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Jazz Fusion Master Class with Zakir Hussain
The Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley is proud to announce that the internationally renowned tabla virtuoso, Zakir Hussain is the UC Berkeley Regents' Lecturer for Spring 2015.
Zakir Hussain is one of the foremost percussionists of the contemporary world, not only of Indian classical music but also of jazz and world music. As a player and composer he is a brilliant example of border crossing music. Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world music movement, he has historic collaborations to his name, including Shakti, which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar, the Diga Rhythm Band, Making Music, Planet Drum with Mickey Hart, and recordings and performances with artists as diverse as Joshua Redman, George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Tito Puente, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, the Hong Kong Symphony and the New Orleans Symphony. He has been hailed by media as a virtuoso, a superstar and an encyclopedia of tabla.
A seminar for advanced music students conducted by master musician, Zakir Hussain. With Bonnie Wade, Myra Melford, and Tamara Roberts as faculty leads.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THIS EVENT. THE EVENT, HOWEVER, IS NOT OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AS PARTICIPATING STUDENTS IN THIS MASTER CLASS.
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LocationHertz Hall (View)
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
United States
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Non-Smoking: Yes! |
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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