ARTISTS

World-class collaborators from diverse musical backgrounds.

Shubha Mudgal

Voice, composition

Shubha Mudgal is an internationally-renowned Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Her repertoire includes the genres of Khayal, Thumri and Dadra, as well as Indi-pop and Bollywood music. She has received several awards and accolades for her artistic accomplishments, including the Padma Shri, awarded in 2000.

“Easily…one of the best vocalists in today’s generation of singers”

– Free Press Journal

Aneesh Pradhan

Voice, composition

One of India’s leading tabla players, Aneesh Pradhan is a disciple of the illustrious tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh from whom he inherited a rich and varied repertoire of traditional tabla solo compositions from the Delhi, Ajrada, Lucknow, Farrukhabad and Punjab gharanas.

“…innate sense of balance, proportion, volume, pitch, pause and imagination…”

– Mumbai Mirror

Sandy Evans

Saxophones, composition, orchestration

Sandy Evans is an internationally renowned saxophonist and composer with a passion for improvisation and new music. She has a keen interest in Indian classical music, has played with and written for some of the most important groups in Australian jazz, and has toured extensively in Australia, Europe, Canada and Asia

“This saxophonist surely ranks as one of the best contemporary jazz composers/musicians anywhere.”

– All About Jazz

Sirens Big Band

Sirens Big Band is a 18-piece super-collective who bring a fresh sound to the traditional big band setting. Made up of some of Australia’s strongest and most innovative musicians and improvisers, Sirens value cross-cultural collaborations, and combine jazz with influences from Indian, Ethiopian, West African and Latin music. Sirens has performed at major festivals and venues across Australia including to a 10,000-strong crowd at Sydney Festival.

“The Sirens are one of Sydney’s – if not Australia’s – treasures.”

– Australian Jazz

Sudhir Nayak

Harmonium

Sudhir Nayak is an Indian classical harmonium player, and a disciple of Pandit Tulsidas Borkar. His musical performances are regularly featured on Indian television and commercial recordings. He has also performed widely in the USA, the UK, the USSR, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, Africa, and Middle Eastern countries.

“Sudhir Nayak is undoubtedly one of the finest harmonium players today…”

– The Hindu

Bobby Singh

Tabla

Bobby Singh, a disciple of the great maestro Aneesh Pradhan, is one of the most sought-after musicians on the Australian world music circuit and is the first choice for musicians from India touring Australia and New Zealand. Bobby has played with such luminaries as Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Purbayan Chatterjee, Shashank Subramanium & Guru Karaikudimani amongst many others.

“…his fingers were concocting rare subtleties and nuances in the art of minutiae.”

“Bobby Singh simply blew everyone away with his masterful playing…”

– Revolver