Reviews

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Drummer on a roll Master of tabla from India enthralls Ellet students with his music and more By Elaine Guregian Beacon Journal music writer Ken Love / Akron Beacon Journal Sandip Burman is intent in his playng and an Ellet student is intent in his watching. You could have heard a feather drop Wednesday morning in […]

EDEN PRAIRIE SUN EPHS students introduced to classical music from India BY LYN JERDE – SUN NEWSPAPERS The sounds emanating from Sandip Burman’s instruments may have offered a sustained tone of familiarity to those who have heard “Within You, Without You” from the Beatles’ “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album. But, as about 100 Eden

cincinnati enquirer They Learn From The Master In The Schools BY DENISE SMITH AMOS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER BLUE ASH – Sandip Burman, a percussionist and world music artist, taught at Ursuline Academy Thursday, opening the ears and minds of about 50 music students to Indian and Asian melodies and rhythms. Burman, who lives in Calcutta, India, and in Chicago, has played with a

des moines register Musician keeps North students on beat A master of the drums known as tablas wows his listeners as he introduces them to an unfamiliar instrument and scale. By JARED CURTISRegister Staff Writer “Give me 45 minutes of your attention and I will give you 45 years of knowledge,” Sandip Burman told more

MISSOULIAN REVIEW Raga for beginners: Tabla, sitar player introduces students to Eastern music.By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian Sitting backward on a dark stage, Big Sky High School’s best musicians heard their ideas of rhythm and melody turned upside down and sideways. They were gathered around Sandip Burman, an internationally renowned tabla and sitar player

HERALD OF RANDOLPH REVIEW Fleck, Burman at Barre Opera House Join Live Art for a Gala Benefit Concert with two of the world’s most innovative musicians: an acoustic evening with Bela Fleck and Sandip Burman with special guest Kate MacLeod will take place Saturday, May 13 at 8 PM at the Barre Opera House. Joining banjo player extraordinaire Bela Fleck will

down beat magazine From “Players” Sectionby Jason Koransky When Sandip Burman finds someone he wants to perform with, he does not beat around the bush in conveying his intentions. The Indian tabla player simply calls them up…even if they don’t know who he is. That’s how Burman met John DeJohnette – with whom he has performed on several occasions

washington post Sandip Burman at the Rams Headby Mike Joyce The veteran fusion players who teamed up with Indian percussionist Sandip Burman at the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis Sunday night had their work cut out for them. Fiendishly tricky time signatures, racing tempos, and raga-inspired motifs made the compositions played by the East Meets Jazz ensemble extremely challenging.

los angeles times Central Star of Facing East Casts Far-Reaching Spellby Don Heckman The all-star world jazz ensemble Facing East, performing at the Skirball Cultural Center on Thursday night, featured drummer Jack DeJohnette, woodwind specialist Paul McCandless and guitarist Paul Bollenback among its personnel. But, for many in the audience, it was Indian tabla player Sandip Burman who was the real center

MODERN DRUMMER REVIEW East Meets Jazz – Steve Smith and Sandip Burman Mix Two Different Worldsby Michael Bettine ​ Indian tabla virtuoso Sandip Burman is recounting calling Steve Smith to recruit him for a band project he was putting together. “This is Sandip Burman.” “Okay. What do you want?” “Steve, I’m not from the phone company, I’m not trying