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Planet Soup, a 3-CD set, is an awesome collection of world music, including a number of pieces which fit the Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion idiom. The set includes a 48-page book. Artists listed in this guide who appear on this set include BADAL ROY, DISSENDENTEN, MIKE RICHMOND, and MYNTA. Tracks which contain Classical Indian/Jazz influence from this collection include:

Artists: Jim Bowie, Mike Richmond, and Badal Roy
Song: Rinpoche's Rag [Disc 3, Track 6]
Personnel: Jim Bowie (banjo), Mike Richmond (bass), Badal Roy (tabla)

Artist: Dissendenten
Song: Love Supreme [Disc 2, Track 6]
Personnel: Marlon Klein (percussion, keys), Friedemann Josch (flute, keys), Uve Müllrich (strongs, keys), Karnataka College of Percussion {R.A. Ramammani, Ragavendra, T.A.S. Mani, T.N. Shashikumar, R.A. Rajagopal, Govinda Swami}

Artist: Gualberto
Song: Cante [Disc 3, Track 8]
Personnel: Gualberto García (guitar, programming)

Artist: Chuck Jonkey
Song: Gowchara [Disc 1, Track 11]
Personnel: Chuck Jonkey (guitar, programming), Shubho Shankar (sitar), Jef Feldman (charango)

Artist: Mynta
Song: Nandu's Dance [Disc 3, Track 9]
Personnel: Mikael Nilsson (percussion), Max Åhman (guitar), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Christian Paulin (bass), Nandkishor Muley (santoor, sång), Anders Hagberg (flute)

JOHN ABERCROMBIE -- see COLLIN WALCOTT, DAVID LIEBMAN

RABIH ABOU-KHALIL

Artist's profile: www.enjarecords.com/RAK.htm

While Abou-Khalil plays a Middle Eastern instrument (the oud), he features artists familiar to Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion lovers, including GLEN MOORE, GLEN VELEZ and CHARLIE MARIANO, who lend an Indian element to his fusions.

Album: Between Dusk and Dawn (1986, Enja MMP-170886 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax), Glen Velez (percussion), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Christian Burchard (marimba), Michael Armann (piano)

Album: Roots and Sprouts (1988, Enja MMP-170890 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Glen Velez (percussion), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Bukra (1989/1993, Enja MMP-170889 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Glen Velez (percussion), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Al-Jadida (1991, Enja ENJ-6090 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Sonny Fortune (sax), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

Album: Blue Camel (1992, Enja ENJ-7053 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn, trumpet), Steve Swallow (bass), Milton Cardona (congas), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Tarab (1992, Enja ENJ-7083 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Glen Moore (bass), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums), Selim Kusur (nay)

Album: Sultan's Picnic (1994, Enja ENJ-8078 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Howard Levy (harmonium), Kenny Wheeler (horns), Charlie Mariano (sax), Michel Godard (tuba), Steve Swallow (bass), Mark Nauseef (drums), Milton Cardona (percussion), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

Album: Odd Times (1997, Enja ENJ-9330 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Howard Levy (harmonica), Michel Godard (horns), Mark Nauseef (drums), Nabil Khaiat (frame drums)

Album: Nafas (1995, ECM 1359)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Glen Velez (percussion), Selim Kusur (nay, vocals), Setrak Sarkissian (darabukka)

Album: Yara (1998, Enja ENJ-9360 2)
Personnel: Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud), Dominique Pifarely (violin), Vincent Courtois (cello), Nabil Khaiat (percussion)

ALIEN CHATTER

Web page: www.alienchatter.com

Eastern Classical tabla player Satnam S. Ramgotra combines forces with jazz electronica musician Rodney Lee in an interesting collaboration.

Album: Music for Aliens
Personnel: Satnam S. Ramgotra (percussion, vocals, programming), Rodney Lee (piano, synths, programming)

ANCIENT FUTURE

Web page: www.ancient-future.com
World Music Fusion Page: www.ancient-future.com/links/index.html

Ancient Future is one of the longest-lived groups producing "world fusion" music, a word they themselves coined in 1978. Their music has grown to be quite sophisticated over the years, under the tutelage of such gurus as ALI AKBAR KHAN, and in collaboration with noted percussionist ZAKIR HUSSAIN and his student EMAM. Early member Mindy Klein now produces excellent Indian fusion on her own as MINDIA DEVI.

Album: Visions of a Peaceful Planet (1979, World Fusion Music AF79)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, sitar, zither), Mindia Devi Klein (flute, bansuri), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, esraj), Phil Fong (sarod, guitar, Irish harp, zither), Mark Fuller (cymbal)

Album: Natural Rhythms (1981, Rounder PHIL9006)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, sitar, zithers, Mindia Klein (flute), Benjy Wertheimer (percussion), Kazuyo Muramoto (koto, bell, guitar), Nyomen Kawiana (kajar), Wayan Ludra (kukul), Phil Fong (guitar, sarod), Christina Harmonia (vocal), Jim Loveless (marimba), Jeroen Van Tyn (violin), Mark Fuller (cymbal)

Album: Quiet Fire (1987, Narada 1012)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, charango), Randy Mead (flutes), Benjy Wertheimer (tabla, esraj, piano), Marcia Sloane (cello), David Michael (harp), Ian Dogole (percussion), Doug McKeehan (keys), Bruce Bowers (violin), Alex DeGrassi (piano), Darol Anger (mandolin)

Album: Dreamchaser (1988, Sona Gaia 62754)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar, charango), Ian Dogole (percussion), Doug McKeehan (keys), Bruce Bowers (violin)

Album: World Without Walls (1990, Sona Gaia 163)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar), Doug McKeehan (keys), Jim Hurley (violin), Ian Dogole (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Jack Dorsey (drums), Gary Brown (bass), Bruce Kaphan (percussion), Jeff Narell (steel drums), Vince Delgado (tambourine)

Album: Asian Fusion (1993, Narada Equinox ND-63023)
Personnel: Matthew Montfort (guitar), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (keys), Ian Dogole (percussion), Zhao Hui (zither), Bui Huu Nhut (dan bau), Emam (tabla), Bill Douglass (bass, flute), Eric Golub (strings), Jack Dorsey (drums)

ANTIGRAVITY -- see WARREN SENDERS

JAMES ASHER

Web page: www.james-asher.co.uk

Asher is a jazz drummer turned world beat musician. The albums listed below are those with distinct Indian influences; the numerous accompanists include GLEN VELEZ and PETE LOCKETT.

Album: Dance of the Light (1997, New Earth Records 9513)

Album: Tigers Of the Raj (1998, New Earth Records 9805/1418)
Personnel: James Asher (percussion, keys), Kiran Pal Singh (santoor), Miles Bould (conga), Glen Velez, Volker Grun (guitar), Craig Pruess (keys, sitar, tamboura), Pete Lockett (percussion), Johnny Kalai (percussion), Al Gromer Khan (sitar), and many more.

ASIABEAT
Founder and percussionist Lewis Pragasam of Malaysia has been blending Indian, Balinese and African music with jazz since 1979. His group integrates "bols" (the Indian solfege system) with western melodies and styles.

Album: Monsoon (1995, Planet Earth Music)
Personnel: Otmar Liebert (guitar), Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Nandakumar (percussion), Lim (erhu, pipa), Andy Peterson (bass), Nariyinko (guitars, percussion), Samuel J.Dass (sitar), Abdullah (keys), Ken (keys), Gana Vinodhan (bansuri)

Album: Drumusique (1997, Planet Earth Music)
Personnel: Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Nariyinko (guitars, percussion), Steve Thornton (percussion), Ravi (percussion), Paul Jackson (bass), John Kaizan Neptune (shakukachi)

Album: Asiabeat with Otmar Liebert (1998)
Personnel: Chito Kawachi (keys), Nantha Kumar (percussion), Makoto Matsushita (synthesizer, guitars), Mohd Nor (percussion), Andy Peterson (bass), Lewis Pragasam (percussion), Mohd. Rafi (mandolin, harp), Jose Elhmir Saison (keys), Norihiko Yamanuki (synthesizer)

LOUIS BANKS
Banks, known as "The Godfather of Indian Jazz" (and composer of over 7,000 aadvertising jingles!), has played with (among others) ROY VENKATARAMAN (who appears on Call of the mermaid), CHARLIE MARIANO, SILK, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and SANGAM.

Album: Lifelines (with Clive Stevens)
Personnel: Clive Stevens (?), Louis Banks (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar)

Album: City Life (1982, Jazz India)

Album: Call of the Mermaid (1992, Crescendo 40004)
Personnel: Louis Banks (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar), Karl Peters (bass), Rajesh Singh (drums), Braz Gonsalves (sax)

TAKIS BARBERIS
Takis Barberis is probably little known outside of his native Greece, which is a shame, because his music would have wide appeal if it were better known worldwide. Barberis sports incredible talent and amazing versatility, and is now among my three favorite jazz guitarist (along with John McLaughling and Pat Metheny). Most of his music is unmistakably influenced by the Indian Classical tradition, often with numerous Indian accompianists, including (on at least one album) TRILOK GURTU.

Album: Naiva (1998, Lyra ML 0661)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar, synth, programming), George Polyhronakos (percussion), Yiorgos Georgiadis (bass), Manos Saridakis (keys), Shankar Lal (tabla), Reshma Srivastava Pizanis (sitar), Girish Chandra Srivastava (tabla), Asha Srivastava (tanpura), Petros Loucas Chalkias (clarinet), George Kontrafouris (piano), Takis Farazis (accordion), Takis Paterelis (sax)

Album: Episodes (1995, Lyra ML 0177)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar, synth, programming), Takis Farazis (keys, accordion), Pandeus Benetatos (keys, programming), Takis Paterelis (sax), Yiannis Vassalos (bass), Costas Kalogirou (drums), Petros Kourits (percussion), Yiotos Kiourtsoglou (bass), Yiannis Papayiannis (oboe), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Petros Loucas Chalkias (clarinet)

Album: Are you Happy? (1992, Lyra CD 4684)
Personnel: Takis Barberis (guitar), Takis Paterelis (sax), George Contrafuris (keys), Yannis Vasalos (bass), Costas Kalogirou (drums), George Delis (piano)

RANJIT BAROT -- see SANGAM, ROY VENKATARAMAN

ASHWIN BATISH

Web page: batish.com (Batish Institute)

This sitarist combines jazz, rock and Indian music into what's now commonly referred to as "World Beat" music.

Album: Sitar Power #1 (Batish Records BR6001C [Cassette]; BR6001LP [LP])
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar), Ravi Batish (vocals)

Album: The Third Stream (Batish Records BR6002)
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar)

Album: Sitar Power #2 (Batish Records BR6003C [Cassette]; BR6003CD [CD])
Personnel: Ashwin Batish (sitar), David Harnish (guitar), S.D. Batish (vocals)

BETWEEN
Germany's answer to The Paul Winter Consort, with many musicians on a variety of world instruments, including some from (surprise!) India. The Indian influence derives primarily from leader PETER MICHAEL HAMEL's work.

Standard line-up: Roberto Detree (guitar), Robert Eliscu (wind), Peter Michael Hamel (keys), and (on Einstag, And the Waters Opened and Dharana) Cotch Black (percussion)

Album: Einstieg (1971, Wergo SM-1001)
Personnel: Standard, plus "Jimmy J." [James] Galway (flute), Ulrich Stranz

Album: Dharana (1978, Wergo SM-1011)
Personnel: Standard, plus Gary Todd (bass), Charles Campbell (conga), Anatol Arkus (synth), Aparna Chakravarti (tamboura)

Album: Hesse Between Music (1978, Electrola 062 29546)
Personnel: Standard, plus Holger Brandt (drums), Franz Lehrndorfer (keys), Peter Muller, Tom van der Geld (vibes), Bobby Jones (wind), Gert Westphal (vocal), Jerzy Ziembrowski (bass)

Album: Contemplation (Wergo SM-1012)

Album: And the Waters Opened (1973, Wergo SM-1014/Philips 6360 612)
Personnel: Standard, plus Duru Omson (drums)

Album: Stille uber der Zeit/Silence Beyond Time (Wergo SM-1023)

VISHWA MOHAN BHATT
Bhatt has numerous albums, many of which feature unlikely (for the genre) collaborators, including RY COODER, Taj Mahal, Jerry Douglas and BELA FLECK. V.M. Bhatt continues to collaborate with numerous musicians, among them COLONIAL COUSINS.

Album: A Meeting by the River (with Ry Cooder) (1993, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-29-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Ry Cooder (guitar), Sukhvindar Singh (tabla), Joachim Cooder (dumbek)

Album: Mumtaz Mahal (1995, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-46-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Taj Mahal (guitar and/or banjo?), N. Ravikiran (chitra vina)

Album: Bourbon and Rosewater {with Jerry Douglas} (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-47-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Edgar Meyer (bass)

Album: Tabula Rasa (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-44-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Bela Fleck (banjo), Poovalur Srinivasan (mridangam), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Sangeetha (violin), Jie Bie Chen (er-hu)

BHAVANI
This group, headed by RAMESH SHOTHAM, includes the omnipresent CHARLIE MARIANO.

Album: Open Hand (1993, Keytone Records KYT 761)
Personnel: Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Aro Tunçboyaci (percussion, saz, vocal), Naresh Shotham (konakol, veena), Ara Dinkjan (oud), Charlie Mariano (sax)

CARLA BLEY
Bley's 3-record album Escalator Over the Hill features many familiar artists, including DON CHERRY, CHARLIE HADEN, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN and PERRY ROBINSON (not to mention rock giant Jack Bruce, and even Linda Ronstadt!). Only a few of the pieces contain characteristics of classical Indian music, notably All India Radio and Rawalpindhi Blues.

Album: Escalator Over the Hill [with Paul Haines] (1972, JCOA EOTH 3 & JCOA JT 4001; 1974, JCOA 1003 4 5 & Barclay 840050 1 2; ECM 3403 [2-CD set])
Personnel: Carla Bley (vocals, keys), Gato Barbieri (sax), Jack Bruce (vocals, bass), Don Cherry (trumpet), Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Jones (vocal), Karen Mantler (vocals, glockenspiel), Mike Mantler (trumpet, piano), John McLaughlin (guitar), Paul Motian (drums, percussion), Don Preston (synth), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Linda Ronstatd (vocals), Rosewell Rudd (trombone, vocals), and Bob Stewart (vocals, tuba)

LEE BOICE

Web page: www.leeboice.com

Lee is a perennial performer on the New York City world fusion music scene. He has performed with INDOFUNK, and a public CD release is planned soon.

Album: Sacred Spaces (2000, personal release)
Personnel: Lee Boice (guitar, dobro, keys)

GEORGE BROOKS

Web page: www.georgebrooks.com

A sampling of Brooks' music reveals some of today's most beautiful and exciting examples of Classical Indian/Jazz fusion. His albums also include some of the best-known artists in this genre, including ZAKIR HUSSAIN, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM, LARRY CORYELL and USTAD SULTAN KHAN.

Album: Lasting Impression (1996, Moment! Records MR1016)
Personnel: George Brooks (sax, bass clarinet), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Krishna Bhatt (sitar)

Album: Night Spinner (1998, Moment! Records MR1018)
Personnel: George Brooks (sax), Zakir Hussain (percussion), Aashish Khan (sarod), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Jack Perla (piano), Dave Belove (bass), David Rokeach (drums)

Album: Music Without Boundaries [with Hariprasad Chaurasia, Larry Coryell, Swapan Chaudri and T.H. Vinayakram] (2000, Navras)
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Larry Coryell (guitars), George Brooks (sax), Swapan Chaudri (tabla), T.H."Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion)

DAVE BRUBECK
This famous jazz pianist featured some Indian-inspired pieces on the album listed below, which included famous artists Louis Armstrong, Charlie Mingus, Peter, Paul & Mary, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Carmen McRae and Thelonius Monk.

Album: Summit Sessions (1973, Columbia C 30522)
Personnel: Dave Brubeck (piano), Palghat Raghu (percussion), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Charles Mingus (bass), Peter Yarrow (vocals), Paul Stookey (vocals), Mary Travers (vocals), Tony Bennett, Addiss & Crofut, Thelonius Monk (piano), Darius Brubeck (piano), Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Carmen McRae (vocals), Gerry Mulligan (sax), Leonard Bernstein & The New York Philharmonic

SERGIO BULGAKOV

Web page: www.tasknet.net/bulgakov/

Sergio Bulgakov is an Argentine musician whose influences derive from Buenos Aires and India. His masterful sitar playing is interwoven with computer composition.

Album: El Tiempo Transversal (1998)
Personnel: Marisa Salas (vocals), Eduardo Prado (clarinet), Lito Messore (guitar, sitar), Damián Nisenson (sax), Fernando Kabusacki (guitar), Ale Franov (accordion), María Kelsey (vocals), Mario Perkins (sitar), Sergio Bulgakov (sitar, percussion)

ANATHOLI BULKIN

Web page: www.anatholibulkin.com

This world-class guitarist is also a world fusion man. Some of his recordings contain a hint of Indian influence.

Artist: Anatholi Bulkin Trio
Album: Initiation (1999)

HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA
Chaurasia, a master of the Indian flute, was a student of Annapurna Devi, ex-wife of RAVI SHANKAR. He is a perennial accompianist, and has performed with MINDIA DEVI, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, ABBY RABINOVITZ, REMEMBER SHAKTI and ROY VENKATARAMAN

Album: Companion (Ninaad Music 0039)
Personnel: Rakesh Chaurasia (flute), Marco Salaun (guitar)

DON CHERRY
Another prolific indian-jazz fusion artist. Trumpeter Cherry was one of the three CODONA members (along with COLLIN WALCOTT and NANA VASCONCELOS), and has also played with TRILOK GURTU, L. SHANKAR, and JAI UTTAL.

