SAMEER GUPTA

Sameer Gupta is known as one of the few percussionists simultaneously representing the traditions of American jazz on drumset, and Indian classical music on tabla. He was performed at Lincoln Center NYC, Birla Auditorium Kolkata, SFJAZZ, Nehru Centre London, NYC MoMA and Yerba Buena Gardens San Francisco. Sameer is originally a jazz drummer learning from his peers on the school of the streets of San Francisco and Harlem NYC. His own interests and love of tabla brought him to the great maestro Pt Anindo Chatterjee, of whom he is now a dedicated disciple, though his first few years were spent under the guidance of Ustad Zakir Hussain. Sameer is also a co-founder and an Artistic Director of the non-profit collective Brooklyn Raga Massive. Today he lives in Brooklyn, NYC and is actively involved in performing, curating, producing and teaching through various institutions including the Outside (In)dia Series presented by India Center Foundation, read more...