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Sanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a
citizen of the United States who began performing after
completing his studies at the Peabody
Conservatory of Music. Sanjay plays with an ecelecticism well
suited to his multicultural background combining both Eastern and
Western influences. He has been quoted saying, "I come from a
tradition that has a lot of improvisation. Sometimes Western
classical music can seem a little rigid, I had to find some middle
ground."[1]
Sanjay plays a nylon string MIDI classical electric guitar. He uses
various looping devices and MIDI instruments to create a lush
sound.
Education
Graduated from the Peabody
Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University in
1985
Early
career
Sanjay first came to public acclaim for his album Blue
Incantation with guitarist Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead. It is one of Mr.
Garcia's rare collaborations in his later years and represents some
of his last works. Tributes to Mr. Garcia's work occur in Sanjay's
concerts.[2]
Present and
future
His latest album Chateau Benares (October 2006) with
guest appearances by DJ
Logic and Keller Williams, among others, was
received with rave reviews on National Public Radio and The
Washington Post.
He has also composed music for films. His score for the French film Port Djema won for
"Best Original Score" at the Hamptons Film
Festival in New York
and described as "hauntingly beautiful"[3]
The film won The Golden Bear at The Berlin Film Festival in
1996.
Mr. Mishra primarily records on Akar Music, distributed by City
Hall Records in San Rafael, CA. His music has also been released on
PolyGram, Philips, EMI
Records, Mercury, Ryko, Putumayo, Melodia and other labels. He
is author of Guitar Atlas:India published by Alfred enhanced by
Sanjay's "intimate knowledge of the relationship between indian
music and the guitar"[4]
He is currently teaching guitar classes at Northern Virginia
Community College.
Discography
Albums
Compilations
- Music From the Tea Lands (2000) Putumayo World
- Deep Orient, Vol. 2 (2001) Melodia (France)
- Indian Spirit - 3 (2009) EMI Records
Guest
appearances
Publishing
- Guitar Atlas: India published by Alfred Publishing
References
- ^ I had to find some middle
ground, Washington Post, by Mark Jenkins, May 5,
1995.
- ^
From Sanjay Mishra, A World of
Guitar, The Washington Post, by L. Peat O'Neil,
June 8, 1998.
- ^ Port Djema Soundtrack,
Hauntingly beautiful, by David Stratton, Variety,
March 2, 1997.
- ^ intimate knowledge of the
relationship between indian music and the guitar, by Andrea
Seabrook, National Public Radio, November
19, 2006
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