Samdhi

Rudresh Mahanthappa

Label: ACT music
Format: CD
Barcode: 0614427951328

Catalog number: ACT 95132
Releasedate: 30-09-11

Samdhi represents a new direction in combing the complex melodic and rhythmic elements of both Carnatic (South Indian) music and the traditions of jazz within an electro-acoustic format consisting of alto saxophone with electronics, electric guitar, electric bass, and drums
The album is called "stimulating, open-minded, and never pretentious" by All About Jazz
As a performer, he leads/co-leads seven groups
As a saxophonist, Mahanthappa has achieved international recognition performing regularly at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide and as a composer, Rudresh has received commission grants from the Rockefeller Foundation MAP Fund, American Composers Forum, Chamber Music America, and the New York State Council on the Arts to develop new work
Mahanthappa holds a Bachelors of Music Degree in jazz performance from Berklee College of Music and a Masters of Music degree in jazz composition from Chicago's DePaul University