Indo-Jazz Ensemble
Alex Glass - Guitar, Arjan Dogra - Violin, Kate Pass - Bass, Kyle Kalebdjian-Clark - Oud, Lio Spinelli - piano, Aditya Phatak - tabla, Akihito Gorai - Drums

Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, descent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.
CHHANDAYAN'S PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.

Kyle Kalebdjian-Clark
Kyle Kalebdjian-Clark is a guitarist, oudist, and composer from Seattle, Washington and based in New York City. He is known for combining the traditions of jazz and Middle Eastern music in his compositions and improvisations, his interest in which stems from his Armenian heritage.

Kate Pass
Kate Pass is an award-winning bassist and composer currently based in New York City. Originally hailing from Perth, Western Australia, Kate is known for her work as the leader of “Kohesia Ensemble,” which combines Iranian and Australian musicians. Kate has released 2 albums with Kohesia Ensemble and received the “ABC Fresh Start Fund” Commission to compose a suite of original music, which was released as an EP in 2023. Kohesia Ensemble won the West Australian Music Industry’s “Jazz Act of the Year” in 2022 and 2023. Kohesia Ensemble's Shahnameh: Songs of
the Persian Book of Kings, a production featuring Kate’s compositions, won the Fringe World 2020 Martin Sims Award, the top-tier prize for “Best new WA work that is destined to succeed on the world stage.” Kate’s compositions won 2 WAM Song of the Year awards in 2022 - The Elephant in the Room in the Jazz category and Black Mountain in the Global category. In 2021 Kate was commissioned by the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) in 2021 to write and perform a 60-minute set of Big Band music. Kate has performed at an array of festivals and events in Asia, USA, Europe and Australia with highlights including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, WOMADelaide,
Singapore Jazz Festival, Penang Island Jazz Festival and Ghent Festival in Belgium. Kate has also recorded albums with several other ensembles she composes for, including Artemis Orchestra (a Big Band for people of marginalized genders), Turiya (harp trio), and Carlton/Macpherson/Pass/Valenti (chordless quartet). She has been a lecturer at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) since 2021, and a tutor for WAYJO’s Progressions (formerly Young Women in Jazz) Program since 2014. Kate received a scholarship to study her Masters of Music at The New School in New York and commenced her studies there in August 2023.

ALEX GLASS
Alex Glass (b. 2000) is a composer and pianist from the Philadelphia area currently based in New York City. A composer since the age of seven, Alex has since developed a compositional style influenced by classical piano repertoire, jazz harmonic and melodic language, odd rhythms and meters, and innovative textures and timbres. Alex has had the opportunity to work with prestigious ensembles such as JACK Quartet, Argus Quartet, Ensemble Chartreuse, SPLICE Ensemble, Temple Composer’s Orchestra, and the Temple University New Music Ensemble, and he has received performances of numerous other chamber, vocal, electroacoustic, and solo piano works. Alex is also an active pianist and teacher who can be found performing jazz standards at venues around New York City or teaching piano and guitar to students of his studio in Bath Beach, Brooklyn. Alex received his Bachelor’s degree in composition from Boyer College at Temple University, and he is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in composition at the Mannes School of Music, where he studies with Timo Andres. Alex’s mission as a composer is to present music that is emotionally powerful, yet strives to never take itself too seriously.

Aditya Phatak
Aditya Phatak is a young student of Indian music, with special aptitude in Tabla. He started playing tabla at the age of two, even before he was tall enough to reach the drums. He was initially inspired by his grandfather Deepak Phatak and guided by his uncle Shivraj Phatak. Since February of 2008, when he was four years old, he came under the loving mentorship of Pt. Samir Chatterjee in the formal Guru-Shishya (master-disciple) relationship. Seven years into his talim (grooming), through utmost sincerity and diligence, Aditya qualified to make his entry into the field of performance. His music is certainly worth listening to. He is also studying Hindustani Classical vocal music with Smt. Rucha Jambhekar.

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