Jazz Articles about Prasanna

Prasanna: Peaceful

by Phil DiPietro
December 1, 2001

Formulating an introduction for a musician of such complex origins and remarkable technique as Prasanna is challenging, but considering my target audience, may be succinctly summarized as follows. Whereas the known practitioners of the hybridizations of classical Indian music and jazz have previously journeyed East from West, Prasanna has journeyed West from East. Put another way, he has embarked outward from the land of musical mystery, as it were, rather than venturing in with one foot planted firmly, traditionally, in ...