According to Gene Santoro, John Zorn's "idiosyncratic mixtures of musical genres reflect the way popular music is currently transmitted from one culture to another...eclectic is far too weak a word to describe his intensely demanding yet playful sonic assaults." John Zorn's work doesn't simply titill
"I've got to keep experimenting. I feel like I'm just beginning. I have part of what I'm looking for in my grasp, but not all." John Coltrane's music is an experiment in emotional expression. He consistently pursued new domains of musical and spiritual intensity, and developed a style charged with pa
I am a musical performer and scholar of music and dance. I am currently completing my master's degree in Ethnomusicology. I study and perform regularly on bass (both electric and upright), as well as Morin Khuur (Horse-Head Fiddle, from Inner Mongolia). While I primarily play jazz, I have experience
One of the finest Indian classical vocalists and the only vocalist to perform Hindustani classical vocal and world vocal music since her 20s, Shwetã Jhaveri is a performer of the north Indian classical vocal form Khayãl. She also sings tappã, thumari, tarãnã and