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Salim Nair

About Me

Born and spend most of my life in Kerala, the southmost state in India. The intensely green tropical state has been the main force behind the formation of my world view.

I was more of a listener than a musician until late teen and then I was drawn into Karnatic Classical music. My interest soon expanded to hindustani and western classical music. Then I found a flute that belonged to someone, started playing with it, and eventually got enough courage to approach a great flautist K.S Gopalakrishnan. I thik that is where I became a musician in its real sense.

In the last several years, I had been slowly, but surely horning my skills as a musician. In 1999 I came to Philadelphia. After playing in my basement for a while, I decided to expose myself. First through posting my songs in various sites, and then by forming my first band and playing in and around Philly. This is the time when my music transformed from a purely hindustani classical to more or less traditional Jazz.

In the last three years, my music has moved again towards classical, but with a twist. After all these years I cam play my music without regards to its genre. I play what I like to hear the most.

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because it gives me freedom to explore, encourage me to follow the music instead of the rules.