Album: Sangam [with Latif Khan] (1982, Europa JP-2009)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Latif Khan (tabla)

Album: Actions [with Krzystof Penderecki] (1971, Wergo SM 1010; Philips 6305153)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet, flute, vocals), Loes Macgillycutty (vocals), Mocqui Cherry (tamboura), Manfred Schoof, Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler (horns), Paul Rutherford, Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Gerd Dudek (sax), Peter Broetzman (sax), Willem Breuker (sax), Gunter Hampel (flute, bass clarinet), Fred Van Hove (piano), Terje Rypdal (guitar), Buschi Niebergall (bass), Peter Warren (bass), Han Bennink (percussion)

Album: The Eternal Now (1973; Sonet SNTF 653)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Bengt Berger (mridangam)

Album: Hear and Now (1977; Atlantic SD 18217)
Personnel: Don Cherry (trumpet), Collin Walcott (sitar)

BILLY COBHAM -- see MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, WOLFGANG SCHMID, PAUL WINTER CONSORT
Billy Cobham, a well-known jazz drummer who appeared on some of MILES DAVIS's influential albums, is "[c]onsidered the definitive fusion drummer [of] the 1970s" according to the All-Music Guide.

CODONA
A few pieces by Codona (the name is derived from the leading letters of the first names of its three members) have an Indian feel due to the presence of Sitar/Tabla player COLLIN WALCOTT. Trumpeter DON CHERRY has also worked with Indian/Jazz fusion artist extraordinaire L. SHANKAR. Percussionist NANA VASCONCELOS has collaborated with other indian-jazz fusion figures, notably JAN GARBAREK; he is also known for his work with the Pat Metheny Group.

Standard line-up: Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla, hammered dulcimer, sanza, vocal), Don Cherry (trumpet, flute, doussn'gouni, vocal), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion, voice)

Album: Codona (1979, ECM 1132)

Album: Codona 2 (1981, ECM 1177)

Album: Codona 3 (1983, ECM 1243)

COLONIAL COUSINS

Web page: www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/3458/cc-ind ex.html

Jazz/funk/classical indian fusion with a pop rock style featuring well-known Indian musicians V.M. BHATT, TALVIN SINGH and U. SRINIVAS.

Standard Lineup: Liyaquat Ali (sarangi), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (guitar), Deepak Borkar (percussion), A. Hariharan (vocals), Vijay Jadhav (percussion), Leslie "Lezz" Lewis (vocals, guitars), Keith Le Blanc (drums), Skip McDonald (guitar), Ramakant Patil (flute), Madhav Pawar (percussion), Vernon Reid (guitar), Erol Reids (keys), Steve Sidwell (horn), Talvin Singh (percussion), Dough Wimbish (bass)

Album: Colonial Cousins (1995)
Personnel: Standard lineup

Album: The Best of Channel Hits (1995, Magnasound)
Personnel: Standard lineup

Album: MTV Unplugged (1996)
Personnel: Standard lineup sans Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Skip McDonald and Vernon Reid

Album: Colonial Cousins Unplugged (1997, Magnasound)

Album: The Way We Do It (1998)
Personnel: Standard lineup, plus: U. Srinivas (mandolin), Birju Maharaj (vocals, percussion), Micheal Mondesir (bass), Chandrasekhar (violin ), Bhavani Shankar (percussion), Sunil Das (sitar), Vilas Pandekar (tanpura), Bombay Strings Orchestra (strings), Amar Paul (percussion), Joy Chakraborthy (percussion), Sanjiban (percussion), Suman Das (percusion), Kamalkar (flute), Macwilliams (vocals), Mizzele (vocals), Withers (vocals), Thorton (vocals), Owens (vocals)

Album: The Best of Colonial Cousins (1998, Magnasound)

ALICE COLTRANE
Alice Coltrane was originally inspirated to incorporate classical Indian music into her piano and harp playing while studying under guru Sri Chinmoy, under whom {the Devadip} CARLOS SANTANA and {the Mahavishnu} JOHN MCLAUGHLIN also studied. Under guru Swami Satchidananda she became known as Swamini Turiyasangitananda. Some of her collaborations with Carlos Santana and PHAROAH SANDERS utilize Indian instruments (the drone of the tamboura is often present). Check out the title track from Journey in Satchidananda, and "Angel of Sunlight" from Illuminations. Coltrane is the wife of the late John Coltrane, and performers on the recordings listed here include CHARLIE HADEN and JACK DEJOHNETTE.

Album: Journey in Satchidananda (1971, Impulse IMPD-228; re-released 1997 Impulse IMPD-228)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (piano, harp), Pharoah Sanders (sax, percussion), Charlie Haden (bass), Rashied Ali (drums), Cecil McBee (bass), Vishnu Wood (oud), Tulsi (tamboura), Majid Shabazz (percussion)

Album: Illuminations [with Carlos Santana] (1974, Columbia PC32900)
Personnel: Turiya Alice Coltrane (harp, keys), Devadip Carlos Santana (guitar), Tom Coster (keys), Jules Broussard (sax, flute), Prabuddha Phil Browne (tamboura), David Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (percussion), Armando Peraza (congas), Phil Ford (tabla)

Album: Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtanat (1977, Warner Brothers)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys, harp, percussion), Arjuna John Coltrane, Jr. (drums), Students of the Cedantic Center (choir, percussion)

Album: Transcendence (1977, Warner Brothers)
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys, harp, percussion), Satori String Quartet (strings), Sarada Devi King (vocals), Mahashakti Williams (vocals), Hare Krishna Choir (vocals, percussion)

Album: Transfiguration (1978, Warner Brothers [2 LP set])
Personnel: Alice Coltrane (keys), Reggie Workman (bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Noel Pointer (violin), Sita Coltrane (violin)

RY COODER
Ry Cooder has ben performing with musicians from every corner of the globe for many years. His explorations include forays into Classical Indian fusion with VISHWA MOHAN BHATT and JON HASSELL.

Album: A Meeting by the River (with Vishwa Mohann Bhatt) (1993, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-29-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Ry Cooder (guitar), Sukhvindar Singh (tabla), Joachim Cooder (dumbek)

Album: Hollow Bamboo (Water Lily Acoustics)
Personnel: Ry Cooder (guitar), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Jon Hassell (trumpet)

CORMACK AND ROSS

Web page: www.barncard.com/cormack-ross.html

Although released in 1996, the album Horse of Stone was recorded in 1974 and 1977. Tom Ross and Jody Cormack both studied extensively with Indian masters.

Album: Horse of Stone (1996)
Personnel: Jody Cormack (guitar, vocals), Tom Ross (guitar, bass, vocals), Charlie Keagle (sax, flute,keys), Pat O'Hearn (bass), Kim Calkins (percussion), Ashish Khan (sarod)

LARRY CORYELL

Web page: www.kiosek.com/coryell

Coryell has collaborated with OREGON members RALPH TOWNER, COLLIN WALCOTT, and with GLEN MOORE, STU GOLDBERG, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM, GEORGE BROOKS and L. SUBRAMANIAM. Coryell sat in with SHAKTI during some of their live performances.

Album: The Restful Mind (1975, Vanguard VSD 79353)
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), Ralph Towner (guitar), Collin Walcott (tabla, congas), Glen Moore (bass)

Album: Standing Ovation (1978, Mood 22888 {US}, Novus 3024 {UK})
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar, keys), L. Subramaniam (violin, tamboura)

Album: From the Ashes [with L. Subramaniam] (Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-59-CD)
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin)

Album: Music Without Boundaries [with George Brooks, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Swapan Chaudri and T.H. Vinayakram]
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Larry Coryell (guitars), George Brooks (sax), Swapan Chaudri (tabla), T.H."Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion)

COSMOLOGY
Haven't heard these folx yet, but (like many other groups in this guide) they jammed with COLLIN WALCOTT.

Album: ditto (1977, Vanguard VSD 79394)
Personnel: Dawn Thompson (vocal, percussion), John D'earth (trumpet, flugelhorn), Dave Glenn (trombone), Armen Donelian (keyboards), Rick Kilburn (bass), Bob Jospe (drums), Collin Walcott (sitar, percussion)

CURANDERO
One of an increasing number of collaborations between the flamenco and Indian traditions. Their latest album features notables BELA FLECK and KAI ECKHARDT.

Album: Curandero
Personnel: Miguel Espinoza (guitar, palmas), Ty Burhoe (percussion)

Album: Arás
Personnel: Miguel Espinoza (guitar, palmas), Ty Burhoe (percussion), Bela Fleck (banjo), Kai Eckhardt (bass)

DARK
I know little about this group except that it features MARK NAUSEEF on drums, and L. SHANKAR is a guest on their album Tamna Voda.

Album: Dark (1986, CMP CMP-CD-28 [CD], CMP-28-ST [lp])
Personnel: John Bergamo, Mark Nauseef (synthesizer, percussion), Catherine Guard (vocals), Walter Quintus (percussion), Kurt Renker, Leonice Shinneman (percussion), Mark London Sims (keys, bass, percussion)

Album: Tamna Voda (1992, CMP CMP-CD36 [cd], CMP-36-CS [cass], CMP-36-ST [lp])
Personnel: David Torn (guitar), Mark Nauseef (percussion, keys), L. Shankar (violin), Leonice Shinneman (synth, banjo, percussion, vibraphone), Mark London Sims (organ, bass), Miroslav Tadic (guitar)

DAVID DARLING
Darling played cello with the PAUL WINTER CONSORT in addition to his solo album Cycles, which features, among others, COLLIN WALCOTT and JAN GARBAREK. Darling went on to form a group named Radiance (another Paul Winter Consort offshoot) with oboist Nancy Rumbell and guitarist Jim Scott.

Album: Cycles (1982, ECM 1219)
Personnel: David Darling (cello), Collin Walcott (sitar, percussion), Steve Kuhn (piano), Jan Garbarek (sax), Arild Andersen (bass), Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar)

MILES DAVIS
Miles Davis features a minimal part for sitar on a few of his albums. His accompanists include JOHN MCLAUGHLIN (who collaborated with Davis on a number of albums), HERBIE HANCOCK, JACK DEJOHNETTE, DAVID LIEBMAN, COLLIN WALCOTT and BADAL ROY.

Album: Big Fun (1969, Columbia PG 32866, CBS S 88024, CBS-Sony SOPW 5/6,CBS-Sony 36AP1779/80, CBS-Sony 28AP2159/60, Sony SRCS 5713/4)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Khalil Balakrishna (sitar), Badal Roy (percussion), and numerous others

Album: On the Corner (1972/3, CBS 31906 {US}, CBS 65245 {UK}, CK53579 (CD))
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Khalil Balakrishna (sitar), Badal Roy (percussion), Collin Walcott (sitar), Teo Macero (sax), Chick Corea (keys), Michael Henderson (bass), Herbie Hancock (keys), Harold I. Williams, Jr. (keys), David Liebman (sax), William W. Hart (percussion), Don Alias (percussion), Jack DeJohnette (drums), James Mtume (percussion), David Creamer (guitar), Carlos Garnett (sax)

Album: Circle in the Round (1979, CBS 36278 {US}, Sony Mastersound SRCS 9308/9)

JACK DEJOHNETTE -- see ALICE COLTRANE, COLLIN WALCOTT, MILES DAVIS

MINDIA DEVI

Web page: www.ancient-future.com/mindia

Talented flutist, bansuri player, gamelan musician, and composer who has studied with HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA and ZAKIR HUSSAIN. Mindia was also a co-founder (under former name Mindy Klein) of the group ANCIENT FUTURE.

Album: Ragini: Fluted Voice of the Goddess (Bamboo Moon Muzik {private label})

Album: Balinese Dream (Bamboo Moon Muzik {private label})

DIGA RHYTHM BAND -- see MICKEY HART

DISSENDENTEN
This German trio, which incorporates much Middle East fusion, developed out of the group EMBRYO. They have performed both on their own and with the KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION (see also COLLECTIONS).

Standard line-up: Marlon Klein (keys, drums, vocals), Friedo Josch (flute, vocals), and Uve Mëllrich (guitar, bass, vocals)

Album: Germanistan (Triloka)

Album: Jungle Book (Triloka)

DIVYA

Web page: www.earthbeatmusic.com/pub/divya.htm

An Indian group which has recorded an album containing some very original electric compositions. Performers on Madras Cafe include ROY VENKATARAMAN, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and FAZAL QURESHI. Co-founder SANDHYA SANJANA has since embarked on a solo career.

Album: Madras Cafe (1987, CBS)
Personnel: Dinshah Sanjana (keys), Roy Venkataraman (guitar), C.P. Sriram (violin), Shernol Mathias (bass), Bondo Fernandes (percussion), Fazal Qureshi (tabla, kanjira), Sridar Parthasarthy (mridangam, ghatam), Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals)

Album: Kumbhamela (1998, Earth Beat Music CD 002)
Personnel: Dinshah Sanjana (keys), Kalman (cymbalon), Carl Clements, Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), D. Wood, Sanjay Maroo (drums), Karl Peters (bass), The Alice Coltrane Choir, Sanjay Divecha, Shrikanth Sriram (bass), Bobby Duggal (drums)

Album: In a Manner of Speaking (Hungaraton; available in Hungary only)

DIZRHYTHMIA
British band which, according to one reviewer, "Borders on spacey New Age and is somewhat overproduced." Nonetheless, their line-up includes master sarangi player USTAD SULTAN KHAN

Album: Dizrhythmia (1988, Resurgence RES117)
Personnel: Jakko Jakszyck (guitar, sitar, piano, synth., vocals), Gavin Harrison (drums, percussion), Danny Thompson (double bass), Pandit Dinesh (tabla, percussion), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi).

KAI ECKHARDT -- see TRILOK GURTU, JOHN McLAUGHLIN, CURANDERO.

MARK EGAN
Jazz bassist heavily influenced by Indian music.

Album: A Touch of Light (GRP 9572)
Personnel: Mark Egan (bass), Danny Gottlieb (cymbals, tabla), Clifford Carter (keys), Bill Evans (sax), Cafe (percussion)

EKSTASIS
Ambient band featuring well-known fusionists BILL LASWELL, ZAKIR HUSSAIN and BADAL ROY.

Standard line-up: Nicky Stoplesis (guitar), Liebziet (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), Simon Shaheen (violin, oud), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Badal Roy (tabla)

Album: Wake Up and Dream (1998, Cyber Octave 46408)

EMAM

Web page: home.earthlink.net/~emam/friends.html

Emam's group features ANCIENT FUTURE members Matthew Montfort and MINDIA DEVI, and eminent musicians ZAKIR HUSSAIN, FAZAL QURESHI, HABIB KHAN, GEORGE BROOKS and SIVAMANI.

Album: Indian Dream (1994, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Zoltan Lantos (violin, tanpura), Naushad Ahmed (tabla), Emam (dumbak, tabla, guitar), Gaurang Choudhary (mandal), Deepak Ram (bansuri), Turkantam (guitar, keys, vocals), Taufiq (drums), Babu Lal (dholak), Farhad Dadyburjor (keys), M.H. Khan (sitar), Sami Khan (sarod), Ravi Rohtgi (dholak)

Album: Is This Real? (1995, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Doug Miller (bass), Emam (percussion, guitar), Farhad (keys), Gareth Lewis (sitar), Gary Haggerty (oud, violin), Geoff Johns (dumbek), Habib Khan (sitar), Leroy Critcher (guitar), Maha Avatar Babaji (vocals), Matthew Montfort (guitar), Mindia Klein, (flute), Naushad Ahmed (tabla), Nishikant (tabla), Mylinda (marimba), Paul Grant (santur), Rik Masterson (tanpura), Romy Benton (flute), Taufiq Qureshi (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Zoltan Lantos (violin)

Album: Sacred Insanity (1998, Eternal Music)
Personnel: Emam (tabla), Gary Haggerty (oud, mandocello, violin), George Brooks (sax), Jeffrey Sick (violin), Jillian Speer (vocals, guitar), Kip Richardson (drums), Manose (bamboo flute), Matthew Montfort (guitar), Moses Sedler (cello), Narottama Alden (bass), Phil Baker (bass), Shabda Kahn (vocals), Sivamani (drums)

EMBRYO
Embryo was a jazz/rock/ethno-fusion group from Germany featuring African and Indian musicians. PETER MICHAEL HAMEL was among the regular members.

Standard line-up: Christian Burchard, Peter Michael Hamel, Roman Bunka

Album: Apo Calypso (1977, April)
Personnel: ? (includes Trilok Gurtu and Shoba Gurtu)

Album: La Blama Sparozzi (1982, Materiali Sonori 1034 [2 CD set])

Album: Zack Gluck (1984, Materiali Sonori)

Album: Turn/Peace (1989, Schneeboll/Materiali Sonori schn104526)

FACING EAST
While billing itself as a world music ensemble (with such musical titles as Irish Rag), Facing East (featuring flutist John Wubbenhorst) demonstrates strong roots in the Indian classical music. Their melding of eastern and western styles is seamless, and the group is one of the better practitioners of Indian/jazz fusion out there _parent now.

Album: facing BELOVED (2003, Facing East Productions)
Personnel: John Wubbenhorst (flute), Subash Chandran (percussion), Ganesh Kumar (percussion), Jorge Zamorano (guitar), Steve Zerlin (bass)

ENZO FAVATA

Web page: www.voyagensardaigne.it/home_e.html

Favata's music is refreshingly different. While jazz and Classical Indian are elements, the music draws on numerous other styles and cultures (most notably Italian), evoking something akin to the sounds of Oregon and the Paul Winter Consort.

