This concert features a Jugalbandi (duet) presentation of traditional North Indian classical stringed instruments.

Bruce Hamm (sarod) is a disciple of the revered maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He has pursued a serious and continuous study of classical instrumental and vocal music over nearly 4 decades. Bruce accompanied his Guru Ali Akbar Khan onstage on multiple occasions and has performed numerous solo concerts throughout the US and India. 

Joanna Mack (sitar) initially studied under the guidance of the Pandit Deepak Choudhury in Kolkata. She then attended classes at the Ali Akbar Khan College of Music with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and now continues her musical studies with sitarist Pandit Partha Chatterjee and her husband Bruce Hamm.

They are accompanied on tabla by Ferhan Qureshi, a disciple of the legendary tabla maestro Ustad Tari Khan. 

$20 cover charge; byob

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