Part of the Arts of India Festival
A special double bill of Penn Live Arts debuts! Violinist Arun Ramamurthy and his trio offer “a beautiful, exotic, ear-opening listening experience” with its fusion of jazz and South Indian Carnatic traditions. Performing music from his latest album, New Moon, as well as other originals and reimagined Carnatic repertoire, Ramamurthy’s set will be followed by the Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio, known for “exceptional vitality and an unmistakable chemistry.” Mahanthappa is one of the era’s definitive alto saxophonists, topping DownBeat’s critics’ polls for nine years with bold reinterpretations of jazz classics and an eclectic mix of songs from across the musical landscape. (All About Jazz)
VIOLIN Arun Ramamurthy
ELECTRIC BASS Damon Banks
PERCUSSION Sameer Gupta
ALTO SAXOPHONE Rudresh Mahanthappa
ACOUSTIC BASS François Moutin
DRUMS Rudy Royston
Oct 30 @ 6:30 PM
As part of our ListenHear series, you're invited to join us before the performance for a conversation with Rudresh Mahanthappa and Arun Ramamurthy, moderated by Suzanne Cloud (SAS '94, SAS '03), director of the Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project.
This performance is part of the Arts of India Festival, which is co-presented with Sruti, The India Music & Dance Society, Philadelphia. Lead support for the Arts of India Festival is provided by the William Penn Foundation. Media support for this performance provided by WRTI 90.1 fm.
Photo credits:
1: Kevin Allen
2, 4: David Crow
3: Courtesy Arun Ramamurthy Trio
