A Majestical Meeting | Jesse Bannister and Sukhwinder Singh | Raag Vachaspati

► #darbarfestival | Jesse Bannister plays Raga Vachaspati accompanied by Sukhwinder Singh on the Jori.

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Jesse Bannister (saxophone)
Sukhwinder Singh (jori)

Raga Vachaspati, a Carnatic raga performed in the late afternoon. Recorded on 10 March 2020.

Leading Indian Saxophonist Jesse Bannister is accompanied on the Jori player Sukhwinder Singh. The Jori is a percussion instrument used in Sikh kirtan from the times of Guru Arjun Dev Ji (1563-1606). Sukhwinder is respected as the finest exponent of this awesome percussion instrument.

Jesse Bannister has an Indian Mother who is half Tamil, half Goan. Jesse was raised by his British Father in Tottenham, London where he became part of the West Indian community. Having seen Ravi Shankar in 1987, aged 15, on TV on Network East on a Tuesday at 2am, Jesse had the urge to play Indian music. He bought himself a cheap sax and taught himself, until in 1991 he met Ustad Dharambir Singh MBE, his first Indian music teacher. Jesse has also learnt form Maestros Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra and currently from Pandit K. Sridhar.

Bannister is a unique musician and is among the world’s leading Indian saxophonists.
As a composer he has worked and composed for The Liverpool Philharmonic, The City of London Sinfonia and The Halle Orchestra. Bannister is a leading light in cross cultural music work.

Bannister has built a strong reputation as a performer, producer, composer and educator, sustaining a unique and progressive career over 4 decades. He has pushed the boundaries of traditional and contemporary forms and left a legacy of knowledge with his students, that include many national award winners.

“A great piece of music from a great album!” Mike Chadwick, Jazz FM
“Jesse has a unique sound that will challenge the horizon of saxophone players worldwide for many decades” TAPLAS
“He is the future of Indian Classical Music” Pandit Jasraj
“Jesse Bannister’s ‘Play Out” CD is Exquisite” Claire Martin BBC Radio 3

Funded by Arts Council England as part of a DYCP project The Indian Saxophone.

Produced by Sodium
Director : Phil Barber
Producer : Lou Barber
DOP : Luke Musharbash
Editor : Phil Barber
Audio: Recorded and mixed by Tim Thomas

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