Srivani Jade| Indian Classical Vocalist

News and Notes

>> Dec 2011. NEA grant for the world premiere of Astitva, a story of two powerful women in Indian history, Meera Bai and Jhansi Lakshmi Bai told through Khayal music and Odissi dance.

>> Feb 16, 2011. Meera's Love nominated for best music album in the World Music category of the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.

>> Aug 15, 2010. Received 2009-10 Folk Arts Apprenticeship grant from Washington State Arts Commission. As Master artist, I receive support to teach two promising apprentices the art of Kirana Khyal.

>> Jun 2010. I am thrilled to be the first artist presented on ScanTV's new program on Indian music, called Bandish. Catch us in a little conversation with host Brandon McIntosh, followed by Khyal in Bageshree. 8:30 PM SAT July 7, 10 and 17 on local channel 77/23 or stream live from www.scantv.org

>> Check out my interview/profile on Creative Kirkland.

>> Listen to Srivani's interview on KUOW 94.9FM

"Srivani Jade has the rare quality of a North Indian Classical vocalist of being accessible to western ears without "dumbing down" her music. No techno here. I saw her live a couple of months ago in San Francisco, and she captivated me and my 5 year old son as well. She has the sweetness of tone of Lakshmi Shankar, and is of the new generation of singers who seem to be able to bridge cultural gaps. Her dedication to Meera, the 15th century female mystic, who dedicated her life to Krishna adds to her interest as a musician. Like all classical Indian music, this is medicinal; the yoga of sound. If you play it, you will be allowing Srivani Jade to practice a healing treatment on your soul. There is nothing New Age about this concept; it is older than Christian chants by far, dating back thousands of years, to the vedic chants. Enjoy."

-- Joanna Manqueros (Host of Music of the World, KPFA Radio)

Concerts

>> "Astitva"--Jan 14 8 PM at Kirkland Performance Center-- A powerful, moving tale of two Queens in India as told by renowned Odissi dance expert Dr. Ratna Roy and classical Indian vocalist Srivani Jade. Accompanists: Vivek Datar (harmonium), Satish Tare (tabla), Ramakant Paranjpe (violin).

>> "Parampara"-- Dec 11, 5:30 PM, Havyaka Sabha Bhavan, 11th cross Malleshwaram, Bangalore. Concert and CD release of Srivani's Raag Salagvarali and Raag Audav Bageshree album in India.

>> Aug 21 2011 SUN 6 PM | Organizer: Raga Sangama |Venue: Karnataka Telecom AFSOA Welfare Association, Sahakarnagar, Bengaluru | Madhu Bhat (Harmonium), Gurucharan Garud (Tabla).

>> SAT Feb 26 2011 ~ 2:30 PM Vedic Cultural Center, Sammamish. Dasavani program (music and poetry of the saint bards of Karnataka) with Manoj Biswas (Tabla) and Mausam (Harmonium). Details here.

>> SAT Jan 2, 2011 12:30 - 2 PM. Afternoon Raagas concert at Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave Seattle WA 98104, with Mausam (Harmonium) and Chaz Hastings (Tabla).

>> Summer in India: Concerts on Aug 1 for Sangeet Bharati in Kundapur, and Aug 2 for Manipal University in Manipal. Accompanists: Gopalakrishna Hegde (Tabla), Gaurish Yaji (Harmonium).

>> May 21, 2010 7 PM, Venue: Sherman Clay, 1000 Bellevue Way. "Singing amidst Pianos"-- a Khayal performance. Accompanists: Shailendra Upadhye (Tabla), Mausam (Harmonium).

>> APR 24, 2010 6 PM, Venue: Dissonant Plane. Accompanists: Manoj Biswas (Tabla), Mausam (Harmonium).

>> JAN 23, 2010 7:00 PM concert for KHMC New England.

Accompanists: Nishikant Sonwalkar (Tabla), Preeti Chakravarty (Harmonium).