Masters of Indian Music: Pandit Jasraj

World Music Institute presents

Masters of Indian Music
Pandit Jasraj

Sunday, April 22, 2012  7:00 PM
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway @ 95th Street

The legendary vocalist Pandit Jasraj is one of the last great masters of classical Indian music from the older generation. Internationally acclaimed for his remarkable 31/2 octave range, he is noted for his rich renditions of khyal, the highly improvised classical style that has become the main form of North Indian vocal music over the past 200 years. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati gharana (school) and has received India’s major honors for his contribution to Indian music, including Padma Vibhushan and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Pandit Jasraj was introduced to New York audiences at a concert presented by the Alternative Museum (the precursor of WMI) in 1982.