Album: Jana (1992)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, percussion), Marcello Peghin (zither), Roberto Pellegrini (vibraphone, percussion), Rashmi V. Bhatt (tabla, vocals, pakawaj), Giovanni Maccioccu (cello), Nicola Muresu (bass), Pinuccio Murrai (percussion), Antonello Salis (accordion), Elena Ledda (vocals), Lucio Garau (piano), Gruppo Folk Onnigazza (percussion)

Album: Islà (1994)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, flute, percussion), Marcello Peghin (zither), Riccardo Tesi (organ), Federico Sanesi (tabla, percussion), Elena Ledda (vocals), Salvatore Maiore (contrabbass), Franca Deriu (viola, violin), Giovanni Macciocu (cello), Tatsuro Matzui (vocals), Kenji Sadoshi (vocals)

Album: Ajò (1997)
Personnel: Enzo Favata (sax, vocals), Marcello Peghin (zither), Salvatore Maltana (contrabass), Federico Sanesi (tabla, percussion), Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon)

FLAIRCK

Web page: www.alfanet.hu/flairck/

Dutch folk/jazz/classical band led by composer/guitarist Erik Visser. As far as I know, the album listed below is their only recording with both Classical Indian and Jazz influences.

Album: Variaties Op Een Dame {Variations on a Lady} (1978, Polydor LP 2925072/LP 2417330/MC 3167072/MC 3195209/CD 825071-2
Personnel: Erik Visser (guitar, sitar, mandolin, mandola), Peter Weekers (flutes), Judy Schomper (strings), Hans Visser guitar, bass), Fred Krems (percussion)

REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS
Like Mickey Hart's projects, Flatischler brings together a flock of famous, talented percussionists to perform a suite of compositions with a variety of flavors, including heavy Indian influences. The lineup inludes ZAKIR HUSSAIN, AIRTO MOREIRA and GLEN VELEZ.

Album: Layers of Time (1996, Ellipsis Arts CD4130)
Personnel: Reinhard Flatischler (tschanggo, buk, rantang), Zakir Hussain (tabla, dholak), Airto Moreira (percussion), Wolfgang Puschnig (alto sax, flutes), Glen Velez (tar, bodhran, riqq), and others

BELA FLECK
Well-known banjo player who crosses over numerous genres; his album Tabula Rasa, which co-stars perennial Indian guitarist VISHWA MOHAN BHATT, is dedicated "to Pandit Ravi Shankar and Earl Scruggs." PAUL MCCANDLESS is featured on a number of the Flecktones albums, and Fleck has recorded with numerous other artists, including CURANDERO.

Artist: Bela Fleck and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Album: Tabula Rasa (1996, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-44-CD)
Personnel: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (veena), Bela Fleck (banjo), Poovalur Srinivasan (mridangam), Ronu Majumdar (flute), Sangeetha (violin), Jie Bie Chen (er-hu)

Artist: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Album: Live at the Quick (2002, Columbia CK86355)
Personnel: Bela Fleck (banjos, guitar), Jeff Coffin (sax, clarinet, flute), Future Man (drumitar, percussion, vocals), Victor Lemonte Wooten (bass, synth), Sandip Burman (tabla), Andy Narell (steel pans, keys), Paul Hanson (bassoon), Paul McCandless (oboe, English horn, sax), and Congar ol'Ondar (Tuvan throat singing)

PETER GABRIEL -- see JON HASSELL, L. SHANKAR

SYLVAIN GAGNON
Full-fledged jazz fusion, mostly fused with the Karnatic style of South Indian classical music.

Album: New Friends [with O.S. Arun] (1998, Lost Chart)
Personnel: Sylvain Gagnon (bass), O.S. Arun (vocals), Guy Thouin (tabla), Jean Sebastian (keys, guitar), Anandan (percussion), Jean Coma (drums)

JAN GARBAREK
Garbarek collaborates with instrumentalists from throughout the world, often with Brazilian artists EGBERTO GISMONTI (guitar) and NANA VASCONCELOS (percussion). He has also collaborated with RALPH TOWNER, L. SHANKAR, TRILOK GURTU and ZAKIR HUSSAIN.

Album: Ragas and Sagas [with Ustad Fateh Ali Khan] (1992, ECM 1442)
Personnel: Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (vocal), Jan Garbarek (sax), Ustad Shaukat Hussain (tabla), Ustad Nazim Ali Khan (sarangi), Deepika Thathaal (vocal), Manu Katché (drums)

Album: Madar (1994, ECM 1515)
Personnel: Jan Garbarek (sax), Anouar Brahem (oud), Ustad Shaukat Hussain (tabla)

JERRY GARCIA -- see MICKEY HART, SANJAY MISHRA

GILBERTO GIL

Web page: www.gilbertogil.com.br

Gil is a prolific Brazilian vocalist, whose line-up on the below-listed album includes TRILOK GURTU.

Album: O Sol De Oslo (1999, Blue Jackel Records)
Personnel: Gilberto Gil (guitar, vocals), Trilok Gurtu (percussion, vocals), et al

DIZZY GILLESPIE
This famous veteran jazz musician teams up with BADAL ROY and well-known percussionist AIRTO MOREIRA on his his album Syllabus.

Album: Syllabus (1976, Sony)
Perssonel: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Badal Roy (tabla), Airto Moreira (percussion)

EGBERTO GISMONTI
Brazilian Gismonti is one of the ECM label's outstanding musicians; anyone familiar with their wonderful line of recordings will be associated with some of his voluminous work. He is accompanied at times by fellow ECM artists (and preeminent Indian fusion artists) L. SHANKAR, NANA VASCONCELOS, COLLIN WALCOTT, RALPH TOWNER and JAN GARBAREK, as well as having performed with OREGON.

Album: Sol Do Meio Dia (1977, ECM 1116)
Personnel: Egberto Gismonti (guitars, piano, percussion, flute), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Ralph Towner (guitar), Collin Walcott (tabla), Jan Garbarek (sax)

Album: Circense (1979, ECM)
Personnel: Egberto Gismonti (keys, percussion), L. Shankar (violin), et al

STU GOLDBERG
Another jazz artist who collaborated with Indian-jazz fusion great L. SUBRAMANIAM (and jazz guitarist LARRY CORYELL) on his own album, and with JOHN MCLAUGHLIN with the latter's One Truth Band.

Album: Solos, Duos, Trio (1978, Pausa 736 {US}, MPS 61400 {Germany})
Personnel: Stu Goldberg (keys), Larry Coryell (guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin)

KADRI GOPALNATH
Self-described "Carnatic saxophonist."

Album: Southern Brothers (1998, Water Lily Acoustics)
Personnel: Kadri Gopalnath (sax), James Newton (flute), Puvalur Srinivasan (mridangam)

STEVE GORN
Former sax player who now plays the Indian bamboo flute (bansuri) with PHIL SCARFF, NANA VASCONCELOS, BADAL ROY and WARREN SENDERS. He also appears on the albums of others, including RAY SPIEGEL.

Album: Asian Journal [with Nana Vasconcelos, Badal Roy and Mike Richmond] (1979, Music of the World H-303 [cass], Nomad/Music of the World 50303 [CD])
Personnel: Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Mike Richmond (bass), Steve Gorn (flute, sax), Badal Roy (percussion), Bob Haddad (bells), Ismet Siral (sax), Murat Verdi (percussion)

Album: Wings & Shadows (1997, Bamboo Ras Productions BRQ-5339)
Personnel: Steve Gorn (bansuri, clarineti), Warren Senders (tamboura, kalimba, percussion)

TRILOK GURTU
Gurtu really gets around in the Indian-jazz fusion world; in addition to the performers (DON CHERRY, JAN GARBAREK, L. SHANKAR, RALPH TOWNER, and NANA VASCONCELOS) on the albums listed below, he has accompanied JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, performed with MICKEY HART's group, and became a permanent member (following the death of COLLIN WALCOTT in 1984) of OREGON, having also played on a solo album (Heresay, not an Indian-jazz fusion album) of Oregon's PAUL MCCANDLESS . Other notable jazz musicians with whom he has played include Pat Metheny and Joe Zawinul. He also collaborated with ZAKIR HUSSAIN, USTAD SULTAN KHAN, TALVIN SINGH, and BILL LASWELL as part of the band TABLA BEAT SCIENCE. Also check out EMBRYO, NGUYEN LE, MARK NAUSEEF, BARRE PHILLIPS, TAKIS BARBERIS, GILBERTO GIL, PHAROAH SANDERS and WORLD MUSIC MEETING.

Album: African Fantasy (2000, Escapade ESC 03664-2)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Java Deva (guitar, guimbri), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Nicolas Fiszman (Bass, Guitar, Synth), Ravi Chary (sitar), Sabine Kabongo (vocals), Esmerelda Sciascia (vocals), Angelique Kidjo (vocals), Oumou Sangare (vocals)

Album: Usfret (1988, CMP 33)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion, voice), Shobha Gurtu (voice), Ralph Towner (guitars, keys), Pat Metheny (guitar), Don Cherry (trumpet), L. Shankar (violin), Daniel Goyone (keys), Jonas Hellborg (bass), Walter Quintus (tamboura)

Album: Living Magic (1991, CMP 50)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Jan Garbarek (sax), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Daniel Goyone (keys), Nicolas Fiszman (bass, guitar), Tunde Jegede (kora, piano), Shanthi Rao (veena)

Album: Crazy Saints (1993, CMP 66)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Shobha Gurtu (vocals), Daniel Goyone (keys), Pat Matheny (guitar), Joe Zawinul (keys), Ernst Reijseger (cello), Marc Bertaux (bass)

Album: Believe (1994, CMP 75)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Daniel Goyone (keys), Dave Gilmore (guitar), Chris Minh Doky (bass)

Album: Bad Habits Die Hard (1996, CMP 80)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Bill Evans (sax), Mark Feldman (violin), Daniel Goyone (keys), Dave Gilmore (guitar), Chris Minh Doky (bass)

Album: Glimpse (1997, CMP 85)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Geetha Bennett (veena, vocals), Nando Carneiro (guitar), Lars Danielson (bass, cello), Jaya Deva (guitar, vocals, gnaoua, qaraqaba), Andy Emler (piano, harmonium), Paolo Fresu (horns), Teodosil Spassov (kaval)

Album: Kathak (1999, Escapade 03655)
Personnel: Trilok Gurtu (percussion, voice), Jaya Deva Ganawa (voice, guitar), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Ravi Chary (sitar, harmonium), Neneh Cherry (voice), Shobha Gurtu (voice), Steve Lukather (guitar), Theodosii Spassov (kaval)

CHARLIE HADEN -- see CARLA BLEY, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, ALICE COLTRANE, DAVID LIEBMAN

PETER MICHAEL HAMEL
Best known for his work with Indian-jazz fusion group BETWEEN, composer/keyboardist/author Hamel boasts a number of solo projects and collaborations spanning a variety of styles. The albums listed below incorporate Indian scales.

Album: Hamel (1973; Vertigo 664 1055)
Personnel: Peter Michael Hamel (keys, vocals)

Album: Aura (Wergo SM-1009)

Album: Nada (1977, Celestial Harmonies 13001 [lp], Wergo 1013 [lp], Celestial Harmonies MC-001/CEL 001 [cass])
Personnel: Peter Michael Hamel (keys), Anatol Arkus (drones), Ulrich Kraus (synth)

HERBIE HANCOCK -- see MILES DAVIS, L. SUBRAMANIAM

JOHN HANDY
Handy has recorded and toured extensively with omnipresent Indian-Jazz fusion artists L. SUBRAMANIAM, ALI AKBAR KHAN and ZAKIR HUSSAIN.

Album: Karuna Supreme (1976, MPS 2022791)
Personnel: John Handy (sax), Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Yogesh S. Sahota (tamboura)

Artist: Rainbow
Album: Rainbow (1981, Verve/MPS 821-666-4)
Personnel: John Handy (sax), Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), L. Subramaniam (violin), Shyam Kane (tabla), Mary Johnson (tamboura).

Album: Two Originals [with Ali Akbar Khan] (MPS 519 195-2 [2-CD set])

Album: John Handy's Musical Dreamland (1991)
Personnel: John Handy (sax), Pandit Prakash Maharaj (tabla), Vikash Maharaj (sarod), Günther Paust (tanpura), David Friesen (bass)

JOE HARRIOT
Innovative avant-garde jazz alto saxophonist who features Indian musicians. The first two albums listed below are among the earliest Classical Indian/Jazz fusion albums recorded, and featured JOHN MAYER. They have since been re-issued as a double CD.

Artist: Joe Harriott Double Quintet
Album: Indo-Jazz Suite (1965, Columbia SX 6025; Atlantic 1465; reissued 1999 on Koch KOC-CD 8512)

Artist: Joe Harriot with John Mayer Double Quintet
Album: Indo-Jazz Fusions (1966, Columbia SX 6122; 1968, EMI duo123; 1967, Atlantic SD 1482)
Personnel: Joe Harriott (alto), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Shake Keane (trumpet, fluegelhorn), Pat Smythe (piano), Coleridge Goode (bass), Allan Ganley (drums), John Mayer (violin; director), Chris Taylor (flute), Diwan Motihar (sitar), Chandrahas Paigankar (tambura), Shyam Kane (tabla).

Album: Indo-Jazz Fusions II (1967, Columbia SX 6215)
Personnel: Joe Harriott (sax), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet/flugelhorn), Pat Smythe (piano), Coleridge Goode (bass), Jackie Dougan (drums), John Mayer (violin), Diwan Motihar (sitar), Chandrahas Paigankar (tambura), Keshav Sathe (tabla), Chris Taylor (flute)

MICKEY HART

Web page: mhart.com

Mickey Hart, perhaps best known as drummer for former rock group The Grateful Dead, is a musicologist who has assembled unparalleled percussion ensembles encompassing musicians from throughout the world. TRILOK GURTU, ZAKIR HUSSAIN and T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM, three of Indian-jazz fusion's more prolific artists, appear on his albums, as does former Grateful Dead guitarist JERRY GARCIA and ubiquitous percussionists USTAD ALLA RAKHA, AIRTO MOREIRA and RAY SPIEGEL.

Album: Rolling Thunder (1972, Warner Brothers 2635 {US}, K 46182 {UK})
Personnel: Mickey Hart (drums, vocal), Stephen Stills (guitar, vocal), John Cipollina (guitar), Steve Shuster (flute), Tower of Power (horns), Phil Lesh (vocal), Paul Kantner (vocal), Jerry Garcia (guitar), Barry Melton (guitar), David Freiberg (keys, guitar, vocal, bass), Mike Hinton (marimba), Greg Enrico (drums), Carmelo Garcia (percussion), Bill Champlin (keys), Robbie Stokes (guitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Terry Hagerty (bass), Bon Weir (guitar, vocal), Alla Rakha (tabla), Grace Slick (vocal), Sam Andrew (guitar), Nancy Hinton (marimba)

Artist: Diga Rhythm Band
Album: Diga Rhythm Band (1976, UA Round UAS 29975 {UK}, RXLA 600G {US}, Rykodisk 10101)
Personnel: Mickey Hart, Jim Loveless, Ray Spiegel, Joy Schulman, Arshed Syed, Tor Dietrichson, Zakir Hussain, Jordan Amarantha, Ashim Chaudhuri, Peter Carmichael, Vince Deleacho (all percussion)

Artist: Mickey Hart
Album: At The Edge (1990, Rykodisk)
Personnel: Mickey Hart (synths, whistle), Jerry Garcia (synthesizer, guitar), Airto Moreira (vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (percussion), Creek Hart (drums, keys), Taro S. Hart (drums), Zakir Hussain (percussion), Jose Lorenzo (berimbau), Babatunde Olatunji (percussion)
Note: This is the audio companion to Hart's book Drumming at the Edge of Magic

Artist: Mickey Hart
Album: Planet Drum (1991, Rykodisk 10206)
Personnel: Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram

FAREED HAQUE

Home page: www.fareed.com

Guitarist who's album Opaque has Indian influences.

Album: Opaque (1995, Blue Note CDP 7243)
Personnel: Fareed Haque (guitar), Mark Walker (percussion), Jonathan Paul (bass), Hamid Drake (tabla)

Album: Sacred Addiction (1993)
Personnel: Fareed Haque (guitar), Charles Fambrough (bass), John Leftwich (bass), Buzzy Feiten (guitar), Doug Webb (sax), Patrice Rushen (keys), David Goldblatt (keys), Billy Childs (piano), Tom Brechtlein (drums), Luis Conte (percussion), Sal Marquez (trumpet)

JON HASSELL
Hassell, like a number of people listed in this guide, spent some time studying Indian vocal technique (with Pandit Pran Nath), which he incorporated into his trumpet playing. His collaborations with famous musicians are numerous, including PETER GABRIEL, Brian Eno, RY COODER, NANA VASCONCELOS, The Talking Heads, and BADAL ROY.

Album: Vernal Equinox (1978, Lovely Music CD-1021; LP-1021)
Personnel: Jon Hassell (trumpet, keys), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), David Rosenboom (mbira, tabla, percussion), Miguel Frasconi (claves, bells), Nicolas Kilbourn (mbira, talking drum), William Winant (rattles, kanjira)

Album: Earthquake Island (1978, Tomato, TOM-7019; 269612)
Personnel: Jon Hassell (trumpet, synths), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Miroslav Vitous (bass), Claudio Faereira (guitar, bass), Ricardo Silveira (guitar), Badal Roy (tabla), Dom Um Romao (percussion), Clarice Taylor (vocals)

Album: Fascinoma [with Ry Cooder and Jacky Terrasson] (1999, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-70-CD)
Personnel: Jon Hassell (trumpet), Jacky Terrasson (piano), Ronu Majumdar (bansuri), Ry Cooder (guitar)

RICHIE HAVENS

Web page: www.richiehavens.com/

Havens' single (as far as i know) contribution to the genre is a collaboration with COLLIN WALCOTT on two of the songs which appear on the album Richard P. Havens 1983.

