Jason McKenzie
Jason McKenzie
Jason McKenzie: Videos & Links
Videos
- Video 1--Sunray Project featuring Indrajit and Subrata
- Recorded at Ruta Maya in Austin on 4/11/11.
- Video 2--playing drum set with Naad in Oman
- Playing a fusion show in Musqat, Oman with Subrata Bhattarcharya's group Naad featuring Kai Eckhardt and Robert Riggio among others.
- Video 3--Tabla/Drum Set Duet with Gouri Shankar
- Live percussion duo with Gouri Shankar accompanied by Indrajit Banerjee on sitar in McAllen, TX 04/10.
- Video 4--Fusion gig with the Neil Sadler Band
- with members of the Frank Zappa band in Los Angeles '04.
- Video 5-- Darin Layne "Left of Sunday Afternoon"
- Live performance of the title track from our new album.
Sunray Project Collaborators
- Fared Shafinury
- Very talented Persian vocalist and setar player who also plays santoor with the Sunray Project. I play tabla in his band, Tehranosaurus as well.
- Oliver Rajamani
- Indian folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. We played in a band together called the Gypsies years ago. I'm honored to have him as a regular featured guest in the Sunray Project as well.
- Indrajit Banerjee
- Sitar master from Calcutta. He also records and performs often with Atash.
- Subrata Bhattacharya
- Great tabla player from Calcutta. I am privileged to have him as a mentor and an occasional collaborator when he is in town.
- Joel Laviolette
- A dedicated student of Zimbabwean music, Joel plays the mbira (thumb-piano/kalimba-like instrument) and also directs his own ensemble consisting of hand-make marimbas accompanied by drum set called Rattletree. I periodically play drums with them as well.
- Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami
- Sufi master sitarist and vocalist who has recently moved from Pakistan to Austin.
Links
- Soundcloud.com
- New Sunray music.
- Atash
- I have written, drummed, and traveled with this world music ensemble for over a decade. We have won the Austin Chronicle Reader's Poll world music award for the 4th year in a row.
- Roberto Riggio
- This is a great friend, a phenomenal violinist/oud player and a fellow co-founder of Atash. He has toured with International stars such as Kazem, Fairouz, and most recently Yousou N'Dour.
- Darin Layne
- Awesome guitar player, friend, and writing partner from Austin. Our album "Left of Sunday Afternoon" was given a wonderful review in Guitar Magazine and is available on CD BABY and itunes. Check out our version of "Black Mountain Side" by Led Zeppelin.
- Aloke Dutta
- This is my first and main tabla instructor. I began with him almost 15 years ago in Austin, TX. He now resides in Los Angeles where he has performed and recorded with many projects including the band, Tool (He is also the tabla instructor for their drummer, Danny Carey) . Aloke has published two popular instructional books and a DVD which can be ordered from this link.
- Ganesh Kumar
- This is my kanjira teacher. The kanjira is a small tambourine-like drum with a huge sound. It has to be seen to be believed--especiallly in the hands of this master.
- Jef Stott
- Brilliant electronic music producer/DJ from San Francisco. He is also a collaborator and mentor.
- Ali Akbar College Store
- I'm often asked where to find a good set of tablas. This is the best place to find them online. Also, the college (located in San Rafael, CA) is where I took tabla classes from Swapan Choudhury and vocal classes from the late, great master Ali Akbar Khan himself.
More Links
- Andrea Burden
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Gourisankar
- Exstus
- Meason Wiley
- Jeff Lofton
- Rena Jones
- Jacob Jiles
- Sangeet Millennium
- Six Degrees Records