Christopher Garcia is a critically acclaimed musician/drummer/percussionist who
has made his career by putting himself into musical situations that are consistently
musically challenging, intriguing and diverse whether playing drumset
and/or hand percussion.
In 1978 he had the privilege of studying North Indian tabla at California Institute of
the Arts on a full scholarship, studying percussion with John Bergamo, and tabla
with Pandit Taranath Rao, Leonice Shinemann.
After making a living as a working musician Christopher went back to CAL ARTS
to continue his lessons with John Bergamo and Swapan Chaudhuri.
He attributes his "style"(?) to Listening to EVERYTHING, logging in thousands of hours,
practicing, rehearsing, composing, performing and touring constantly with musicians interested
in stretching and re-inventing throughout the world with previous performance in:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Italy, Korea, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Switzerland, the United States and Wales.
(SEE LINKS BELOW)
TEACHERS OF LIFE, MUSIC AND TABLA
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/tabla---teacherslife.html
Christopher Garcia Music Site
http://christophergarciamusic.com
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has made his career by putting himself into musical situations that are consistently
musically challenging, intriguing and diverse whether playing drumset
and/or hand percussion.
In 1978 he had the privilege of studying North Indian tabla at California Institute of
the Arts on a full scholarship, studying percussion with John Bergamo, and tabla
with Pandit Taranath Rao, Leonice Shinemann.
After making a living as a working musician Christopher went back to CAL ARTS
to continue his lessons with John Bergamo and Swapan Chaudhuri.
He attributes his "style"(?) to Listening to EVERYTHING, logging in thousands of hours,
practicing, rehearsing, composing, performing and touring constantly with musicians interested
in stretching and re-inventing throughout the world with previous performance in:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary,
Italy, Korea, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Switzerland, the United States and Wales.
(SEE LINKS BELOW)
TEACHERS OF LIFE, MUSIC AND TABLA
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/tabla---teacherslife.html
Christopher Garcia Music Site
http://christophergarciamusic.com
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JOHN STEPHENS
Sarode, surbarar - North Indian stringed instrument
John Stephens is a sitar, surbahar and sarode player based in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor’s in music from Berklee College of Music (2006), majoring in Jazz Composition. After living in India for a year, he went on to earn his MFA in North Indian music at CalArts (2011). John continues to learn from maestro Ustad Aashish Khan, eldest son of Ustad Ali Akbar. Aashish Khan learned primarily from his grandfather, Baba Allauddin Khan, who was one of the most influential musicians in the history of Hindustani music, having taught Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and many others. John began his training with Aashish Khan in 2009, after spending four years learning sitar from Pandit Amarnath Mishra in Banaras.
John is a performing musician, recording artist, music and podcast producer, and music educator. In addition to teaching privately, he is a regular teacher at the California State Summer School for the Arts, and substitute teacher for world music faculty at CalArts. He is also a published author on ancient Indian microtonal theory, and his article, “The Microtones of Bharata’s Natyashastra,” appears in Volume 6 of Analytical Approaches to World Music
He has given many North Indian classical performances for various occasions including concert programs, competitions, lecture/demonstrations, private concerts, holiday programs and film scores. These include performances at Cornell University, Ithaca College, Pasadena City College, the 24th Annual Indian Music and Dance Competition at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the California Institute of the Arts, the Sangati Center, private recitals in Boston, Ithaca, Baltimore, Seattle, and Varanasi, India, and appearances as tanpura accompanist for Ustad Aashish Khan, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, and Sri Alam Khan at the annual Music Circle concerts, the Ojai Music Festival and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is teaching and performing. He is a member of ASCAP and a teacher of North Indian classical music at the California State Summer School for the Arts as well as being a frequent composer/performer/collaborator with Christopher Garcia in ANADIS MUSIC.
johnloganstephens.com/
Sarode, surbarar - North Indian stringed instrument
John Stephens is a sitar, surbahar and sarode player based in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor’s in music from Berklee College of Music (2006), majoring in Jazz Composition. After living in India for a year, he went on to earn his MFA in North Indian music at CalArts (2011). John continues to learn from maestro Ustad Aashish Khan, eldest son of Ustad Ali Akbar. Aashish Khan learned primarily from his grandfather, Baba Allauddin Khan, who was one of the most influential musicians in the history of Hindustani music, having taught Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and many others. John began his training with Aashish Khan in 2009, after spending four years learning sitar from Pandit Amarnath Mishra in Banaras.
John is a performing musician, recording artist, music and podcast producer, and music educator. In addition to teaching privately, he is a regular teacher at the California State Summer School for the Arts, and substitute teacher for world music faculty at CalArts. He is also a published author on ancient Indian microtonal theory, and his article, “The Microtones of Bharata’s Natyashastra,” appears in Volume 6 of Analytical Approaches to World Music
He has given many North Indian classical performances for various occasions including concert programs, competitions, lecture/demonstrations, private concerts, holiday programs and film scores. These include performances at Cornell University, Ithaca College, Pasadena City College, the 24th Annual Indian Music and Dance Competition at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the California Institute of the Arts, the Sangati Center, private recitals in Boston, Ithaca, Baltimore, Seattle, and Varanasi, India, and appearances as tanpura accompanist for Ustad Aashish Khan, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, and Sri Alam Khan at the annual Music Circle concerts, the Ojai Music Festival and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is teaching and performing. He is a member of ASCAP and a teacher of North Indian classical music at the California State Summer School for the Arts as well as being a frequent composer/performer/collaborator with Christopher Garcia in ANADIS MUSIC.
johnloganstephens.com/