Album: Richard P. Havens 1983 (1969, Verve 3047 [LP]; 1983 Forecast FTS-3047 [LP]; 1969 Verve/Forecast 3047 (2) [LP], 1983 Verve 835212 [CD]; 1983 CD Forecast SE-4700-2 [CD]; 1990 Polygram 835212 [CD])
Personnel: Richie Havens (guitar, sitar, vocals), Stephen Stills (bass), Warren Bernhardt (keys), Jeremy Steig (flute), Collin Walcott (sitar), Carol Hunter (bass), Daniel Ben Zebulon (drums), Brad Campbell (bass), Bob Chase (percussion), Diane Comins (harmonica), Jim Fairs (bass), Charles Howall (vocals), Teddy Irwin (guitar), J. Bruce Langhorne (guitar), Ken Lauber (keys), Donald McDonald (drums), Arnie Moore (bass), Weldon Myrick (guitar), John Ord (keys), Skip Prokop (drums), Charles Small (keys), Paul Williams (guitar)

ANTHONY HINDSON
Although Remember Shakti lays heir apparent to the Shakti name and personnel, among Indian/jazz musicians Anthony Hindson is one of today's finest exponents of the high-energy Indian fusion made famous by Shakti. It is probably no coincidence that three of Shakti's original members (ZAKIR HUSSAIN, L SHANKAR and T.H. (Vikku) VINAYAKRAM) appear with Hindson on his It's A Curious Life. His music, while true to the traditions of the genre, nonetheless breathe new life into the style. Excerpts can be heard at www.windinhare.com.

Album: It's A Curious Life (1999, Wind in Hare CD 1001)
Personnel: Anthony Hindson (guitar/vocals), Jack Bruce (bass/vocals), L. Shankar (violin), Tony Willams (drums), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Gary Husband (drums/keys), Scott Thunes (bass), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (ghatam), John Good (flute), Mark Robertson (keys), Deborah Winters (vocal)

DAVE HOLLAND -- see ALICE COLTRANE, COLLIN WALCOTT

PAUL HORN
Jazz artist Horn has been a session musician with such legendary figures as Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Chick Corea, Buddy Rich, Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell and RAVI SHANKAR. Among his New Age albums are the following, which contain Indian influences:

Album: Paul Horn in India & Kashmir [re-release of two previous albums] (Black Sun Music 15009-2)

Album: In Kashmir (Cosmic Consciousness) (1967, World Pacific, WPS-21445; WP 1445)

Album: In India (1976, Blue Note {US}, BNLAD 519 {UK})

Album: Inside the Taj Mahal (1968, Kuckock 062; Planet Earth Music)

DAVID BRUCE HUGHES

Web page: www.mindspring.com/~dbhughes/

David Bruce Hughes is the exponent of a unique form of classical Indian/jazz fusion which he refers to as "RagaJazz." More about this style can be gleaned from his web page and audio clips from his recordings can be heard at his MP3 page at www.mp3.com/DavidBruceHughes/.

Album: The Vrndavan-lila Recording Project (12-album recording project)

Album: Kalachandji

Album: Vipralambha (1997)

Album: Kalachandji (1998)

Album: Khammaj (1999)

Album: Hare Krsna Kirtan (1999)

Album: Wajad (2000)

Album: Nisanta-lila - Early Morning Pastimes (2000)

ZAKIR HUSSAIN

Web page: www.zakirhussain.com (not yet complete as of this writing)

This master tabla player, son of USTAD ALLA RAKHA and brother of FAZAL QURESHI, has performed with many of the artists in this guide, as well as a number of rock artists (e.g., Van Morrison, George Harrison, and Nova, an early Phil Collins band). He is a former member of SHAKTI and a current member of its reincarnation REMEMBER SHAKTI, continues to collaborate with Shakti/Remember Shakti members JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, L. SHANKAR, L. SUBRAMANIAM and T.H. VINAYAKRAM on many of their other albums. His recent collaboration, as part of the band TABLA BEAT SCIENCE, included USTAD SULTAN KHAN, TALVIN SINGH, TRILOK GURTU, and BILL LASWELL. See also MINDIA DEVI, REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS, JAN GARBAREK, MICKEY HART, PHAROAH SANDERS, WOLFGANG SCHMID, RAY SPIEGEL, AIRTO MOREIRA and EKSTASIS.

Artist: Shanti
Album: Shanti (1971, Atlantic SD 8302)
Personnel: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Ashish Khan (sarod), Neil Seidel (guitar), Pranesh Khan (tabla)

Album: Making Music (1986, ECM 1349)
Personnel: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Jan Garbarek (sax), John McLaughlin (guitar), Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute)

Album: Colours (1997, BMG)
Personnel: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Kunnakudi Vaithyanathan (violin), Shivamani (percussion), Dilip (keys), The Madras Philharmonic Orchestra

Album: Masters Of Percussion (1996, Moment! Records MR 1012)
Personnel: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Narada Michael Walden (drums), Giovanni (Vince) Hidalgo (conga), Harishankar (kanjira), Fazal Qureshi (tabla tarang), Arjun Shejwal (pakhwaj), Taufiq Qureshi (madal tarang), Sivaraman (mridangam), T.H. Vinayakram (Ghatam)

Album: Zakir Hussain and the Rhythm Experience (1991, Moment! Records MR 1007)
Personnel: Mickey Hart (percussion), Mel Martin (sax), Sultan Khan (sarangi), Arshad Syed, Aushim Chaudhuri, Vince Delgado, Zakir Hussain (percussion), Ustad Azkir Hussain (percussion), Jim Loveless (percussion), Narada Michael Walden (drums), Fazal Qureshi (percussion), Ustad Alla Rakha (tabla, recitation), Lukrezia Schacht (tanpura), Ray Spiegel (tabla), Dana Pandey

ILAYARAAJA

Web page: www.raajangahm.com

A prolific classically-trained Indian composer, Maestro Ilayaraaja also plays guitar and harmonium.

Album: How to Name It

Album: Nothing But Wind...

INDO-BRITISH ENSEMBLE

Album: Curried Jazz (1969, MFP 1307)
Personnel: Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn, trumpet), Jeff Clyne (bass)

INDOFUNK

Web page: IndofunkCity.com

Indofunk is one of a growing number of new groups fusing Indian music with a variety of modern sounds, including hip-hop. Trumpeter Satish's funky and distinctly jazzy inflections are an integral part of their unique sound. Their live performances have featured LEE BOICE.

Album: Indofunk (2000, Saraswati Records SR01)
Personnel: Satish (trumpet), Toshi Someya (bass), Hary Ganglberger (drums), Walter Fishbacher (keys), Murali Balachandran (mridangam), Bill Buchen (tabla), Henock Temesgen (bass), Sean Dixon (drums), Emmanuel Rueffler (keys), Naren Budhakar (tabla)

Album: The Basement Sessions (2002, Saraswati Records SR02)
Personnel: Satish (trumpet & slide trumpets), Lee Boice (guitar), Bill Buchen (tablas), Walter Fishbacher (keyboards), Hary Ganglberger (drums), Bryon Hankins (bass), Stephen James (sarod & violin), Sandhya Sanjana (vocals)

VIJAY IYER

Web page: www.cnmat.berkeley.edu/~vijay/

Iyer performs in the Bay Area and elsewhere, and currently leads three groups: the Vijay Iyer Trio, Spirit Complex, and Poisonous Prophets. All three ensembles, along with special guests Steve Coleman and George Lewis, are featured on his CD Memorophilia.

Album: Memorophilia (1995, Asian Improv Records 15 [CD]; 1998, Noir 13 [CD]; 1996, XDot25 15 [CD])
Personnel: Francis Wong (sax), Jeff Brock (bass), Vijay Iyer (piano), Liberty Ellman (guitar), Elliot Humberto Kavee (drums), Brad Hargreaves (drums), Spirit Complex Ensemble

Album: Architextures (1998, Noir 14)
Personnel: Jeff Brock (bass), Rudresh Mahanthappa (sax), Vijay Iyer (piano), Aaron Stewart (sax), Liberty Ellman (guitar), Brad Hargreaves (drums), Eric Crystal (sax)

STEPHEN JAMES

Web page: homepage.mac.com/tjorgensen/stephenjames.html

Stephen James is a sarodist with a unique playing style. He studied with RAVI SHANKAR and has performed with a number of the artists listed in this guide.

Album: Waiting for the Dawn (with Federico Sanesi) (Dunya FY 8024)
Personnel: Stephen James (sarod, violin), Federico Sanesi (percussion)

PERCY JONES
L. SHANKAR joins Jones on his album Propeller Music. Jones also contributes to the music of JON HASSELL.

Album: Propeller Music (1994, Hot Wire 9004; 1996 EFA 15783)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), Sterling Campbell (drums), Percy Jones (bass, keys), Anton Sanko (keys), Jeff Llewelyn (guitar), Joe Sofia (vocals)

PREM JOSHUA

Album purchases: Send e-mail to noveauxshakti@yahoo.com.

Prem Joshua is a multi-intrumentalist, performing not only on winds (flute, sax) but also on strings (sitar) and other instruments. He is schooled in styles from India, Afghanistan, Greece and Turkey. His fusion incorporates jazz, Classical Indian, Middle Eastern and African percussion elements, emphasizing the bond between Indian and jazz rhythms.

Album: Terra Incognito - Tribal Gathering (1989, New Earth Records)
Personnel: Prem Joshua (sax/flute/sitar/santoor/dilruba/vocals), Rishi Vlote (percussion/keys), Manish Vyas (tabla/harmoniom/vocals), Bharti Yuko Sugisaka (keys), Chintan S. Relenberg (bass/guitar), Ravi Freeman (keys), Avinash (violin), Pagnamenta (bass/percussion), Mohan Pepito Homes (keys).

Album: Dance Of Shakti (2001, Spice Records)
Personnel: Prem Joshua (sitar, flute, dilruba, vocals), Manish Vyas (tabla), Rishi Vlote (percussion) et al

Album: Tales Of the Dacing River (1991, New Earth Records)

Album: Hamsafar (1993, New Earth Records)

Album: Desert Visions (1995, New Earth Records)

Album: Lifelines (1997, Spice Records)

Album: Secret Of the Wind (1998, New Earth Records)

Album: Mudra (1999, Spice Records)

Album: Sky Kisses Earth (2000, Spice Records)

KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION -- see CHARLIE MARIANO, R.A. RAMAMANI

KHAN FAMILY

Album: European Jazz Ensemble Meets the Khan Family (1992, M.A Music 807)
Personnel: Ustad Zamir Ahmed Khan (sitar, tabla), Irshad Hussain Khan (tabla), Ustad Munir Khan (sarangi), Thomas Heberer (horns), Manfred Schoof (horns), Rainer Winterschladen (horns), E.L. Petrowsky (sax), Gerd Dudeck (sax), Stan Sulzmann (sax, flute), Philip Catherine (guitar), Ali Haurand (bass), Tony Levin (drums), Joachim Kuhn (piano), Rob Van Den Broeck (piano), Uschi Bruning (vocals)

ALI AKBAR KHAN

Home page: www.ammp.com/aak.html

This master sarod player appears with RAVI SHANKAR in classical performances; he also appears on an Indian-jazz fusion album with JOHN HANDY. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan tutored many students, including JAI UTTAL. Among his many other accomplishments, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan has established the Ali Akbar School of Music in California.

Album: Journey (1992; Triloka 7887 184 2)
Personnel: Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), Jai Uttal (synth., keys), Brian Godding (guitar), Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla, percussion), Pranesh Khan (tabla), John Bergamo (chimes, bells, conga, drums), James Pomerantz (sitar, tanpura), Mala Ganguli (tanpura)

HABIB KHAN
This sitarist has performed with EMAM, PAT MARTINO, and DJ CHEB I SABAH. His album Ecstasy includes GEORGE BROOKS and ANCIENT FUTURE member Matthew Montfort

Album: Ecstasy
Personnel: Ustad Habib Khan (sitar), Matthew Montfort (guitar), Danny Gottlieb (drums), George Brooks (sax), Alan Kushan (santur), Ira Stein (piano), Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla), Hans Christian (cello, bass), Irina Mikhailova (vocals)

USTAD SULTAN KHAN
Noted sarangi expert who has appeared on numerous albums in this listing, including those by GEORGE BROOKS, DIZRHYTHMIA, DJ CHEB I SABAH and ROY VENKATARAMAN. His recent collaboration, as part of the band TABLA BEAT SCIENCE, included ZAKIR HUSSAIN, TALVIN SINGH, TRILOK GURTU, and BILL LASWELL.

Artist: Astral Fission
Album: Sarangi Espania (1993, PAN Music)
Personnel: Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Marco Salaun (guitar), ? (tabla)

Album: Friends Across Boundries (Ninaad Music 0031)
Personnel: Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Jonas Hellborg (bass), Fazal Qureshi (tabla)

USTAD FATEH ALI KHAN -- see JAN GARBAREK

VOLKER KRIEGEL
This guitarist was reputedly highly revered in Germany for some time. This is the only album where he plays sitar as well.

Album: Spectrum (1971; MPS 68034)
Personnel: John Taylor (piano), Volker Kriegel (guitar, sitar), Peter Trunk (bass), Peter Baumeister, Cees See (percussion)

JOLLY KUNJAPPU

Home page: www.kunjappu.com/

Indian-born Kunjappu resettled in Europe and collaborated with a number of western musicians of various genres, including the Rolling Stones, LARRY CORYELL and AIRTO MOREIRA.

Album: Touching the Spirit (1998, Magnasound C4IG2556)
Personnel: Jolly Kunjappu, Roykey Wydh, Oliver Hahn, Yukari Sakai

Album: Power of Silence

Album: From Here Forever

Album: It's Magic

Album: Warm Embrace

STEVE LACY
Steve Lacy is perhaps best known for his solo works on the soprano sax. His long career in jazz includes the following collaboration with Indian instrumentalists.

Album: Explorations (1987, Jazz Point jp 1020)
Personnel: Subroto Roy Chowdhury (sitar), Steve Lacy (sax), Shibsankar Ray (tabla), Patricia Martin (tamboura)

BILL LASWELL
Another who features the perennial Indian-jazz fusion artists L. SHANKAR, TRILOK GURTU, USTAD SULTAN KHAN, TALVIN SINGH, and ZAKIR HUSSAIN. Laswell, who was a member of EKSTASIS and TABLA BEAT SCIENCE, has played with well-known jazz artist Wayne Shorter, and features noted beat poet William S. Burroughs on several of his albums. Laswell's label Axiom has a number of interesting recordings, including a number by his ever-changing group Material, under which name the following albums are found:

Album: Hear No Evil (1988, Venture 90888-2; Venture 90888-4 [cass], Virgin 90888 [LP]; 1990, Atlantic 90888 [CD])
Personnel: Nicky Skopelitas (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), L. Shankar (violin), Aiyb Dieng (percussion), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Zakir Hussain (percussion)

Album: Hallucination Engine (1994, Axiom 314-518351-2 [CD], Axiom 314-518351-4 [Cass])
Personnel: Simon Shaheen (violin, oud), Bernie Worrell (keys), Bill Laswell (bass), Wayne Shorter (sax), Bootsy Collins (bass), Jeff Bova (synth), William S. Burroughs (vocals), Aiyb Dieng (percussion), Sly Dunbar (drums), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Jonas Hellborg (guitar, bass), Nicky Skopelitis (synth, guitar, baglama, sitar), L. Shankar (violin), Liu Sola (vocals), T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (ghatam), Jihad Racy (ney)

Album: Intonarumori (2000, Axiom)
Personnel: Bill Laswell (bass), Killah Priest, Flavor Flav, Kool Keith, Ramm Ell Zee

NGUYEN LE
This fusion guitarist hails from Vietnam, but was born and bred in France. His fretless guitar sounds remarkably similar to a Carnatic-style violin; his collaboration with TRILOK GURTU no doubt is a fine complement to his Indian fusion sound.

Album: Tales From Vietnam (ACT Jazz [Europe]; Blue Jackel Records [U.S.A])
Personnel: Nguyen Le (guitar), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Paolo Fresu (trumpet), Steve (percussion), et al

LES MISERABLES BRASS BAND

Album: Manic Traditions (1990, Northeastern NR 5004; 1994, Northeastern 5004)
Personnel: Frank London (trumpet), Jeanne Snodgrass (trumpet), Dave Harris (trombone), Vinny Nobile (trombone), W. Marshall Sealy (french horn), Matt Darriau (woodwinds), Marcus Rojas (tuba), Taki Masuko (percussion), John Arrucci (percussion)

DAVID LIEBMAN
A Miles Davis alumnus who played on JOHN McLAUGHLIN'S My Goals Beyond; also led the band "Lookout Farm" in the 1970s featuring BADAL ROY. His album Sweet Hands includes JOHN ABERCROMBIE, CHARLIE HADEN and BADAL ROY. He has performed with numerous jazz greats, including MILES DAVIS.

Album: Lookout Farm (1975, EMI 1039, Jugoton (YU)LSY61323, ECM 1039)
Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar), Richie Beirach (piano), Don Alias (percussion), Badal Roy (tabla), Armen Halburian (percussion), Dave Liebman (flute, sax), Steve Sattan (percussion), Eleana Sternberg (vocals), Frank Tusa (bass, guitar), Jeffrey Baylor Williams (drums)

Album: Sweet Hands (1975, A&M; 1977, Horizon 702/SP 702)
Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar), Richie Beirach (percussion, keys), Arooj Lazewal (sitar), Don Alias (percussion), Badal Roy (tabla, vocals), Charlie Haden (bass), Dave Liebman (flute, sax), Gita Roy (tambourine), Frank Tusa (bass), Jeffrey Baylor Williams (drums)

PETE LOCKETT

Web page: www.petelockett.com

Lockett's credits are expansive, covering a wide range of styles and percussion instruments. He has recorded and/or toured with an amazing array of world-class musicians, including NITIN SAWHNEY, and jazz great Bill Bruford. His credits extend as well to numerous movie and television soundtracks.

