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The Sound of Indian Jazz

“The Sound of Indian Jazz” brings together a wide spectrum of artists exploring the intersections of Indian classical traditions and jazz improvisation. The playlist spans high-energy fusion tracks like Shakti’s “Peace Of Mind (with John McLaughlin)” and Trilok Gurtu and Simon Phillips’s “Piece of Five,” as well as reflective, genre-blending compositions such as “Compassion” by Vijay Iyer and Linda May Han Oh and “Alaap” by Amit Heri.

Anchored by the rhythmic complexity and melodic richness of Indian music, the selections move through several moods — from the meditative “Nanda (To My Mother)” by Trilok Gurtu & Arkè String Quartet to the groove-heavy “Bombay Boogie” by Ashwin Batish and Badal Roy. There’s a mix of established legends like Louis Banks and Kadri Gopalnath, contemporary voices such as Sarathy Korwar and Tarun Balani, and cross-cultural collaborations that stretch the definition of jazz. This playlist highlights the evolving sound of Indian jazz—textured, diverse, and always shifting.

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A.K. Devi 1 track
Adam Holzman 2 tracks
Adam O'Farrill 1 track
Aditya Balani 3 tracks
Alan Ganley 2 tracks
Aman Mahajan 3 tracks
Amancio D'Silva 3 tracks
Amit Heri 1 track
Anjna Swaminathan 1 track
Arun Luthra's Svaha 1 track
Arun Ramamurthy Trio 3 tracks
Asha Puthli 2 tracks
Ashwin Batish 1 track
Badal Roy 1 track
Baiju Bhatt 1 track
Beer Puppets 1 track
Büdi Siebert 1 track
Chandrahas Paigankar 2 tracks
Chic Chocolate 1 track
Chris Taylor 2 tracks
Coleridge Goode 2 tracks
Dave Liebman 1 track
Debalina Bhowmick 1 track
Deepak Unnikishnan 1 track
Diwan Motihar 2 tracks
Drift The Trio 2 tracks
DroneAtalk Project 1 track
Eshwar 1 track
G Venugopal 1 track
Ganesh Rajagopalan 2 tracks
Gino Banks 3 tracks
HFT 1 track
Jayashri 1 track
Joe Alvares 1 track
Joe Harriott 2 tracks
John Mayer 2 tracks
John McLaughlin 2 tracks
Kadri Gopalnath 2 tracks
Kala Ramnath 1 track
Kanishk Seth 1 track
Kendraka 3 tracks
Kenny Wheeler 2 tracks
Keshav Sathe 2 tracks
Kiran Ahluwalia 3 tracks
Linda May Han Oh 3 tracks
Louis Banks 3 tracks
Maarten Visser 1 track
Mainak Nag Chowdhury 1 track
Marcus Miller 1 track
Matthias Frey 1 track
Michael Henderson 2 tracks
Mirande 1 track
Mrigya 2 tracks
NDR Bigband 3 tracks
Neha 1 track
Nithyasree 1 track
Nitin Mitta 1 track
Olli Hirvonen 1 track
Pat Smythe 2 tracks
Pete Cosey 2 tracks
Peter Madcat Ruth 1 track
Photay 1 track
Prasant Radhakrishnan 2 tracks
Pravin Godkhindi 1 track
Radha Thomas Ensemble 2 tracks
Rajeev Raja Combine 2 tracks
Rajna Swaminathan 2 tracks
Ramesh Shotham 1 track
Ravi Chary 1 track
Red Baraat 2 tracks
Red Sun 1 track
Rudresh Mahanthappa 3 tracks
Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt 1 track
Sanjay Divecha 3 tracks
Sarathy Korwar 3 tracks
Selvaganesh Vinayakram 2 tracks
Shakti 3 tracks
Shankar 1 track
Shankar Mahadevan 2 tracks
Sharik Hasan 1 track
Sharmistha Chatterjee 1 track
Sheela Bringi 2 tracks
Shilpa Rao 1 track
Shirish Malhotra 1 track
Shubh Saran 3 tracks
Siddharth Basrur 1 track
Simon Phillips 3 tracks
Sivamani 3 tracks
Souad Massi 1 track
Steve Lehman 1 track
Subhashish Mukhopadhay 1 track
Subhi 1 track
Suhail Yusuf Khan 3 tracks
Sumkali 1 track
Sunny Jain 3 tracks
Swadesi 1 track
T.H. Vinayakram 2 tracks
Tarun Balani 3 tracks
Taufiq Qureshi 1 track
The Joe Harriott-John Mayer Double Quintet 2 tracks
Tiny Blue Whale 1 track
Trilok Gurtu 3 tracks
Trilok Gurtu & Arkè String Quartet 2 tracks
Tyshawn Sorey 3 tracks
Utsav Lal 2 tracks
Vijay Iyer 3 tracks
Vijay Iyer Sextet 2 tracks
Vijay Iyer Trio 3 tracks
Vinay Kaushal 3 tracks
Vince Wilburn 1 track
Wallace Roney 1 track
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan 2 tracks
Zakir Hussain 2 tracks
Zia Ahmed 1 track