Table for the 1 triples with object "Sitar and Surbahar Artist, Jay Kishor (pronounced: "Jai Kee-Shore"), is a disciple of legendary Surbahar Maestro, Mrs. Annapurna Deviji, with whom he studied under in India. Jay Kishor is an active teacher, lecturer, and performing and recording artist, (his 2 classical Sitar CDs; "The Color of Night ", and "Amber", have sold out in their first printing). Jay has also collaborated with renown guitar greats, Stanley Jordan (a CD from a prior concert tour will be released in the near future), and the late Michael Hedges.
"touchingGrace", featuring Jay Kishor, is a Sitar-based World Music ensemble that combines the esoteric and mystical qualities of Indian Classical Music with the improvisation and synchopation of Jazz, the structure and thematic development of Western Classical Music, the passion and primal emotion of The Blues, and the energy and power of Rock.
Founded by Sitar and Surbahar virtuoso, Jay Kishor (pronounced "Jai Kee-Shore"), "touchingGrace" is more a "vision" than a "band". With the exception of Jay, the group will consist of a myriad of instrumentations and musicians from various styles, genres, and disciplines, keeping the Music always evolving and fresh.
Besides leading touchingGrace, Jay Kishor has several recordings under his name, as well as being a member of The RajDhani Quartet."^^xsd:string on predicate ns2:olb sorted by label
