Anoushka Shankar

Masterful sitarist, film composer, and activist Anoushka Shankar comes to North America with a new quintet of musicians, with whom she has carved out a multifaceted and dynamic sound. Immersed from a young age on the world stage, she began studying the sitar – and Indian classical music – from the age of 9 under the intensive tutelage of her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar. Representing the very best of the thriving London music scene, her quintet comprises clarinetist Arun Ghosh, drummer-composer Sarathy Korwar, Carnatic percussionist Pirashanna Thevarajah, bassist Tom Farmer, and brings unmatched energy and camaraderie on stage. 

“…this is one of improvised music’s great players.” – Downbeat Magazine