SFJAZZ Members-only Listening Party
with Zakir Hussain
Thursday, September 14 • 6pm
“[Hussain is] a musician of terrifying, Paganiniesque
virtuosity.” — San Francisco Chronicle
SFJAZZ Members will enjoy a rare up-close-and-personal evening
with Indian tabla phenomenon and world-music trailblazer Zakir
Hussain. The percussion maestro will play and discuss some of
his all-time favorite recordings and shares anecdotes from his
long and storied career—from his early days studying with
his father, the legendary Ravi Shankar accompanist Ustad Allarakha;
to his membership with jazz guitarist John McLaughlin in the pioneering
global-fusion band Shakti; to his Grammy-winning work with the
Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart in Planet
Drum; to his recent collaborations with jazz sax legend Charles
Lloyd.
