Sandip Burman
Sandip Burman (born March 21, 1969 in Calcutta ) is a tabla and sitar player from Durgapur , West Bengal in India with US citizenship.
Career
Burman's first steps towards mastering the virtuosity of the tabla with Shri Sudhir Roy, followed a long period of study with Pandit Shymal Bose, which has also paid off in his subsequent career. Even with complex, fast rhythms, Burman's interpretations are characterized by spontaneous ideas but nonetheless melodic purity. His first trip to the USA was created by the founder of the Transcendental Meditation and the Beatles - guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi financed.
Meanwhile, Burman is a welcome guest around the world. He shows his skills not only at concerts, but also at schools. He is known for the intensive preparation of his performances, whether before a concert or in front of students, in order to always meet his own high standards. So he tunes his 20-string sitar and tabla an hour before he steps in front of his auditorium or his students. During his appearances in front of students with his sitar and his own improvised development opportunities, it appears as if his soul is presented musically. After such ideas he gives time for questions about himself and the way he artistically uses this instrument. Then he turns to the tabla and lets his hands fly over the two drums with ease, speed and precision, so that hardly anyone can escape the magic of this beat.
Burman has played with Ravi Shankar and the great jazz legends like Jack DeJohnette , Al Di Meola , Randy Brecker , Howard Levy , Paul McCandless , Andy Narell , Victor Wooten , Béla Fleck and many others. He and Danny Elfman wrote the score for Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! at and for IBM a commercial advertising presence.
The album Global Fusion of Warner Brothers , which he, together with L. Subramaniam recorded is provided with his image.
In 2001, Burman toured with such outstanding jazz musicians as Victor Bailey (Weather Report), Randy Brecker (Brecker Brothers), Steve Smith ( Journey ), Howard Levy (Flecktones), Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra) and Paul Bollenback with the title East Meets Jazz on. For a show, the group strengthened with Dave Pietro . The tour came to an abrupt end because of the 9/11 disaster .
Burman currently gives around 170 solo performances annually and is a welcome guest at major festivals such as the Kennedy Center (Washington DC), the Street Scene in San Diego , First Night Providence on Rhode Island , the House of Blues in Chicago , the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City , the Wolftrap in Washington, DC , the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles , the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado and the Sterngrove Festival in San Francisco . Before his local appearances, he usually insists on delivering samples of his skills to students or pupils at the local universities or schools.
Burman was a visiting professor at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. His concert appearances have taken him not only to the USA, but also to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Singapore, North Africa, Israel, and Canada.
Web links
- Sandip Burman Official Site
- Sandip Burman at Discogs (English)
- Sandip Burman at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burman, Sandip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Calcutta |