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Discography
Mahadev (self-titled debut album)
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Bio
Mahadev lives to communicate the heart of music that exits beyond and transcends boundaries of country and genre. The members of Mahadev are highly trained musicians, composers and improvisers who also have shown great openness and sensitivity to music of various cultures and are able to evoke that organically. The members of Mahadev have studied with world-class masters and innovators of North Indian, jazz, Persian, African and Balkan music, and understand the common language that can be shared by these great musics.
The members of Mahadev have studied with world-class masters and innovators of North Indian, jazz, Persian, African, Middle Eastern and Balkan music, and understand the common language that can be shared by these great musics.
Collectively, members of the band have studied or worked with Larry Koonse, Charlie Haden, Miroslav Tadic, Charlie Byrd, Christopher Parkening, Randy Gloss, Ali Akbar Khan, Aashish Khan, Barun Kumar Pal, Swapan Chaudhuri, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar, Houman Pourmedhi, Souhail Kaspar, Mehrdad Arabi, MB Gordy, Joe LaBarbera, John "Drumbo" French and the Magic Band, Wadada Leo Smith, Vinnie Golia, Chris Brubeck, and others.
Members of Mahadev have also shared stages with Galactic, Widespread Panic, The Motet, Garaj Mahal, Ike Willis, Les Claypool, Keller Williams, The Yuval Ron Ensemble, Rafe Pearlman, Fannah Fi Allah, Charlie Haden, The Magic Band, Medeski Martin and Wood, Ansamble Mastika, Jack Rose, Glenn Jones (Cul De Sac), Espers and many others.
Instrumentation
Dave Cipriani - Classical Guitar, Indian slide guitar
Michael Mull - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Chris Payne - Congas, Cajon, Pandeiro, Frame Drum, Zabumba
Dave Tranchina - Upright Bass
Jamie Papish - Frame Drum, Cajón, Riq, Doumbek, Ghatham, Shakers
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