2021
March 4 – with Elliott Sharp’s SysOrk at Roulette
March 18 – with Composer’s Concordance, Vibraphone Centennial, Michiko Studios, NYC
September 17-19 – attending the Wula Drumming Retreat, PA
November 22 – WP Percussion Ensemble concert, Wayne, NJ
December 1 – WP Global Percussion Ensemble concert, Wayne, NJ
PAST EVENTS (2020)
January 24 – Solo marimba concert, HOLO club, Queens, NY
January 30 – Naad Yoga/Dhrupad lec-dem, Well Being Therapy Center, Montville, NJ
January 31 – New Jersey Percussion Ensemble concert, Symphony Space, NYC
February 2 – New Jersey Percussion Ensemble concert, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
February 3 – New Jersey Percussion Ensemble concert, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
February 8 – Necessary Noise Festival, Rahway, NJ
February 20 – NJMEA convention, Atlantic City, NJ
February 22 – Verona Day of Percussion, Verona, NJ
April 7 – Sonic Divide film screening and performance, NYU
July 19-August 2 – Arts, Letters, and Numbers residency
PAST EVENTS (2019)
January 25-26 – McCormick Marimba Festival, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
January 27 – Dhrupad concert and workshop at Yoga Loft in Tampa, Florida
January 27 – Dhrupad concert with Lucky Cat Yoga in Tampa, Florida
February 4 – New Music Series concert at William Paterson University
February 7 – Performance with Billy Martin and crew at The Stone
February 12-13 – Bloomsburg University residency (Sonic Divide film screening and percussion/voice recital, Bloomsburg, PA
February 17 – Dhrupad and Yoga with Greg Skroce at Jaipure Yoga, Montclair, NJ
February 23 – New Jersey Music Educator’s Conference (lecture and performance), East Brunswick, NJ
February 28 – Dhrupad concert in Bhopal, India
March 2 -Dhrupad concert at Dhrupad Mela in Varanasi, India
March 7 – Dhrupad concert in Bengalaru, India (10:30 a.m.)
March 7 – Dhrupad lecture and concert in Begalaru, India (6:00 p.m.)
March 9 – Dhrupad concert at Dhrupad Utsav in Chennai, India
March 15 – Dhrupad concert at Dhrupad Utsav in Kolkatta, India
April 20 – Dhrupad concert with Bala Subramanian, Martinsville Community Center, NJ
April 22 – New Music Series concert at William Paterson University
April 25 – Dhrupad jugalbandi concert with Bala Subramanian at William Paterson University (10:00 p.m., late night concert)
April 26 – Dhrupad jugalbandi concert with Bala Subramanian at Neolyth in Montclair, NJ
April 27 – Dhrupad jugalbandi house concert with Bala Subramanian in Wayne, NJ
April 28 – Peter Jarvis 60th Birthday Concert, Michiko Studios, NYC
May 17-19 – Dhrupad Days, Wayne, NJ
July 20 – Dhrupad concert, KK Chawla anniversary celebration, Birmingham, Alabama
July 24-26 – Arts, Letters, and Numbers guest residency, including two solo Dhrupad concerts
August 16-18 – Yoga retreat with Greg Skroce, Shanti Mandir, NY
August 18 – Dhrupad performance as part of Shanti Mandir Satsang with Gurudev Swami Nityananda
September 12-14 – Transplanted Roots Percussion Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico
September 16 – solo percussion recital, William Paterson University
September 21-22 – Indian music festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 3 – Naad Yoga/Dhrupad event with Greg Skroce at Jaipure Yoga, Montclair, NJ
November 14-17 – Percussive Arts Society International Convention, performance on Focus Day
November 18 – New Music Series, William Paterson University
December 9 – New Music Series, William Paterson University
December 17 – Sonic Divide at Summit High School
PAST EVENTS (2018)
April 2 – New Music Concert, William Paterson University
April 9 – Evening of Improvised Music with Billy Martin and Kevin Norton, William Paterson University
April 23 – New Music Concert, William Paterson University
April 25 – Lecture/demonstration on Polyphonic Dhrupad at Dhrupad Days Montreal, Canada
April 25-29 – Participation in Dhrupad Days Montreal
June 2 – Dhrupad vocal performance as part of Dhrupad Days Wayne
June 1-3 – Participation in Dhrupad Days Wayne
June 8 – Solo Marimba recital, Composers Concordance, NYC
June 10-17 – Sonic 8 music/film/cycling adventure
June 20 – Lecture/demonstration at Billy Martin’s Rhythm, Sound, and Magic Retreat
June 19-24 – Participation in Billy Martin’s Rhythm, Sound, and Magic Retreat
June 27 – Dhrupad concert, Wayne Public Library, New Jersey
June 29 – Dhrupad concert, Sanatan Mandir Temple, Parsippany, New Jersey
July 5-10 – Solo percussion performance and screening of Sonic Divide film at Sound Symposium International Festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland
July 12-14 – Duluth Art Institute Gallery exhibition with Sonic Divide and artist Kenneth D. Johnson
July 31-August 4 – Arts, Letters, and Numbers residency, with Michael Harrison
August 9-12 – Shastra Summer Workshop, Composing with Indian Rhythm, with Shawn Mativetsky and New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
September 9 – Dhrupad Recital, Kussum Mahotsav festival, Bridgewater, NJ, 3:00 p.m.
September 12 – Solo marimba recital, Queensborough Community College
September 17 – Solo marimba and Dhrupad recital, SUNY Purchase
September 18 – Solo marimba and Dhrupad recital, New York University, 7:30 p.m.
September 21 – Solo marimba and Dhrupad recital, Rutgers University, 2:00 p.m.
September 27-30 – Shastra Symposium
October 7 – Robert Morris’s Oracle, outdoor piece at High Mountain Preserve in Wayne, NJ, 3:00 p.m.
October 11 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip and Shawn Mativetsky, William Paterson University Midday Artist Series, 12:30 p.m.
October 11 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Brooklyn, NY, 8:00 p.m.
October 12 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip, Three Birds Yoga, Florham Park, NJ, 7:30 p.m.
October 13 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip, Neolyth, Montclair, NJ, 7:00 p.m.
October 19 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip and Shawn Mativetsky, Center Musicians Du Monde
October 20 – Dhrupad workshop with Ina Filip, Center Musicians Du Monde, Montreal
October 20 – Dhrupad concert with Ina Filip and Shawn Mativetsky, Sivinanda Ashram, Montreal, Quebec
November 2 and 3 – Carnegie Hall performance with massive orchestra, music of Joe Hisaishi, 8:00 p.m.
November 17 – New Jersey Percussion Ensemble at PASIC, 2:00 p.m. Indianapolis, IN
November 19 – Premiere screening of Ringing Changes: 50 Years of New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, William Paterson University, Film Screening Room, Hobart Hall 140A, 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
December 3 – New Music Series Concert at William Paterson University, 7:00 p.m.
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