Upcoming Events / April 2012 / The Shape of Jazz - Rudresh Mahanthappa
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 10 pm
Downbeat Critics Poll and Jazz Journalist Association Alto Saxophonist of the Year Rudresh Mahanthappa presents the New York premiere of the Samdhi Suite in its complete form as commissioned by the Guggenheim Foundation
This striking electro-acoustic work combines the complex melodic and rhythmic elements of Carnatic (South Indian) music with jazz in ways
previously unheard.
"fusion has never sounded like this before" - All Music Guide
Rudresh Manhanthappa, alto sax
David Gilmore, guitar
Rich Brown, bass
Damion Reid, drums
Anand Ananthakrishnan, percussion
Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with The Joyce and George Wein Foundation in memory of Joyce Wein.