Artist: Joji Hirota and Pete Lockett
Album: Taiko to Tabla (1998, EMI)
Personnel: Pete Lockett, Joji Hirota

Artist: Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks
Album: One (1999, MELT)
Personnel: Bill Bruford (drums), Pete Lockett (percussion, sampling), Nana Tsiboe (percussion), Johnny Kalsi and the Dhol Foundation (dhol), Simon Limbrick (vibes, marimba, mallet kat)

LOOPS

Web page: www.kick-art.com.au/loops

Loops is a self-described "loose network of [Australian] musicians" for whom "Indian music has come to play a large part in their music making." The core trio, joined with various other musicians, features original compositions (incorporating jazz, rock and Indian flavors) and and jazz standards with an Indian "twist."

Album: Loops 'Recursion' (JDR 001)
Personnel: Jonathan Dimond (electric bass/tabla), Jamie Clark (electric/acoustic guitar), John Parker (drum kit/percussion)

Album: Loops 'Ek!' (JDR 002 [double CD])
Personnel: Jonathan Dimond (electric bass/tabla), Jamie Clark (electric/acoustic guitar), John Parker (drum kit/percussion)

THE ALAN LORBER ORCHESTRA
Another one of the many groups listed herein with whom COLLIN WALCOTT has played.

Album: Lotus Palace (1967, Verve V-8711; reissued w/bonus tracks 1997, Big Beat 172)
Personnel: Jerome Richardson, Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Alan Lorber production/orchestration), Seymour Barab (cello), Gene Bianco (harp), Louis Haber (violin), George Marge (bassoon, oboe), Hugh McCracken (guitar, bass), Irving Spice (violin), Louis Stone (viola), Howard Hirsch (percussion), Donald Robertson (tamboura)

Standard line-up: Jim Palmer (sarod, harp, guitar), Rebecca Dunnell (flute, recorder), Chris Weigers (bass), Larry LeMasters (tabla, santur)

Album: Lothlorien (1980, private release)
Personnel: Standard, plus Anton Denner (bassoon) and Diane Brown (tamboura)

Album: Spaces (private release)

JIM LOVELESS -- see ANCIENT FUTURE, MICKEY HART

MAHA (formerly SILK) -- see SIVAMANI.

SHANKAR MAHADEVAN

Web page: members.tripod.com/%7Eshankarmahadevan/

Singer Shankar Mahadevan, a member of MYNTA, currently plays Hindi pop in a band which includes LOUIS BANKS. In the past he has recorded with DIVYA, TALVIN SINGH, and SIVAMANI.

MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA
This famous jazz/rock fusion band, led by JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, incorporated numerous Indian influences. The strings were tuned and played in South Indian (Carnatic) style, and Indian scales were used for some of the pieces. The line-up included BILLY COBHAM. Only those albums with indisputably Indian influecens are listed below.

Album: Inner Mounting Flame (1970, Columbia/Legacy)
Personnel: Jerry Goodman (violin), Jan Hammer (keys), Rick Laird (bass), John McLaughlin (synthesizer, guitar), Billy Cobham (bass, drums)

Album: Birds Of Fire (1972, Columbia)
Personnel: Jerry Goodman (violin), Jan Hammer (keys), Rick Laird (bass), John McLaughlin (synthesizer, guitar)

Album: Between Nothingness and Eternity (1972 Columbia)

Album: The Lost Trident Sessions (1999, Columbia)

MANGALAM

Artist's profile: www.enjarecords.com/RIKHY_RAY.htm

When JOHN McLAUGHLIN handed over the guitar he used in Shakti to German guitarist Rikhy Ray, Ray started a group which continued in SHAKTI's musical footsteps. Ray has recorded with percussionist T.H. {Vikku} VINAYAKRAM).

Standard Line-up: Rikhy Ray (guitar), Chella S. Ganesh (percussion), Selva Ganesh (percussion)

Album: Funk Mahal (1995, Magnasound)
Personnel: Standard line-up, plus Chris Gross (drums), Ganesh (violin), Pushpa Sriram (vocals)

Album: Monkey Out of Shakti's Shadow (1996, Magnasound)
Personnel: Standard line-up, plus Raghavendra Rao (violin)

Album: Funky Classical Indian Music (1998, Enja TIP-888 827 2)
Personnel: Standard line-up, plus Chris Gross (drums), Pushpa Sriram (vocals)

CHARLIE MARIANO
Mariano, a sax and flute player with extensive training in Japan, Malaysia and India, has collaborated with many artists on numerous Indian-jazz fusion projects, including LOUIS BANKS, RABIH ABOU-KHALIL, R.A. RAMAMANI, BHAVANI, KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION and the WORLD MUSIC MEETING.

Artist: Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion
Album: Jyothi (1983, ECM 1256)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax, flute), R.A. Ramamani (vocals, tamboura), T.A.S. Mani (mridangam), R.A. Rajagopal (percussion), T.N. Shashikumar (kanjira, konakkol)

Artist: Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion, with R.A. Ramamani
Album: Live (1989, Intuition/VeraBra 2034)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax), T.A.S. Mani (mridamgam), R.A. Ramamani (vocals, konakkol), T. Shashikumar (kanjira), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

Album: Nassim (1998, Off The Wall LC 2887)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax), Paul Shigihara (guitar), Chaouki Smahi (oud), Dave King (bass), Hubert Nuss (piano), Jahia Smahi (darabouka, percussion)

Album: Bangalore (1998, Intuition Records LC 8399)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax), R.A. Ramamani (vocals), T.A.S Mani (mrindangam), Louis Banks (keys), K. Raghavendra (Veena), Dave King (bass), Jacob William (bass), Amit Heri (guitar)

ALAIN MARKUSFELD
French guitarist and pianist who incorporates Indian influences in his music.

Album: La Desert Noir (1977, Egg 900528)

Album: Platock (1978, Egg 900556)

Album: Contemporus (1979, Egg 900581, Visa 7012 [LP])

PAT MARTINO
Guitarist Martino has been cited as one of the first to apply John Coltrane's modal style to the guitar. He collaborated with, among others, HABIB KHAN and ZAKIR HUSSAIN on his album Firedance.

Album: Firedance (1997, Mythos MRCD0007)
Personnel: Pat Martino (guitar), Peter Block (flute), Habib Khan (sitar), Ilya Rayzman (violin), Zakir Hussain (percussion), Sita Chetayar (tamboura)

MASALA

Web Page: www.robotnick.it/Masala/index.html

Masala develops the ancient theory of Indian Raga into the context of European Ambient music, modal Jazz and some of the most innovative experiments with techno music.

Album: Lucid Dreams (2000, Materiali Sonori)
Personnel: Boliwar Miranda, Maurizio Dami, Ranieri Cerelli, Avantika Akerkar, Ettore Bonafè

Drop 7: Music for Meditation (1998, Materiali Sonori)
Personnel: Boliwar Miranda, Maurizio Dami, Ranieri Cerelli, Avantika Akerkar, Ettore Bonafè

MATERIAL -- see BILL LASWELL

JOHN MAYER
Mayer's tenure in the field of Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion is perhaps the longest of any person in this list. His collaborations with JOE HARRIOT are among the earliest "indo-jazz" creations ever, and Mayer continues to compose and perform in this genre with his band "Indo-Jazz Fusions."

Album: Asian Airs (1996, Nimbus NI 5499)
Personnel: John Mayer (violin), Chris Featonby (bass), Steve Tromans (piano), Andrew Bratt (drums), James McDowall (flute), Anna Brooks (sax), Dave Smith (trumpet), Jonathan Mayer (sitar), Ranjit Singh (tabla), Pete Moore (tamboura)

Album: Ragatal (1988, Nimbus NI 5569)
Personnel: John Mayer (violin), Chris Featonby (bass), Steve Tromans (piano), Andrew Bratt (drums), James McDowall (flute), Anna Brooks (sax), Dave Smith (trumpet), Jonathan Mayer (sitar), Harjinder Matharu (tabla), Richard Young (percussion)

PAUL MCCANDLESS -- see OREGON, PAUL WINTER CONSORT, TRILOK GURTU

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN
Involved in numerous Indian-jazz fusion projects, most notably SHAKTI, REMEMBER SHAKTI and solo/collaborative efforts of its members L. SHANKAR and ZAKIR HUSSAIN. Also played on a number of MILES DAVIS albums, including Big Fun, on which a sitar helps to evoke an Indian aura. Some of McLaughlin's solo efforts contain Indian-jazz fusion pieces, especially "Peace One" and "Peace Two" on My Goal's Beyond. His John McLaughlin Trio included percussionist TRILOK GURTU. He is perhaps best known among jazz/rock fusion aficionados for his group MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, a seminal band of that particular genre. Among the musicians who performed on his albums are CHARLIE HADEN, BILLY COBHAM, BADAL ROY, DAVID LIEBMAN, U. SRINIVAS, STU GOLDBERG and AIRTO MOREIRA.

Album: My Goals Beyond (1971, Douglas 9, Columbia Z 30766, Electra Musician El-60031, Rykodisk RLP 10051 {US}, CBS DGL 69014, Electra Musician MUS 53261, CBS-Sony EPIA 53024, CBS-Sony ECPL 101)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Jerry Goodman (violin), Billy Cobham (drums), Dave Liebman (sax), Airto Moreira (percussion), Charlie Haden (bass), Mahalakshmi (sitar), Jean Paul Celea (bass), Badal Roy (percussion)

Artist: One Truth Band
Album: One Truth Band 1978 Live
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Fernando Saunders (bass), Anthony Allen Smith (drums), L. Shankar (violin), Stu Goldberg (keys)

Album: Live At The Royal Festival Hall (1990, JMT 834 436-2)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Trilok Gurtu (percussion)

Album: Que Alegria (1992, Verve 837 280-2)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Dominique Di Piazza (bass), Kai Eckhardt (bass)

Album: Promise (1995, Verve 314 529 828-2)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Michael Brecker (sax), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Nishat Khan (sitar), Sting (bass), and others.

Album: The Believer (1999, Verve 3145490442)
Personnel: John Mclaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Shrinivas (mandolin), V.Selvaganesh (percussion)

Album: Molom (Verve 529 034-2) [film soundtrack]
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitars, synthesisers), Trilok Gurtu (percussion)

MEGADRUMS -- See REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS

MEGHA
I currently have no information regarding this ensemble other than that they are from Bangalore, India.

Album: Clean Licks (1990, Magnasound C4G10302)
Personnel: Suma Sudhindra (veena), Gerard Machado (guitar), Elvis Figredo (keys), Jacob 'Jakes" Jerome (bass), Maxim Alves (drums), V.S. Rajagopal (mridangam), R.A. Rajagopal (ghatam), A. Krishnamurthy (tabla), M.K. Sunderamurthy (jews harp)

Album: Touch Another Life (1992, Crescendo 40006)
Personnel: Suma Sudhindra (veena), Gerard Machado (guitar), V.S. Rajagopal (mridangam), M.A. Krishnamurthy (Percussion), B.K. Chandramouli (khanjira, vocals), M.K. Sunderamurthy (jews harp), Kenny Beale (bass), Maxim Alves (drums)

STEFAN MICUS
Another album for which i need more information. Micus plays a number of Asian percussion instruments; perhaps some are even Indian...

Album: Stefan Micus [?] (1990, ECM 847 272-1 and 847 272-2)

SANJAY MISHRA

Home page: www.mishra.net/

Indian guitarist who concluded an album with JERRY GARCIA just before Garcia's death.

Album: Rescue (soon to be released)

Album: A World of Guitar (2000, Akar Music)
Personnel: Sanjay Mishra (guitar, synthesizer), Dennis Chambers (drums), Samir Chatterjee (percussion), John Gnorski (dobro), Bill Kratz (bass), Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Broto Roy (percussion)

Artist: Sanjay Mishra Trio
Album: The Crossing (Frontier FR-0011, Akar Music CD 158)

Artist: Sanjay Mishra with Jerry Garcia
Album: Blue Incantation (1995, Rain Dog Records RDR 098 [vinyl]; 1995 Akar Music AM-159)
Personnel: Sanjay Mishra (guitar, voice), Jerry Garcia (guitar), Samir Chatterjee (tabla/percussion), John Wubbenhorst (bamboo flute), George Thomas (bass), Steve Zerlin (bass), Matt [?] (hajimi drum)

GLEN MOORE -- see RABIH ABOU-KHALIL, OREGON, RALPH TOWNER, PAUL WINTER CONSORT

AIRTO MOREIRA
Airto Moreira is a busy session musician; he's gotten around quite a bit in the jazz world, including a famous stint with the jazz band Weather Report. The people listed in this guide with whom he's performed include REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS, MICKEY HART, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, T.H. {VIKKU} VINAYAKRAM, DIZZY GILLESPIE, L. VAIDYANATHAN, JOLLY KUNJAPPU, JOHN McLAUGHLIN and PRASANNA.

Album: The Other Side of This (1992, Rykodisk RCD10207)
Personnel: Airto Moreira (vocals, percussion), Mickey Hart (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Babatunde Olatunji (percussion), Kitaro (percussion), Vikku Vinayakram (percussion), Dr. Verna Yater (vocals), Flora Purim (vocals), Caryl Ohrbach (vocals), Rose Solomon (vocals), Cheryl McEnaney (vocals), Frank Colon (vocals, percussion), Giovanni Hidalgo (vocals, percussion), Diana Moreira (vocals, percussion), Junstine Tons (vocals, percussion), Margaret Barkley (vocals, percussion), Leah Martino (vocals, percussion), Amrita Blair (vocals, percussion), K.C. Ross (vocals, percussion), Jana Holmer (vocals, percussion)

LISA MOSKOW

Web page: www.idiom.com/~tonehenge/zonalisa

Lisa Moskow is a veteran musician of the North Indian classical tradition and has spent most of her career performing in and composing for unusual ensembles.

Album: Soujourn (1996, Casting Spells Music CSM/DSM/4755)
Personnel: Lisa Moskow (sarod, vocal), Hermann Buhler (clarinet, flute), Geoffrey Gordon (tabla)

MUKTA
Superb playing in the lyrical style associated with today's French jazz musicians.

Album: Indian Sitar and World Jazz (Warner France 3984 26688 2)
Personnel: Jean Chevalier (bass, clarinet, percussion), Simon Mary (bass), Brigitte Menon (sitar, tampura), Geoffroy Tamisier (trumpet, melodica)

MYNTA

Web page: home.swipnet.se/mynta
E-mail:

This talented group consists of Swedish and Indian personnel, including SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and FAZAL QURESHI (see also COLLECTIONS).

Album: Havana Club (1983)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion)

Album: Short Conversation (1985)

Album: Indian Time (1988, Intuition 3167)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion), Max Schultz (guitar, sarod), Jonas Knutsson (sax), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), Johan Soderqvist (keys)

Album: Hot Madras (1991, MNW 211; Blue Flame 398 40382)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion)

Album: Nandu's Dance (1994, MNW XOUCD 107; Blue Flame 398 40782)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion)

Album: Is It Possible? [Best of Mynta, 1979-1994] (1994)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion)

Album: First Summer (1998, MNW XOUCD 117; Blue Flame 398 40782)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion), MCP [Magnum Coltrane Price] (vocals), Coste Apeatrea Veena (percussion)

Album: Mynta Live (1999)
Personnel: Max Ahman (guitar), Jan Radesjo (keyboards), Anders Hagberg (flute, sax), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Nandkishor Muley (santoor), Christian Paulin (bass, tanpura, percussion), Michael Hedenquist (percussion)

NADAKA

Web page: www.nadaka.com

Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion is alive and well thanks to folks like Nadaka, who retain all the best elements of its 1970's roots while adding touches which keep lend a contemporary sound. These albums are among the gems of recent recordings in this genre, and include Indian-Jazz perrennial T.H. {Vikku} VINAYAKRAM.

Album: Celebration (Rain Tree)
Personnel: Nadaka (guitar/bass/tampura/vocal/charango), Ganesh (violin), Shivamani (percussion), Rashmi Bhatt (tabla), Debashish Dass Pintoo (tabla), Eric Rosenthal (drums)

Album: Straight to Your Heart [with Ganesh] (1999, Rain Tree)
Personnel: Nadaka (guitar/vocal), Ganesh (violin), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (ghatam), T.H. Chella Ganesh (kanjira), Bernard Pagagnotti (bass), Sydney Thiam (percussion), Paco Sery (sanza)

Artist: Nadaka & The Basavaraj Brothers

Album: Living Colours (2003, Rain Tree)
Personnel: Nadaka (guitar), Balasai (flute), Raghavendra (violin), Shivaramakrishna (tabla), Ganesh (tabla), Ramakrishnan (percussion)

NATRAJ
East Coast band comprised of several jazzmen well-versed in Indian classical music styles, led by Phil Scarff, a jazz saxophonist and composer who studied North Indian classical music. His approach to the soprano saxophone emulates shehnai and sundri as well as bansuri. He performs not only with Natraj but also with WARREN SENDERS' Antigravity. STEVE GORN, flutist on Meet Me Anywhere, is also listed in this guide.

