Interview with Jazz Percussionist Sameer Gupta

On this episode of the Soundiron Podcast, we talk with Sameer Gupta is known as one of the few  percussionists simultaneously representing the traditions of American  jazz on drumset, and Indian classical music on tabla. He has performed  at Lincoln Center Performing Arts Center in NYC, Birla Auditorium  Kolkata, Townhall Seattle, SFJAZZ, Nehru Centre London, NYC MoMA and  Yerba Buena Gardens San Francisco. Sameer has been a student and practitioner in the art of percussion for  over 30 years, traveling the world to study and perform in some of the  world's most prestigious institutions and venues.

Sameer completed his Jazz  studies learning from his peers on the bandstands in San Francisco and  Oakland to Harlem and Brooklyn. His own interests and love of tabla  helped guide Sameer to become a co-founder of the non-profit collective  Brooklyn Raga Massive. Today he lives in Brooklyn, NYC and is actively  involved in performing, curating, producing and teaching through various  institutions including the Outside (In)dia Series presented by India  Center Foundation, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Carnegie Hall’s Global  Encounters and Ragas Live Festival.

We discuss his genesis getting into music, working on the Tablas library, and much much more!

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