The recital began with a raag rarely presented at concerts: Din Ki Puriya with two compositions based on it, “ Raat Basa Aaye” in Vilambit Ektaal (12 Beats rhythm cycle in slow tempo) and “ Chalo Ri Aali Mandirava” in Drut - Teentaal (16 Beats in fast tempo). With a digital tanpura in the hands of Pritam ji sounding the notes supported by the music of Pandita Mukherjee’s harmonium, the orchestral backing came full circle with Prithwi ji drumming on the perfectly tuned tabla. Stirring the strings with a tranquil effect, he took his first pitch and the audience broke out in a thunderous applause. Jasraj ascend, he went to sit center-stage with swarmandal (a stringed instrument) on his lap. Then raising both his hands in the air and chanting “ Jai Ho” to the audience a signature Pt. A strong believer in invoking the Divine’s presence to all his recitals, he began by walking over to the corner where the idol of Lord Ganesha sat beside the traditional brass lamp which he lit, and prayed with a humbled bowed head. Srinivasan welcomed the artists.Īnd the promise was delivered: Pandit ji slowly walked out from the stage wings, supported on each arm by his disciples Pritam and Prithwi. Madhu Deshmukh emceed the program, and Consul R. The very engaged and packed audience at the Rialto had taken their seats in time, eagerly awaiting the maestro to commence his art. Pandit Jasraj (center) accompanied by Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee on tabla, Pritam Bhattacharjee on vocals, and Pandita Tripti Mukherjee (far right) on harmonium and vocals. Jasraj, a torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana, and founding director of the Pandit Jasraj Institute for Music Research, Artistry, and Appreciation, USA. Padma Vibhushan-honored Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj was accompanied by his Atlanta school of music faculty, Pritam Bhattacharjee, a disciple of Pandit Jasraj, on vocals and Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee, a disciple of legendary Ustad Allah Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain, on tabla, and on harmonium and vocals by Padma Shri-honored Pandita Tripti Mukherjee, also a disciple of Pt. Jasraj School of Music – Atlanta and by the nonprofit Sangeetayan as Sangeetayan’s premier event. The much-anticipated show was presented by his Pt. The legendary Pandit Jasraj was “Live in Atlanta” on Jat the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta. The legendary Pandit Jasraj (right) accompanied by Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee on tabla and Pritam Bhattacharjee on vocals.
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