Web page: www.bostonbands.com/natraj

Album: Deccan Dance (1998, Galloping Goat GGP-3424)
Personnel: Phil Scarff (sax), Mat Maneri (violin), Michael Rivard (bass), Jerry Leake (percussion), Bertram Lehmann (percussion)

Album: The Goat Also Gallops (1990, Accurate Records AC-3422)
Personnel: Phil Scarff (sax), Matt Maneri (violin), Michael Rivard (string bass), Jerry Leake (tabla and percussion), Simon Haggiag (percussion)

Album: Meet Me Anywhere (1994, Dorian Discovery DIS-80119)
Personnel: Phil Scarff (sax), Mick Goodrick (guitar), Warren Senders (vocals), Michael Rivard (bass), Jerry Leake (tabla/percussion), Steve Gorn (bamboo flute), Godwin Agbeli (West African percussion), Russ Gold (percussion)

MARK NAUSEEF -- see also DARK
American-born Nauseef has performed with numerous luminaries in his lengthy career; those included in this guide include RABIH ABOU-KHALIL and TRILOK GURTU.

Album: Wun-wun (1984, CMP 25)
Personnel: Mark Nauseef (percussion), Trilok Gurtu (tabla), Jack Bruce (bass), Walter Quintus (onaiprah, violin)

ONE TRUTH BAND -- see JOHN MCLAUGHLIN

MO NAZAM

Web page: www.nazam8.freeserve.co.uk/

Pakistani-born guitarist Mo Nazam, who performs in Great Britain with his band Cosmosis, is a relatively recent entry into this genre.

Album: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1998)
Personnel: Mo Nazam (guitar), Winston Clifford (drums), Anita Kelsey (vocals), Sirish Kumar (tabla), Neville Malcolm (bass), Nick Ramm (keys)

OREGON
Along with SHAKTI, this was perhaps one of the finest groups for Indian-jazz fusion (as well as other worldly) music, thanks to sitar/tabla player COLLIN WALCOTT, who unfortunately was killed at an early age in 1984 in an automobile accident in Germany. At that point, TRILOK GURTU took his place, and joined PAUL MCCANDLESS, RALPH TOWNER, and GLEN MOORE, all of whom (with Walcott) got their start performing with the PAUL WINTER CONSORT.

Standard line-up: Collin Walcott (sitar/tabla) or Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Paul McCandless (oboe, other winds), Ralph Towner (guitar, keys, horns), Glen Moore (bass, piano, violin, flute)

Album: Music of Another Present Era (1972, Vanguard 157079326-2 [CD]; Vanguard 157079326-4 [cassette])

Album: Distant Hills (1974, Vanguard 157079341-2 [CD], Vanguard 157079341-4 [cassette])

Album: Winter Light (1975, Vanguard 157079350-2 [CD], Vanguard 157079350-4 [cassette])

Album: In Concert (1975, Vanguard VSD 79358)

Album: Friends (1975, Vanguard 157079370-2)

Album: Moon and Mind (1978, Vanguard 157079419-2 [CD], Vanguard 157079419-4 [cassette])

Album: Oregon/Elvin Jones Together (1977, Vanguard VSD 79377)

Album: Out Of The Woods (1978, Elektra 52 101, Elektra 6E-154, Discovery 71004)

Album: Violin [with Zbigniew Seifert (violin)] (1978, Vanguard VAN 79397)

Album: Roots In The Sky (1979, Elektra 52 129, Elektra 6E-224, Discovery 71005)

Album: In Performance (1980, Elektra 62 028; Elektra 9E-304)

Album: Our First Record (1980) Vanguard 79432)

Album: Oregon (1983, ECM 1258; ECM 1258)

Album: Crossing (1985, ECM 1291; ECM 1291)

Album: The Essential Oregon (1987, Vanguard 157070109-4 [cassette], Vanguard 157070109-2 [CD])

Album: Ecotopia (1987, ECM 1354)

Album: 45th Parallel [with Nancy King (vocal)] (1989, veraBr vBr 2048-2, Portrait RK 44465 {US})

Album: Always Never And Forever (1991, veraBr vBr 2073-2, Intuition label {US})

KALYAN PATHAK

Web page: www.kalyanpathak.com

Kalyan Pathak, along with his band Jayho Jazzmata ("Praise be to mother jazz" in Hindi), is currently creating some of the most sophisticated and beautiful jazz/Indian collaborations.

Artist: Kalyan Pathak & Jayho Jazzmata
Album: The Shape of Ragazz to Come... (2000, Bhainna)
Personnel: Kalyan Pathak (percussion), Matt Kanelos (piano), Matt Thompson (bass), Arati Shah-Yukich (vocals, tanpura), Hitesh Master (vocals, harmonium), Elizabeth Basta (vocals), Ryan Shultz (bass trumpet), Ron Dewar (sax), Scott Burns (sax), Jonathan Paul (bass), Puranlal Vyas (percussion), Shivanad Bangar (percussion)

BARRE PHILLIPS
Phillips, a bass player, is one of the many ECM jazz artists who incorporates world influences in his music. The recording listed below owes some of its Indian influece to the presence of TRILOK GURTU.

Album: Three Day Moon (1979, ECM 1123)
Personnel: Barre Phillips (bass), Terje Rypdal (guitar, synth, organ), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Dieter Feichtner (synth).

LUCAS PICKFORD

Web page: www.lucaspickford.com

Pickford is another contemporary fusion musician who was influenced by, among others, John McLaughlin's efforts in this genre (Shakti and Mahavishnu Orchestra).

Album: Blown Fuse
Personnel: Lucas Pickford (bass, sarod), Steve Hunt (synths, guitar), Charles Haynes (drums), Steve Michaud (drums), Vinay Kantak (tablas, djembe, vocals), Tim Miller (guitar, dow brain, keys)

PRASANNA

Web Page: www.guitarprasanna.com

Prasanna is a talented young guitarist who is trained in the classical Carnatic tradition. His collaborations include playing with AIRTO MOREIRA.

Album: Guitars (w/Aka Moon)
Personnel: Prasanna (guitar), Fabrizio Cassol (sax), Michel Hatzigeorgiou (bass), Stephane Galland (drums), David Gilmore (guitar), Pierre Van Dormael (guitar)

Instructional video: Ragamorphism
Personnel: Prasanna (guitar, vocals, konnakol, tala), Alphonso Johnson (bass), Victor Wooten (bass), Shalini (vocals), Andy Suzuki (sax, piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute), Jeff Coffin (sax, flutes, clarinet, bass clarinet), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Derico Watson (drums)

Album: Peaceful (2001, Susila Music 63212)
Personnel: Prasanna (guitar, keys, synths), Chandrasekhar (synths), J. Vaidhyanathan (mridangam), S. Karthick-Ghatam (morsing), Keith Peters (bass), Aravind (drum programming)

FAZAL QURESHI
Another member of the master tabla-playing family that includes his father USTAD ALLA RAKHA and his brother ZAKIR HUSSAIN. I am unaware of any releases in this genre under his name, but the Jazz/Indian fusion artists with whom he's performed include DIVYA, EMAM, MYNTA, USTAD SULTAN KHAN and JAI UTTAL's Pagan Love Orchestra.

ABBY RABINOVITZ
Jazz flutist and composer, long-time student of Pandit HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA.

Album: Flute Stories (1993, NR-5013-CD)
Personnel: Abby Rabinovitz (flute)

USTAD ALLA RAKHA
Ustad Alla Rakha was mentor to numerous percussionists, including his sons ZAKIR HUSSAIN and FAZAL QURESHI, and also COLLIN WALCOTT. He appears on numerous classical Indian and Indian-jazz fusion albums, including those of MICKEY HART, VASANT RAI, L. SUBRAMANIAM and RAVI SHANKAR.

Album: Rich ala Rakha [with Buddy Rich] (1969, World Pacific WPS-21453)
Personnel: Ustad Alla Rakha (tabla), Buddy Rich (drums), Ravi Shankar (sitar).

VASANT RAI
Rai, a sarod player (he also plays guitar, flute and piano!), in addition to Classical Indian performances with USTAD ALLA RAKHA, also produced the following Indian-jazz fusion albums:

Album: Spring Flowers (1997, Vanguard VSD-79379)

Album: Autumn Song (Vanguard VSD-79414)

RAINBOW -- see JOHN HANDY

R.A. RAMAMANI
South Indian classical vocalist and member of the KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PERCUSSION (KCP). She has collaborated on two KCP albums with CHARLIE MARIANO, and has recorded with SANGAM.

Artist: Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion
Album: Jyothi (1983, ECM 1256)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax, flute), R.A. Ramamani (vocals, tamboura), T.A.S. Mani (mridangam), R.A. Rajagopal (percussion), T.N. Shashikumar (kanjira, konakkol)

Artist: Charlie Mariano and the Karnataka College of Percussion, with R.A. Ramamani
Album: Live (1989, Intuition/VeraBra 2034)
Personnel: Charlie Mariano (sax), T.A.S. Mani (mridamgam), R.A. Ramamani (vocals, konakkol), T. Shashikumar (kanjira), Ramesh Shotham (percussion)

REFORM ART UNIT
Free improvisation ensemble from Vienna founded by leader Fritz Novotny. Darjeeling was their debut album, taken from a completely free improvised concert. The group has since recorded with well-known jazz musicians Anthony Braxton, Clifford Thornton and Sunny Murray. Darjeeling, featuring Bangladeshi drupad sitarist Ram Chandra Mistry, can be ordered from Wiener Musikproduktion.

Artist: Reform Art Unit (featuring Ram Chandra Mistry)
Album: Darjeeling (1970 {re-release on CD 1998}, Wiener Musikproduktion 20 011)
Personnel: Ram Chandra Mistry (sitar), Walter Muhammad Malli (drums), Toni Michlmayr (bass), Sepp Mitterbauer (trumpet), Fritz Novotny (reeds, percussion), Giselher Smekal (piano)

T.J. REHMI

Web Page: www.tjrehmi.com

Self-described "musician, composer, producer, musicologist" Rehmi is active in a wide array of projects, and has collaborated with (among others) JOHN MAYER, TRILOK GURTU and DJ CHEB I SABBAH.

Invisible Rain (2001, Shakti CD72438-10888-2-1)

Raag Digitaal (2000, Nation NRCD2002)

Mera Therapy (1999, Nation NRCD1083)

Mindfilter (1998, Nation NRCD1070)

Skrutinizer (1998, Nation NRCD93)

The Fusiuonist {EP} (1997, Nation NRCD84)

REMEMBER SHAKTI
The reincarnation of SHAKTI member, including original members JOHN McLAUGHLIN, ZAKIR HUSSAIN and T.H. (VIKKU) VINAYAKRAM, still concocts some of the most interesting, talented and progressive Indian/jazz fusion around, although much of their original wild energy has been eschewed in favor of a mellower (some might say more mature) approach. Their albums include various guests, including renowned Indian flutist HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA and master Indian mandolinist U. SRINIVAS (listed as "U. Shrinivas" on The Believer).

Album: Remember Shakti (1998, Verve 3145599452)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (percussion), T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion), Uma Metha (tanpura)

Album: The Believer (2000, Verve 314549 044-2)

Album: Remember Shakti (1999, Verve 314 559 945-2)
Personnel: John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Shrinivas (mandolin), V. Selvaganesh (percussion)

REORIENT

Standard Line-up: Baluji Shrivastav (sitar, percussion), Chris Conway (mandozither, tin whistle, guitar, kalimba), Linda Shanovitch (vocals), Ustad Fayaz Khan (tabla), Gerry Hunt (sax, guitar, oud, violin), Clive Bell (bansuri, ney, voice)

Album: Indian Fusion (1995, Arc Music EUCD1413)

Album: Reorient (1997, Arc 1413)

Album: Seven Steps to the Sun (1998, Arc Music EUCD1490)

MIKE RICHMOND -- see STEVE GORN, BADAL ROY, RAVI SHANKAR, NANA VASCONCELOS, and COLLECTIONS.

STEPHEN ROANE
Bass player who collaborated with COLLIN WALCOTT on his "Siblings".

Album: Siblings (1980, Labor Records LAB-2)
Personnel: Stephen Roane (bass), Collin Walcott (tabla), Bill Conners (guitar), et al

PERRY ROBINSON
In addition to playing with familiar Indian-jazz fusion artists BADAL ROY and NANA VASCONCELOS, Robinson also appears on CARLA BLEY's Escalator Over the Hill.

Album: Kundalini (1978, Improvising Artists IAI 37.38.56)
Personnel: Perry Robinson (clarinet), Badal Roy (tabla), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion)

ROLAND AND DIE DADADOGS
Easily the most bizarre entry in this list. The title Eats Meats Wets is an obvious play on the name of an early Indian/western fusion album (East Meets West, by Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin). Roland Shaeffer's group is in the German fusion spirit of such groups as EMBRYO and his former band Guru Guru.

Album: Eats Meets Wets [sic!]
Personnel: Roland Shaeffer (sax, guitar)

BADAL ROY
In addition to being a prolific Classical Indian tabla player, Roy produced a number of Indian-Jazz fusion albums on his own, and with many famous (and not-so-famous) jazz artists including ANCIENT FUTURE, PHAROAH SANDERS, GLEN VELEZ, DAVE LIEBMAN, STEVE GORN, JON HASSELL, NANA VASCONCELOS, L. VAIDYANATHAN, EKSTASIS and JOHN MCLAUGHLIN (see also COLLECTIONS). Gorn appears on MILES DAVIS' Big Fun and On the Corner, on PERRY ROBINSON's Kundalini and on DAVID LIEBMAN's Sweet Hands.

Album: Passing Dreams (1976, Adamo ADS9501)

Album: Asian Journal [with Steve Gorn, Nana Vasconcelos, and Mike Richmond] (1979, Music of the World H-303 [cass], Nomad/Music of the World 50303 [CD])
Personnel: Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Mike Richmond (bass), Steve Gorn (flute, sax), Badal Roy (percussion), Bob Haddad (bells), Ismet Siral (sax), Murat Verdi (percussion)

Album: Duofel (1995)

Album: One in the Pocket (Nomad/Music of the World 50315)
Personnel: Badal Roy (tabla, voice), Amit Chatterjee (guitar), Duofel (guitar), Mike Richmond (bass), Glen Velez (percussion), Steve Gorn (sax, flute), Bob Haddad (percussion), Jim Bowie (banjo)

Album: Daybreak (1998, Igmod 49809)
Personnel: Badal Roy (percussion), Tim Ries (flute, sax), Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), Tarun Bhattacharya (santur), Stomu Takeishi (guitar), Bikram Ghosh (tabla)

DJ CHEB I SABBAH

Web page: chebisabbah.com/

DJ Cheb i Sabah's superb production (with the help of Larry Thrasher's masterful engineering) of Indian-influenced hip-hop music is perhaps the best I've yet heard of contemporary musicians whose creations contain very modern elements. His recording features USTAD SULTAN KHAN and HABIB KHAN.

Album: Shri Durga (1999, Six Degrees Records)
Personnel: Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (vocal), Mala Ganguly (vocal), Ustad Sultan Khan (vocal, sarangi), Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan (vocal), Shafqat Ali Khan (vocal), Sukhawat Ali Khan (vocal), Scheherezade Stone (vocal), Elijah Opium (vocal), K. Sridhar (sarod), Ustad Habib Khan (sitar), Aziz Herawi (dutar), Ustad Tari Khan (tabla)

PHAROAH SANDERS
Sanders' sax playing is very meditative, with lots of ethnic percussion, and borders on Indian-jazz fusion. The epitome of this sound is perhaps the song "Harvest Time" on Pharaoh, which is very raga-like. In addition to his solo works, he appears with other artists, notably ALICE COLTRANE. Notable Indian-jazz artist BILL LASWELL produced Sanders' Save Our Children, on which ZAKIR HUSSAIN and TRILOK GURTU appear.

Album: Save Our Children (1998, Verve 314 557 297)
Personnel: Pharoah Sanders (sax, reeds, percussion, vocals), William Henderson (keys), Bernie Worrell (keys), Tony Cedras (harmonium), Jeff Bova (synths, programming), Alex Blake (bass), Zakir Hussain (percussion, mbira, vocals), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Abdou Mboup (talking drum, vocals), Abiodun Oyewole (vocals), Asante (vocals)

Album: Journey to the One (1980, Evidence ECD 22016-2)
Personnel: Pharoah Sanders (sax), Edie Henderson (flugelhorn), John Hicks (piano), Joe Bonner (piano), Mark Isham (synth), Carl Lockett (guitar), Chris Hayes (guitar), Ray Drummond (bass), Idris Muhammed (drums), Yoko Ito Gates (koto), James Pomerantz (sitar), Bedria Sanders (harmonium), Paul Arslanian (harmonium), Vicki Randle (vocals), Ngoh Spencer (vocals), Bobby McFerrin (vocals), Donna Dickerson (vocals)

Album: Pharoah (Harvest Time) (1976, India Navigation 1027; re-released 1996)
Personnel: Greg Bandy (drums), Jiggs Chase (organ), Lawrence Killian (percussion), Steve Neil (bass), Bedria Sanders (harmonium), Pharoah Sanders (percussion, sax, vocals)

Album: Wisdom Through Music (1972, Impulse 9233)
Personnel: Joe Bonner (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), Norman Connors (drums), Lawrence Killian (percussion), James Mtume (percussion), Pharoah Sanders (flute, sax), James Branch (flute), Badal Roy (percussion)

Album: Best of Pharoah Sanders (1970, Impulse 9229 [double-LP; out of print])

SANGAM
Sangam is the name collaborators LOUIS BANKS, RANJIT BAROT, R.A. RAMAMANI and others gave to the efforts represented on this single release.

