Classical tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain's latest collaboration is an exploration of the longstanding relationship between jazz and Indian classical music featuring legendary bass player Dave Holland along with award-winning Bollywood playback superstar vocalist Shankar Mahadevan.

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Royce Hall

A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, Zakir Hussain’s consistently brilliant and exciting performances have not only established him as a national treasure in his native India, but gained him worldwide fame and an impressive list of accolades. His playing is marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational dexterity, founded in formidable knowledge and study. His latest collaboration is an exploration of the longstanding relationship between jazz and Indian classical music featuring legendary bass player Dave Holland along with award-winning Bollywood playback superstar vocalist Shankar Mahadevan. They will be accompanied by Louiz Banks, standard-bearer of India’s jazz movement and internationally renowned guitarist and composer Sanjay Divecha.

"Hussain has been pushing the limits of his instrument... and his virtuosity is barely to be believed "— Washington Post

"Holland is a master bassist and bandleader, one of the most sophisticated composers and arrangers in the jazz world. " — The Boston Globe

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