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2006 Festival Member Listening Party • September 14, 2006

“My father said, ‘You cannot ever be a great genius musician, you can only be a great genius student.’”
– Zakir Hussain

Hosted by Indian tabla legend Zakir Hussain and SFJAZZ Executive Director Randall Kline at the Masonic Center Exhibition Hall, the evening overflowed with entertaining anecdotes and insights into the fabled career of this world music pioneer. Mr. Hussain’s charismatic story-telling left the crowd with lasting images ranging from a young Zakir walking down the streets of Mumbai blaring The Doors “Light My Fire” from his boombox, to locking Sly Stone out of the recording studio in order to finish the first released collaboration between Hussain and Mickey Hart.

SFJAZZ Members in attendance were also treated to numerous rare recordings, including one of the first “fusion” records ever cut: drummer Buddy Rich jamming with Zakir’s father, tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha.

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1. Part I: Studying under father Ustad Alla Rakha; first public performances with Ali Akbar Khan; Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma (24:55)
2. Part II: Supporting fellow Indian musicians; the chilla; influence of jazz on his personal style (22:02)
3. Part III: Working in Bollywood and the fusion of western and Indian musical styles; impact of hearing Blind Faith and Mahavishnu Orchestra (17:28)
4. Part IV: Bay Area as melting pot of world percussion styles and musicians; collaborating with Mickey Hart; composing and performing with John McLaughlin; practice ethic as a young musician (35:12)