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The Big Stage: How Festivals Are Reviving Jazz All Around India

by Karan Khosla
May 26, 2025

The live music scene in India is flourishing, and jazz is riding the tide. A recent Ernst & Young study estimates that the live music sector in India reached a value of around USD 1.4 billion in 2024 and is predicted to increase 20% yearly. With Gen Z and millennials making approximately 90% of all live ...

Article: Jazz In South Asia

Swinging Scores—How Jazz Shaped Bollywood’s Golden Age

by Karan Khosla
May 13, 2025

This piece--the first in a five-part series on the Indian jazz revival--focuses on the heavy imprint of jazz on Indian cinema, specifically Bollywood during its golden age between the 1940s and 1970s. It's a story about how a music born in New Orleans made its way to Bombay, and how, for a few wild and brilliant ...

Album

Horizons

By Karan Khosla

Label: Goa Jazz Academy Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Serenity; Genesis; Flux.

About Karan Khosla

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Musician

Karan Khosla

Born: February 3, 1983

Originally educated as a physicist, Karan Khosla had a long career in finance and management consulting before transitioning into a completely different universe. Although he studied music while pursuing his degree in physics in the US, he could not fully pursue his passion until his early thirties. He financed his musical journey and further education while maintaining a full-time job, proving that passion knows no bounds. Karan has carved a niche for himself as a first-call session guitarist, composer, and educator for both local and visiting international artists. Based in the captivating landscapes of Goa, he benefited from nearly a decade of training under American jazz guitar luminaries Matt Warnock and Jonathan Kreisberg.