Classical Indian Music: Sitar Maestro Abhik Mukherjee

Abhik Mukherjee is a Kolkata-born sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana (musical style and lineage). He began playing sitar at age six with father, Sri Tarit Mukherjee and also studied Hindustani vocals. Abhik’s first public performance was at the age of nine at the Governor’s House in Kolkata. He has since performed in ten countries on four continents. Abhik lives in New York City and is a founding member of Brooklyn Raga Massive, an Indian classical music artists’ collective. He will be accompanied on tabla (percussion) by Ehren Hanson.