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On March 8 VIJAY IYER Releases Collaborative TIRTHA Album On ACT Music

05 Saturday Mar 2011

Posted by Rob Young in Biography, Eclectic, Improvised Music, Independent Music, Modern Jazz, Music, New Music, Nu-Bop, Progressive Jazz, What's New?

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Indian Classical Music, Jazz, Nitin Mitta, Piano, Prasanna, Vijay Iyer

2011 GRAMMY NOMINEE & JJA MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR, VIJAY IYER
Introduces A New Band and Album
“Tirtha” on ACT Music
On March 8, 2011

Featuring Prasanna (guitar) & Nitin Mitta (tabla)

(Left to right Nitin Mitta, Vijay Iyer, Prasanna) Photo credit- Alan Nahigian

vijay iyer – prasanna – nitin mitta // TIRTHA

The Sanskrit word t?rtha (THEER-tha) literally means a ford, or a shallow place in a river that can be easily crossed over. Within a spiritual context, tirtha denotes a holy place near a body of water —somewhere where everyday struggles fall away, and where one passes easily into a deeper and more profound state of being. Aptly, Tirtha is now also the name of a phenomenal trio featuring three powerhouse musicians who at once honor and traverse the streams of tradition. It is also the name of their exciting new album on ACT Music. Continue reading →

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