Official website of Indian percussionist, educator, and entrepreneur, Dr Rohan Krishnamurthy
Indian-American percussionist Dr. Rohan Krishnamurthy’s latest tour dates.
Collaboration with Vidita Kanniks & Pegasus Early Music Ensemble.
Rochester
Ithaca
Syracuse
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
Creative Work Fund premiere ft.
Roopa Mahadevan & Sruti Sarathy
Amaan Ali Khan, sarod
Ayaan Ali Khan, sarod
Amit Kavthekar, tabla
Creative Work Fund premiere ft.
Roopa Mahadevan & Sruti Sarathy
‘Sacred Earth’
Ragamala Dance Company
Roopa Mahadevan, voice
Sruti Sarathy, violin
For details, visit Montalvo Arts Center.
The Monsoon Nights Tour
Sept. 25 Riverside Fox Performing Arts Center
Sept. 26 Monterey Golden State Theater
Sept. 27 Carpinteria Farmer & The Flea Animal Sanctuary Benefit Concert
Sept. 28 Tahoe Hangar
Sept. 30 Portland Revolution Hall
Oct. 2 Spokane Knitting Factory
Oct. 3 Missoula The Wilma
Oct. 4 Bozeman The Elm
Oct. 5 Jackson Center for the Arts
Sept 18: Connecting Chords Music Festival @ Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | 7:00 PM
Sept 19: Lang Labs | South Bend, IN | 7:00 PM
Sept. 20: Hungry Brain | Chicago, IL| 7:30 PM
Sept. 21: North Street Cabaret | Madison, WI | 7:00 PM
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
This tour is made possible with the support of Jazz Road, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Aditya Prakash, voice
Sruti Sarathy, violin
Arjun Verma, sitar
Anirudh Bharadwaj, flute
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Carnatic Duet with Sruti Sarathy, violin.
For details, visit Rootstock Arts.
The Alaya Project
For details, visit DROM.
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
The Alaya Project
For details, visit Morris Museum.
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
L. Subramaniam, violin
Tanmoy Bose, tabla
Swami Vivekananda’s 125th anniversary to the Bay Area.
For details, visit San Jose Theaters.
Apoorva Krishna, violin
The Monsoon Nights Tour
June 3 - San Diego CA - Humphreys
June 4 - Pioneertown CA - Pappy & Harriets
June 6 - Napa CA - Uptown Theatre
June 7 - Saratoga CA - Mountain Winery
June 8 - Rocklin CA - Quarry Park Amphitheater
June 10 - Seattle WA - Showbox Sodo
June 12 - Boise ID - Knitting Factory
June 13 - Salt Lake City UT - Granary Live
June 14 - Vail CO - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
June 15 - Morrison CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
July 10 - Milwaukee WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
July 11 - Kalamazoo MI - Bells Outdoors
July 12 - Harbor Springs MI - Blissfest
July 13 - Cleveland OH - House of Blues Cleveland
July 15 - New Haven CT - College Street Music Hall
July 17 - Timber Ridge VT - Frendly Gathering
July 18 - Hampton Beach NH - Hampton Beach Casino
July 19 - King of Prussia PA - Concerts Under the Stars
July 20 - Hampton Bays NY - Canoe Place Inn
Ganesh Rajagopalan, violin
Tejendra Mazumdar, sarod
The Alaya Project
For details, visit Blackcat Jazz Club.
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
The Alaya Project
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
Mythili Prakash, bharatanatyam
Ananya Ashok, voice
Rohith Jayaraman, voice
The Alaya Project
For details, visit Tenderloin Museum.
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
Carnatic Concert
Prasant Radhakrishnan student arangetram, saxophone
Collaboration with beatboxer Bryan Dyer and Latin Percussionist Javier Navarrette.
Accredited online course offered for the campus and community:
Music of World Cultures - MUS 104
For registration details, visit Ohlone College.
OnMusic of the World takes students on an exciting journey, discovering musical cultures of the world. The text contains music from Africa, the Caribbean, North America, Latin America, South Asia, Korea, Central Asia, Indonesia, Japan, and China. This course includes engaging material with interactive maps, 10 listening guides, 45 music examples, 22 original performance videos, and links to YouTube videos.
Varun Pattabhiraman, mridangam
Rootstock Arts
Labonee Mohanta, kathak
Colin Hogan, piano
Live at Ohlone College
Prayukti Arts is excited to kickstart 2025 with a masterclass in Rhythm under one of our favorite collaborators Rohan Krishnamurthy!
This class is open to dancers, musicians and enthusiasts who wish to explore the world of konnakol, talam and jathis.
📅 February 8
⏰ 1-3PM PST
📍 Prayukti Art Space, Sunnyvale
Message @prayuktiarts to sign up
Carnatic Duet - RSVP Only
Prasant Radhakrishnan, saxophone
Email to RSVP
The Alaya Project
For details, visit Garage Arts Project.
The Alaya Project is the essential bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer, Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.
To register, visit CJC.
Learn the foundations of Indian rhythm and vocal percussion (konnakol), essential hand drumming techniques on traditional instruments (mridangam, ghatam, and khanjira), ways to improve rhythmic time and feel, and approaches to improvisation and composition. Directed by acclaimed Indian percussionist, composer, and educator Dr. Rohan Krishnamurthy, this class is open to participants of all ages and backgrounds—no previous experience is needed! Instruments are provided for in-class use.
Please note: This class culminates in a performance in the final week of the term (week 10). All Jazzschool student performances are free and open to the public! Please confirm your availability for the performance date (the week 10 class meeting date) before finalizing your registration in this class.
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