Album: City Life (1982, Jazz India)
Personnel: Louis Banks (keys), Braz Gonzalez (saxes), R.A. Ramamani (voice), Ramesh Shotham (thavil), Karl Peters (bass), Ranjit Barot (drums)

SANDHYA SANJANA

Web page: www.sandhyasanjana.com

Sandhya Sanjana, a co-founder of DIVYA, is an Indian vocalist who integrates Indian classical vocals with jazz and world music. Her accompianists include CHARLIE MARIANO, ALICE COLTRANE and USTAD SULTAN KHAN.

Album: Nava Rasa (2001)
Personnel: Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Heiko Dijker (tabla), Matthieu Safatly (cello)

Ramesh Shotham: Madras Special (2001; Permission Music)
Personnel: Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Ramesh Shotham (percussion), Charlie Mariano (sax), Zoltan Lantos (violin)

Bhakti (2001; Nazca Music)
Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Harida (percussion, keys, santoor)

Ganga (2000; Woschek Spiritual Music)
Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Felix Maria Woschek (guitar, keys, vocals), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (vocals, organ), Panduranga Henderson (vocals, keys), Harida Quinteros (percussion)

Jamuna (2000; Woschek Spiritual Music)
Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), Felix Maria Woschek (guitar, keys, vocals), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi), Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (vocals, organ), Panduranga Henderson (vocals, keys), Harida Quinteros (percussion)

Kumbhamela (1998, Earth Beat Music CD 002)
Dinshah Sanjana (keys), Kalman (cymbalon), Carl Clements, Sandhya Sanjana (vocals), D. Wood, Sanjay Maroo (drums), Karl Peters (bass), The Alice Coltrane Choir, Sanjay Divecha, Shrikanth Sriram (bass), Bobby Duggal (drums)

In a Manner of Speaking (Hungaraton {Hungarian release})

CARLOS SANTANA -- see ALICE COLTRANE, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN

NITIN SAWHNEY
Sawhney, who also appears with SHRI, is one of a number of musicians injecting very contemporary sounds (hip-hop, ambient, etc.) into this genre.

Album: Migration (1995, Outcaste CD 001)
Personnel: Nitin Sawhney (guitar, keys, percussion), Aref Dervesh (tabla, dholak), Jayanta Bose (vocals), Natacha Atlas (vocals), Denise Anyogu (vocals)

Album: Displacing the Priest (1996, Outcaste CD 002)

PHIL SCARFF -- see NATRAJ, WARREN SENDERS

WOLFGANG SCHMID
German bassist whose albums feature, among others, BILLY COBHAM and ZAIKIR HUSSAIN.

Album: No Filters (1996, Enja TIP-888809 2)
Personnel: Wolfgang Schmid (bass), Billy Cobham (drums), Zakir Hussain (tabla), Dieter Falk (keys), Rick Keller (trumpet), Nipi Noya (percussion), Peter Wolpl (guitar), Kai Ritcher (drums), Gitte Heaning (vocals)

IRENE SCHWEIZER

Album: Jazz meets India (1967, MPS 15142)
Personnel: Irene Schweizer (piano), Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Barney Wilen (sax), Uli Trepte (bass), Many Neumeier (drums), Dewan Motihar (sitar), Keshav Sathe (tabla), Kusum Thakur (tamboura)

TOM SCOTT
Scott, who studied and performed with RAVI SHANKAR, is a prominent session player who has performed with numerous artists, including L. SUBRAMANIAM.

Album: The Honeysuckle Breeze (1967, Impulse AS 9163)
Personnel: Tom Scott (sax, flute), Bill Plummer (sitar)

WARREN SENDERS
Senders is an American bassist who studied North Indian singing. He applied his Indian training to a jazz ensemble, Antigravity, that he formed in India. There is also a branch of Antigravity based in Boston which features his wife Vijaya Sundaram on guitar, PHIL SCARFF on sax, Bob Pilkington on trombone, and Jerry Leake on tabla. Senders has played with, among others, STEVE GORN

Album: Antigravity: The Music of Warren Senders (1992, Accurate Records AC-4307)
Personnel: Ramakant Paranjpe (violin), Ajit Soman (bansuri, percussion), Atul Keskar (sitar, dilruba), Vijaya Sundaram (guitar, percussion), Warren Senders (bass, percussion), Sudhir Parkhi (tabla), Ashish Manchanda (drums)

Boogie for Hanuman (1997, Rounder ACRE5018)
Personnel: Warren Senders (bass), Ramakant Paranjpe (violin), Ajit Soman (bansuri), Atul Keskar (sitar, dilruba), Vijaya Sundaram (guitar), Caroline Dillon (cello), Rajiv Devasthali (tabla), Nikhil Sohoni (cymbals)

SHAKTI
The unequaled epitome (IMHO) of Classical Indian/jazz fusion. Guitarist JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, violinist L. SHANKAR, and percussionists ZAKIR HUSSAIN and T.H. VINAYAKRAM came together for an altogether too brief three albums to produce music in a class of its own. (A fourth album, The Best of Shakti, contained no new material). LARRY CORYELL sat in as a guest musician during some of their live performances. Three of its seminal members still tour and record as REMEMBER SHAKTI.

Album: Shakti with John McLaughlin (1975, Legacy/Columbia PC 34162 {US}, CBS 81388 {UK}; CBS-Sony 25AP117; 1976 Columbia 467905-2)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (percussion), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (percussion), R. Raghavan (mridangam)

Album: A Handful of Beauty (1976, Columbia PC 34372 {US}, CBS 81664 {UK}, CBS-Sony 25AP512)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (percussion), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (percussion)

Album: Natural Elements (1977, Columbia JC 34980 {US}, 489773 2 Columbia, CBS 82329 {UK}, CBS-Sony 25AP851)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (percussion), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (percussion)

Album: Best of Shakti (1994, Moment! Records MR 1011)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), John McLaughlin (guitar), Zakir Hussain (percussion), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (percussion)

BUD SHANK -- see RAVI SHANKAR, L. SUBRAMANIAM

L. SHANKAR

Web page (unofficial): www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/6 789/shankar.html

Shankar, a South Indian violinist, is not directly related to North Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, although he is the brother of violinists L. SUBRAMANIAM and SHAKTI and REMEMBER SHAKTI, Shankar performed separately with its members , ZAKIR HUSSAIN and JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, as well as with various other jazz artists, including DARK, JAN GARBAREK, TRILOK GURTU, JON HASSELL, and PERCY JONES. Shankar is an amazingly versatile performer, having played rock and roll with his own group "The Epidemics" (which includes his wife Caroline), and with, among others, Frank Zappa, PETER GABRIEL, George Harrison, and The Talking Heads; even Bruce Springstein shows up as a guest artist on one of his albums! Shankar also plays pure Classical Indian music, as well as Western symphonic music.

Artist: L Shankar and Gingger
Album: One in a Million
Personnel: Shankar (violin, vocals), Mike Porcaro (bass), Phil Collins (vocals), Robin Dimaggio keys, percussion), Gingger (vocals?), Steve Porcaro (keys), Tony Levin (bass)

Artist: L Shankar
Album: Nobody Told Me (1990)
Personnel: Shankar (violin, vocals), T.H. Vinayakram (percussion), V. Lakshminarayana (violin, vocals), Zakir Hussain (tabla)

Album: Song for Everyone (1985, ECM 1286)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), Jan Garbarek (sax), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Zakir Hussain (percussion)

Album: Vision (1984, ECM 1261)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet), Jan Garbarek (sax)

Album: Eye Catcher (1989)
Personnel: L. Shankar (vocals, violin, percussion), Caroline (vocals, tambourine, tamboura), Glen Alexander (guitar), Giovanni Fusco (keys), Andrew Harkin (bass), Warren Cucurullo (drums), Stewart Copeland (percussion), Zakir Hussain (tabla), T.H> {Vikku} Vinayakram (ghatam), Jack Conklin (percussion), John Leslie (sax), Farias (trumpet), Bradley (trombone), Peter Gabriel (vocals, keys) Bruce Springstein (harmonica), Lofgren Neil-David Rhodes (guitar), Sancious (keys), Jones (bass), Manu Katche (drums), Mino Cinelu (percussion)

Album: M.R.C.S. (1993, ECM 78118-21403-2)
Personnel: L. Shankar (violin), Zakir Hussain (tabla), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (ghatam, percussion), Jon Christensen (drums)

Album: Soul Searcher (1991, Axiom 422 846 755)
L. Shankar (violin), Zakir Hussain (tabla), T.H. {Vikku} Vinayakram (ghatam, percussion), V. Lakshminarayana vocals), Caroline (vocals) and Peter Gabriel (vocals, synth)

RAVI SHANKAR

Web page: www.ravishankar.org

This world-famous North Indian sitar player (one of the finest musicians in the world) has dabbled in innumerous genres, including Indian-jazz fusion, especially with PAUL HORN. He's probably played with every known Indian musician, including USTAD ALLA RAKHA. Included among those on his Indian-jazz fusion albums are BUD SHANK, and TOM SCOTT.

Album: Improvisations & Theme from Pather Panchali (1961, World Pacific ST 21416)
Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar), Kanai Dutta (tabla), Nadu Mullick, Harihar Rao (dholak/tamboura), Bud Shank (flute), Dennis Budimir (guitar), Gary Peacock (bass), Louis Hayes (drums).

Album: Charly (Soundtrack) (1967/8?, EMI OASD 7552)
Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar), Ustad Alla Rakha (tabla), Bud Shank, Tom Scott (flute), Artie Kane (piano), Laurindo Almeida, Bob Bain (guitar), Ray Brown, Bill Plummer (bass), Emil Richards, Milt Holland (percussion), Collin Walcott

Album: Improvisations (1965, RSMC-6; Fontana TL5285)
Personnel: Ravi Shankar (sitar), Paul Horn (flute), Bud Shank (flute), Ustad Alla Rakha (tabla), Kanai Dutta (tabla).

Album: Jazz-Mine (1980, Polydor 2392 523)
Personnel: George Adams (sax), John Handy (sax), Mike Richmond (bass), Louis Banks (keys), Jagganath (shehnai), Ramabadhran (mridangam), Hari Shankar (kanjeera), T.H.Vinayakam (ghattam), Indra Nath (tabla), Ganpath Rao Jadav (percussion), Warsi (nagra), Ranjit Barot (percussion), Deepak Chaudry (sitar), Parab (sitar), Datta (flute), Balachandran (flute), Shive Kumar (violin), Narayan (violin), Bablu (violin), Surendra Rao (violin), Prakash Verma (violin), Bahadur Chakravarthy (violin), Debu Chakravarthy (violin), Asha Bhonsle (tanpura), Hariharan (vocals)

SHANTI -- see ZAKIR HUSSAIN

PRAKASH SHETTY
Shetty is basically an arranger for music directors, but the album listed below is his own creation. One review compared his music to that of Weather Report.

Album: Hard Notes, Loose Change: New Directions (1994; Crescendo)
Personnel: Prakash Shetty (keys, bass), Derek Julien (guitar), Amit Roy (guitar), Shrikanth Shriram (bass), Veda (percussion), Pradeep Barot (sarod), Gerard Rodrigues (bass), Satyajit Talwalkar (tabla), Rajendra Vyas (swarlin), Nagraj (thavil), Milind Raikar (violin), Marco Hanuman (guitar), Milind Shirve (flute), Faiyaz (sarangi), R. Madhavan (violin), Raghu Kulkarni (tabla), Narayan Mani (veena), Geeta Jhavadeka (vocals)

RAMESH SHOTHAM -- see BHAVANI

SHRI
Shri, a superb fretless bass player, incorporates hip-hop and other modern influences. Among his band members is NITIN SAWHNEY.

Album: Drum the Bass (Outcaste 4CD)
Personnel: Shri (bass, flute, percussion, keys), Tina Grace (vocals), Devinder Singh (vocals), Mira Syal (vocals), Nitin Sawhney (keys), Eshan K (drums)

SILK -- see SIVAMANI

MARTIN SIMPSON

Web page: www.watershed-arts.com/msimpson.html

This well-known American folk musician has one album with Indian influences featuring Los Lobos guitarist David Hidalgo.

Album: Kambara Music In Native Tongues (1998, Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-63-CD)
Personnel: Martin Simpson (guitar), David Hidalgo (bajo sexto, accordian), Viji Krishnan (violin), Puvalur Srinivasan (mridangam)

TALVIN SINGH
Singh today is best known for his masterful fusion of Classical Indian with Hip-Hop. His recent collaboration, as part of the band TABLA BEAT SCIENCE, included ZAKIR HUSSAIN, USTAD SULTAN KHAN, TRILOK GURTU, and BILL LASWELL. Singh's album debut, "O.K." is an ambitious fusion of breakbeat/drum'n'bass, soundtrack atmospherics and of course Indian music. Guests on his solo album include SHANKAR MAHADEVAN, and he has also played with COLONIAL COUSINS

Album: O.K. (1998, Polygram 524559, Island 8075)
Personnel: Talvin Singh (percussion, keys, vocals), Ajay Naidu (vocals), Cleveland Watkiss (vocals), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), Bhairvi (vocals), Nenes (vocals), Suchitra Pillai (vocals), John Klein (guitar), Aziz Abrahim (guitar), Dhiren Raichura (guitar), Chandrashekar (violin), Madras Philharmonic Orchestra (strings), Naveen (flute, pipes), Ryuichi Sakamoto (flute), Rakesh Churasia (flute), Byron Wallace (trumpet), Guy Sigsworth (keys), Bill Laswell (bass), Vaijanthi-Limaye Sumati Antroliikat Purinama Shah (vocals), Archana, Arpaha (vocals), Karti Jyotsina Hardikar B Vijayalakshumi (vocals), Ustad Sultan Khan, Madhukar T Dhumal, Chintoo Singh, Devi, Heat China, Somatik

SIVAMANI

Web page: www.sivamani.com/

Sivamani, along with LOUIS BANKS, is a primary member of the band MAHA, formerly known as SILK. He has performed with ZAKIR HUSSAIN, EMAM, TRILOK GURTU and CHARLIE MARIANO, and numerous jazz dignitaries (including Grover Washington Jr. and George Benson). The line-up on Beyond Barriers includes HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, SHANKAR MAHADEVAN and LOUIS BANKS.

Album: Beyond Beariers Vol. 1 & 2 (Hmv)
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Louis Banks (piano), Sivamani (drums), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals, tambourine), Sabir Khan (tabla)

RAY SPIEGEL

Web page: simlahouse.com

Tabla player Ray Spiegel, a disciple of USTAD ALLA RAKHA, has appeared on albums by, among others, DIGA RHYTHM BAND and ZAKIR HUSSAIN. He performs with his own group Ray Spiegel Ensemble, which includes veteran musician STEVE GORN.

Album: Sum and Kali (1997, Simla 001)
Personnel: Ray Spiegel (vibes, marimba, percussion), Ira Coleman(bass), Bhagavan Das (vocals, ektara), Steve Gorn (bansuri), Craig Handy (percussion, sax), Stephen James (violin, sarod, guitar), Mark Johnson (percussion), Ira Landgarten (tanpura), Ramesh Misra (sarangi), Chris Reilly (taasha, chanda)

U. SRINIVAS
This most famous of India's mandolin players has played with, among others, JOHN McLAUGHLIN, REMEMBER SHAKTI and COLONIAL COUSINS. His album Dreams features percussionist NANA VASCONCELOS.

Album: Dream [with Michael Brook] (1998, Realworld CDRW47)
Personnel: U.Srinivas (mandolin), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Micheal Brook (guitar, bass), Nigel Kennedy, Caroline Lavelle, Jane Siberry, R. Bhaskaran

STRUNTZ AND FARAH

Album : Mosaico (1980; Ganesh DRLS 4004)
Personnel: Jorge Struntz, Ardeshir Farah (guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin), Gregg Lee (bass), Ron Wagner (drums), Luis Conte (percussion)

L. SUBRAMANIAM
Violinist Subramaniam is from a South Indian violin-playing family which includes his brothers L. SHANKAR and L. VAIDYANATHAN. He has collaborated with a number of jazz artists, including LARRY CORYELL, BUD SHANK, STU GOLDBERG, HERBIE HANCOCK, JOHN HANDY, USTAD ALLA RAKHA, ANTHONY HINDSON, TOM SCOTT and STRUNTZ AND FARAH.

