." - Arun Ramamurthy
“…..a captivating and inspirational listening experience, worthy of the highest recommendation for multicultural music collections.” (Midwest Book Review)
"...Ramamurthy's violin more than anything makes the connection between India and America clear." (SomethingElse)
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ARUN RAMAMURTHY is a multifaceted violinist, composer and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Rooted in South Indian classical "raga" music, Arun is a versatile musician, performing internationally in both traditional Carnatic and Hindustani
settings, as well as blurring genres with his own innovative projects like the acclaimed Arun Ramamurthy Trio. Arun
studied under the celebrated violinist brothers, Sri Mysore Nagaraj & Dr. Mysore Manjunath, the distinguished violinist
Sri. Ananthakrishnan as well as many early years with western classical violinist Jim Mate. He has shared the stage with luminaries like Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Sudha Ragunathan, Reggie Workman, Kenny Werner, Jamey Haddad, Flute Shashank, Amir ElSaffar, Hamid Drake, Mashkoor Ali Khan, Adam Rudolph, Hamid Al-Saadi, Subhankar Banerjee, Martha Redbone, Awa Sangho amongst others. He has performed and recorded with a wide range of musical genres including Jazz, Arabic Maqam, Afro-Cuban, Malian, American folk, Western classical, and other creative and improvisational styles. Arun's music has brought
him prestigious stages like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Celebrate Brooklyn and many more.
Born and raised in The Bronx, NY, DAMON BANKS has evolved into a "world musician" in the truest sense of the word. Damon has established himself into an "in-demand” bassist and composer, and has worked with some of the music industry’s most creative artists, innovative musicians and brightest stars. His ability to adapt creatively and remain open-minded has led him
into countless collaborations with genre-bending, musical trendsetters worldwide including luminaries like George Benson, Peter Gabriel, Angelique Kidjo, Hassan Hakmoun, Marc Ribot, Leo Wadada Smith, The Neville Brothers, Andre de Shields, KRS-ONE, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Phyllis Hyman, George Howard, Karsh Kale, DJ. SPOOKY, The Frankfurt Ballet, The Weather Girls, Eric Gadd, Min Xiao-Fen, Ntozake Shange, Me’lissa Morgan, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Roxane Butterfly, Angela Bofill and Adam
Rudolph (to name a few)
SAMEER GUPTA (drumset, tabla) is known as one of the few percussionists simultaneously representing the traditions of American jazz on drumset, and Indian classical music on tabla. Sameer completed his Jazz studies learning from his peers on the bandstands in San Francisco and Oakland to Harlem and Brooklyn. His own interests and love of tabla helped guide Sameer to become co-founder of the non-profit collective Brooklyn Raga Massive. Sameer has had the pleasure to make music with many great musicians including 2019 NEA Jazz Master recipient Reggie Workman, Jon Batiste, Ron Carter, Kenny Garret,
Harry Belafonte, Charlie Burnham, Brandee Younger, Marc Cary, Casey Benjamin, Martha Redbone, Awa Sangho, Falu Shah, Adam Rudolph, Rez Abbasi, Wallace Roney, Karsh Kale, Pandit Krishna Bhatt, Pandit Chitresh Das, Jason Samuels Smith, Pandit Ramesh Mishra and numerous other luminaries.
The Levitt Pavilion 2024 Season includes OVER 50 shows presented free-of-charge (free-ticket shows) - as well as our Stars on Tour series and Gala - to fill your spring, summer and fall with music, performing arts and more!
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June 02, 2024 | 7:00 pm