The India Jazz Project, a new cultural initiative, will debut in February, showcasing Grammy-winning desert blues band Tinariwen. Held across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, the event aims to merge ...

Talk about a trial by heavy metal fire! English guitar giant John McLaughlin and Indian tabla drum virtuoso Zakir Hussain had just released the 1975 debut album by Shakti — their all-acoustic, Indian ...

If the cheers for vocalist Shankar Mahadevan sound particularly enthusiastic when SFJAZZ presents the pioneering Indo-jazz ensemble Shakti Saturday at Davies Symphony Hall, it’s probably because his ...

It's hard to get past the significance of this performance by the Indian jazz fusion band, Shakti. Initially formed in 1973 by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin with virtuoso traditional Indian musicians ...

The book traces how swing, bebop, and big band music arrived in Bombay in the early 20th century, shaped the city's nightlife, and eventually found their way into the DNA of Bollywood film scores.

Saxophonist and senior at Interlake High School jazz band Vikram Jagannathan shares his favorite jazz with KNKX listeners.

Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain, V. Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan of Shakti, winners of the "Global Music Album" award for "This Moment", pose in the press room at the 66th GRAMMY Awards at ...