Album: From the Ashes [with Larry Coryell] (Water Lily Acoustics WLA-CS-59-CD)
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), L. Subramaniam (violin)

Album: Garland [with Svend Asmussen] (1978, Storyville Records SLP 4075; 1982, Storyville Records)
Personnel: Kenneth Knudsen (keys), Ole Flick (guitar), Huge Rasmussen, Kim Menzer (percussion), Bo Stiff (bass)

Album: Fantasy Without Limits {with Frank Morgan and Zakir Hussain} (1979, Trend TRCD-524 [CD], Trend TR-524 [LP])
Personnel: Milcho Leviev (keys), Frank Morgan (sax), Dave Edelstein (bass), Bobby Forte (drums), Zakir Hussain (percussion), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Emil Richards (vibraphone), L. Subramaniam (violin), S. Vijayashree (tambourine)

Album: Blossom [with Herbie Hancock] (1981, Crusaders 16003 [LP], MCA CRPD-5784 [CD])
Personnel: George Cables (piano), Larry Coryell (guitar), Ronnie Foster (synthesizer), Herbie Hancock (keys), John Handy (sax), Stu Goldberg (synthesizer), Roscoe Beck (bass), Ralph Humphrey (drums), Ricky Lawson (drums), Dave Parlato (bass), Emil Richards (percussion), L. Subramaniam (violin), Viji Subramaniam (tambourine), Tom Botella (guitar)

Album: Spanish Wave (1983, MCD 9114-2; reissued 1991, Milestone MCD-9114-2 [CD], Milestone 5M-9114 [Cass], Milestone M-9114 [LP])
Personnel: Larry Coryell (guitar), George Duke, Tom Scott, Kevin Brandon, Gary Chang, Stanley Clarke, Ralph Humphrey, Alphonso Johnson, Kim Menzer, Dave Parlato, Ustad Alla Rakha, Emil Richards, Thom Rotella, Jorge Strunz, Ron Wagner

Album: Indian Express (1984, Milestone M9120)
Personnel: Kim Menzer (trombone), Hubert Laws (flute)

Album: Conversations [with Stephane Grappelli] (1984, Milestone M9130; 1992, Milestone M-9130 [LP], Milestone 5M-9130 [Cass], Milestone MCD-9130-2 [CD], Fantasy 622 [CD])
Personnel: Stephane Grappelli (piano, violin), Frank Morgan (sax), Joe Sample (guitar, keys), Manoochehr Sadeghi (santur), Mark Massey (keys), Jorge Strunz (guitar), L. Subramaniam (percussion, violin, viola, tamboura), Ron Wagner (drums), Jerry Watts (bass), Anthony Hindson (guitar), Frank Bennett (percussion), Handel Manuel (piano)

Album: Mani & Co (1986, Milestone M-9138 [LP], Milestone 5M-9138 [Cass])
Personnel: Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Bud Shank (flute, sax), Larry Coryell (guitar), Tony Williams (drums), Alejandro "Alex" Acuña (percussion), Mark Massey (keys), Mark Spanga (guitar), Subaschandran (mridamgam), L. Subramaniam (violin, tambourine, vocals), Ron Wagner (drums), Jerry Watts (bass)

Album: India 2000 (1986)

SUNNY JAIN COLLECTIVE

Web pages: www.ncmeast.com/sunnyjaincollective.html and www.jainsounds.com

Indian-American percussionist Sunny Jain infuses his contemporary jazz collective with Indian-influenced rhythm, while lead guitarist Rez Abbasi lends additional Indian flavor with contributions on sitar guitar.

Album: As Is (2002, NCM East Records)
Personnel: Sunny Jain (drums), Rez Abbasi (guitar, sitar guitar), Gary Wang (bass), Steve Welsh (sax)

GABOR SZABO
Gabor Szabo, originally a Hungarian gypsy guitarist, became a noted jazz musician in the 1960's. Several of his works include Indian influences.

Album: The Sorcerer (1967, Impulse IMPD-211)
Personnel: Gabor Szabo (guitar), Jimmy Stewart (guitar), Lajos "Louis" Kabok (bass), Marty Morell (drums), Hal Gordon (percussion)

Album: Jazz Raga (1966)
Personnel: Gabor Szabo (guitar, sitar), Johnny Gregg (bass), Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums)

TABLE BEAT SCIENCE
Tabla Beat Science, a veritable Indian/Jazz supergroup, includes ZAKIR HUSSAIN, USTAD SULTAN KHAN, TALVIN SINGH, TRILOK GURTU and BILL LASWELL.

Album: (2000, Axiom PALMCD 2046-2)
Personnel: Zakir Hussain (tabla), Ustad Sultan Khan (sarangi, vocals), Talvin Singh (tabla, vocals), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Karsh Kale (percussion, keys), Bill Laswell (bass), Brad Somatik (logic programming)

TABLA RASA
I know nothing about this group, except that they use a wonderful pun for a name.

Album: Tabla Rasa
Personnel: Dan Kennedy (percussion), Brad Ven Clev (percussion), Santi Owen (percussion), Time Witter (percussion)

TASA

Web page: www.tasamusic.com

Wow - another contemporary new group that continues to bring vitality to this genre...a sign that Indian/Jazz fusion is by no means moribund. Founder Ravi Naimpally and his cohorts are top-notch musicians!

Album: Bhakti
Personnel: Ravi Naimpally (tabla), John Gzowski (guitar), Ernie Tollar (bansuri, sax), Alan Hetherington (drums), Chris Gartner (bass)

GABRIEL TAVARES
Tavares, guitarist for the local (to me!) band Plastic Nebraska, features classical Indian musicians on the solo album listed below.

Album: Cipher (2001, I-Town Records IT-017)
Personnel: Gabriel Tavares (guitar), Steven Curtis (tabla), Sri Priya Sundararajan (vocals), Sim Redmond, Uniit Carruyo (vocals), Matt Saccucci Morano, Brian Dozoretz

TIME TRAVIL

Web page: www.TimeTravil.com

This ensemble features improvisations influenced by the early 1970's Miles Davis sound, including Hindustani rhythmic influences.

Album: Time Travil
Personnel: Ryan Shah (drums), Mayookh Bhaumik (tabla), Zack Jones (bass), Siddharth Chaudhuri (vocals), Nirmalya Dey (bansuri)

JUKKA TOLONEN
Some Indian influence on the song "East Meets West" from the album Mountain Stream.

Album: Mountain Stream (1980, Sonet SLP-2636 {out of print}; Sonet 818 [LP])
Personnel: Jukka Tolonen (guitar)

RALPH TOWNER
Another musician who gets around a fair bit when it comes to Indian-jazz fusion. Towner went from the PAUL WINTER CONSORT to OREGON, and since that time performed with a number of artists mentioned in this guide, including LARRY CORYELL, JAN GARBAREK, EGBERTO GISMONTI, and Oregon members TRILOK GURTU, GLEN MOORE, PAUL MCCANDLESS and COLLIN WALCOTT.

Album: Trios Solos [with Glen Moore] (1972, ECM 1025)
Personnel: Ralph Towner (guitar, piano), Glen Moore (bass), Paul McCandless (oboe), Collin Walcott (tabla)

TRI ATMA
Spacey New Age/ethno-fusion band founded in 1977 by German guitarist Jens Fischer and Indian tabla player Asim Saha.

Album: Yearning & Harmony (1982, Fortuna 17016, Atlantic CDFOR016)
Personnel: Klaus Netzle (vocals), Jens Fischer (bass, guitar, vocals), Asim Saha (tabla, vocals, dholak)

Album: Yummy Moon (1986, Atlantic LSCDS001 [CD single])

Album: Ka Jakee Music (1986, Atlantic LSCD3106, Lifestyle 3106, Lifestyle 6006)
Personnel: Jens Fischer (guitar), Achim Gieseler (keys), Asim Saha (percussion), Jane Comerford (vocals)

Album: Belong to the Sun! (1989, IRS971483)
Personnel: Jens Fischer (guitar, keys), Asim Saha (tabla, vocals)

Album: The Essential Tri Atma (1990, Higher Octave HOMC-7028 [Cas], HOMCD-7028 [CD], Atlantic HOMCD7028; 1991, Higher Octave 77522B [Cas])
Personnel: Klaus Netzle (vocals, keys), Jens Fischer (guitar, bass, keys, vocals), Achim Gieseler (keys), Asim Saha (percussion, vocals)

TRIO FRANCOIS CARRIER

Web page: www3.sympatico.ca/fracas/

This Québec-based trio has been performing since 1990. The albums listed below contain meditative pieces with Indian influences.

Album: Poursuite (1994)
Personnel: François Carrier (sax), Pierre Côté (bass), François Côté (drums)

Album: Intuition (1997)
Personnel: François Carrier (sax), Pierre Côté (bass), François Côté (drums)

JAI UTTAL

Web page: www.jaiuttal.com

Uttal is a master sarod player who studied under ALI AKBAR KHAN. He also plays keyboards and utilizes electronic sampling, and leads a band by the name of The Pagan Love Orchestra, which includes Geoffrey Gordon on percussion. If there is any doubt that masters are still keeping the flame lit, check out his 1997 release Shiva Station, which includes a little of everything - jazz, reggae, Baliwood, rock, bluegrass, and devotional music. STEVE GORN and FAZAL QURESHI are among the numerous musicians to have performed with Uttal.

Album: Footprints (1991, Triloka)
Personnel: Jai Uttal (sarod, vocal), Don Cherry (trumpet), Lakshmi Shankar (vocal), Daniel Paul Karp (tabla), Jerry Watts (bass)

Artist: Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra
Album: Monkey (1992, Triloka 71942)
Personnel: Jai Uttal (guitar, percussion, vocals, mandolin, harmonium), Bruce Linde (bass), Charles Burnham (violin), Charlie Burham (violin), Daniel Paul Kapp (tabla), Geoffrey Gordon (percussion), Mala Ganguly (vocals), Peck Allmond (horns, sax), Peter Apfelbaum (drums), Rob Vlack (keys), Steve Gorn (flute), Tamiya Lynn (vocals), Tom Brechtlein (drums), Will Bernard (guitar)

Artist: Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra
Album: Beggars and Saints (1994, Triloka 72082)
Personnel: Jai Uttal (voice, dotar, harmonium, keys, strings), Peter Apfelbaum (sax, percussion, keys), Will Bernard (guitar), Jeff Cressman (horns), Geoffrey Gordon (percussion), Bruce Linde (bass), Irene Sazer (violin), Rob Vlack (keys), Mala Ganguly (voice, shenai), Steve Gorn (bansuri, flute), Fazal Qureshi (percussion)

Artist: Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra
Album: Shiva Station (1997, Triloka)
Personnel: Jai Uttal (vocals, harmonium, dotar, ektar, banjo, sampling, guitar, percussion), Peter Apfelbaum (drums, sax, melodica, percussion, vocals), Will Bernard (guitar), Jeff Cressman (horns), Geoffrey Gordon (percussion), Keith McArthur (bass), Irene Sazer (violin, viola), Kit Walker (keys)

L. VAIDYANATHAN
L. Vaidyanathan is the brother of better-known L. SHANKAR and L. SUBRAMANIAM.

Album: Musical Yatra: The Fusion Melody of India (1997, Tips)
Personnel: L. Vaidyanathan (violin), Janardan (sitar), Naveen (flute), Chandra (keys), Johny (guitar), Hariniket (drums), Chinnapa (tabla), Sudhakar (sax)

NANA VASCONCELOS
This Brazilian percussionist, perhaps best known as a member of the Pat Metheny group, really gets around in the Indian Classical/Jazz fusion world. He was a seminal member of CODONA, and also collaborated with CODONA co-members COLLIN WALCOTT and DON CHERRY. He has performed with, among others, JAN GARBAREK, EGBERTO GISMONTI, STEVE GORN, TRILOK GURTU, JON HASSELL, PERRY ROBINSON, BADAL ROY, and U. SRINIVAS.

Album: Asian Journal [with Steve Gorn, Badal Roy and Mike Richmond] (1979, Music of the World H-303 [cass], Nomad/Music of the World 50303 [CD])
Personnel: Nana Vasconcelos (percussion), Mike Richmond (bass), Steve Gorn (flute, sax), Badal Roy (percussion), Bob Haddad (bells), Ismet Siral (sax), Murat Verdi (percussion)

GLEN VELEZ
This world-renowned frame drum player has collaborated with RABIH ABOU-KHALIL, JAMES ASHER, REINHARD FLATISCHLER AND MEGADRUMS, and BADAL ROY.

ROY VENKATARAMAN
Indian guitarist who has played with, among others, LOUIS BANKS, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA and DIVYA. Artists who appear on his album Lifelines (produced together with RANJIT BAROT) include HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, USTAD SULTAN KHAN and Randy Brecker.

Album: Lifelines (1995)
Personnel: Roy Venkataraman (guitar), Louis Banks (keys), Ranjit Barot (drums), Karl Peters (bass), Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Sultan Khan (sarangi), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Frank Lacy (trombone), Clive Stevens (soprano sax), Jay Rodriguez (tenor sax), Rachel Z. (keys), Albert Menendez (keys), Adam Holzman (keys), Sammy Figueroa (percussion)

T.H. {VIKKU} VINAYAKRAM
Vikku Vinayakram, along with Trilok Gurtu, is perhaps the most ubiquitous musician on the Classical Indian/jazz scene; among those listed in this guide, he has recorded with ANTHONY HINDSON, BILL LASWELL, NADAKA, SHAKTI, REMEMBER SHAKTI, L. SHANKAR, RAVI SHANKAR, AIRTO MOREIRA, HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA, LARRY CORYELL, GEORGE BROOKS and Rikhy Ray of MANGALAM. Vikku's sons Chella Ganesh and Selva Ganesh appear on Together.

Album: Together (1997, Magnasound)
Personnel: T. H. "Vikku" Vinayakram (ghatam), Selva Ganesh (kanjira, percussion), Uma Shankar (ghatam), Rikhy Ray (guitar, keys), [Chella] Ganesh (moorsing), Ramkrishna (mridangam)

Album: Music Without Boundaries [with George Brooks, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Larry Coryell, and Swapan Chaudri]
Personnel: Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Larry Coryell (guitars), George Brooks (sax), Swapan Chaudri (tabla), T.H."Vikku" Vinayakram (percussion)

COLLIN WALCOTT
Originally a member of the PAUL WINTER CONSORT, Walcott went on to form OREGON with PAUL MCCANDLESS, RALPH TOWNER and GLEN MOORE. While in Oregon he concurrently teamed up with DON CHERRY and NANA VASCONCELOS to form the group CODONA, and also released solo albums and collaborations with JOHN ABERCROMBIE, RICHIE HAVENS, DAVE HOLLAND, JACK DEJOHNETTE, STEPHEN ROANE, and others. He played tabla on many albums, including MILES DAVIS' On the Corner, COSMOLOGY's Ditto, and THE ALAN LORBER ORCHESTRA's The Lotus Place. Walcott studied tabla with USTAD ALLA RAKHA and briefly studied sitar with RAVI SHANKAR, with whom he has collaborated.

Album: Cloud Dance [with John Abercrombie] (1975, ECM 1062)
Personnel: Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla), John Abercrombie (guitar), Dave Holland (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)

Album: Grazing Dreams (1977, ECM 1096)
Personnel: Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla), John Abercrombie (guitars, mandolin), Don Cherry (trumpet, flute, doussn'gouni), Palle Danielsson (bass), Dom Um Romao (percussion)

Album: Works (1990, Polygram 837276 [CD]; 1991, ECM 837276 [CD], Polygram 837276 [Cass])
Personnel: Nana Vasconcelos (percussion, vocals), John Abercrombie (guitar), Don Cherry (flute, trumpet, vocals, doussn'gouni), Dave Holland (bass), Ralph Towner (guitar), Collin Walcott (percussion, sitar, hammered dulcimer, vocals, sanza), Glen Moore (bass), Palle Danielsson (bass)

Album: Dawn Dance [with Steve Eliovson] (ECM 1198)
Personnel: Collin Walcott (tabla), Steve Eliovson (guitar)

PETER WALKER

Album: Second Poem to Karmela (1968, Vanguard VSD 79282)
Personnel: Peter Walker (sarod, guitar), Jim Pepper (flute), John Blair (violin), Jim Hotep (tabla), Midnite (tamboura), Michael Chechik (organ),

PAUL WINTER CONSORT
One of the earlier efforts at combining Western music with music from throughout the world, including lots of Indian influence thanks especially to the presence of COLLIN WALCOTT. Consort members Walcott, GLEN MOORE, PAUL MCCANDLESS, and RALPH TOWNER went on to form OREGON. The Paul Winter Consort has been (and continues to be) highly prolific though it has seen many personnel changes over the years, and has included BILLY COBHAM. It is primarilily the earlier recordings by this group which contain noticeable influences from Indian music.

Album: The Winter Consort (1968, A&M SP-4170)

Album: Something in the Wind (1969, A&M SP-4207)

Album: Road (1970, A&M SP-4279)

Album: Earthdance (A&M SP-4653)

Album: Icarus (Living Music LMUS004)
Personnel: Paul Winter (vocals, sax), Ralph Towner (vocals, guitar, organ), David Darling (vocals, cello), Paul McCandless (vocals, oboe, English horn, contrabass Sarrusophone), Collin Walcott (sitar, percussion); Herb Bushler (bass), Andrew Tracey (guitar, vocals), Billy Cobham (drums), Larry Atamanuik (drums), Milt Holland (percussion), Barry Altschul (percussion), Paul Stookey (vocals), Janet Johnson (vocals), Bob Milstein (vocals)
Note: This album was produced by Beatles' mentor George Martin, who has described it as "the finest album I've ever made."

Album: Common Ground (1977, A&M SP-4698)

Album: Callings: A Celebration of the Voices of the Sea (1981, Living Music LMUS001)
Personnel: Paul Winter (sax, ), Jim Scott (guitar), Eugene Friesen (cello), Nancy Rumbel (oboe, English horn, contrabass Sarrusophone), Ted Moore (tamboura, percussion), Paul Halley (keys)

WORLD MUSIC MEETING
This recording, with its interesting blend of world music, included TRILOK GURTU and CHARLIE MARIANO, among many other lesser known names.

Album: World Music Meeting
Personnel: Hozan Yamamoto (shakuhachi), Krzesimir Debski (violin), Charlie Mariano (sax), Alfred Harth (sax, clarinet, trumpet), Juan José Josalini (bandonoon), Karl Berger (vibes, piano, marimba), Peter Kowald (bass), Ken Johnson (percussion), Ponda O'Brian (percussion), Trilok Gurtu (percussion), Barry Altschul (drums)

DHAFFER YOUSSEF

Artist's profile: www.enjarecords.com/dhafer-youssef.htm

Arabian 'oud maestro whose music includes Indian instruments.

Album: Malak (1998, Enja ENJ-9367 2)
Personnel: Dhafer Youssef (vocal, oud), Markus Stockhausen (horns), Nguyen Le (guitar), Renaud Garcia-Fons (bass), Deepak Ram (bansuri), Zoltan Lantos (violin), Achim Tang (bass), Jatinder Thakur (percussion), Patrice Héral (drums), Carlo Rizzo (tambourine)