Kedar Naphade - harmonium,
Samir Chatterjee - tabla,

Seating: On the floor with back jack support, on regular chairs and cushioned chairs.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, decent. Please take off your shoes before entering the performance space.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the performance space. Please bring your own supply.
Parking: 6-hour metered parking is allowed on both sides of the street from 6 pm to midnight on Monday through Friday and 8 am to midnight on Saturday. On Sundays, street parking is free. There are also parking garages around the block.
CCIM is wheelchair accessible.

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.
And the following donors: N. Balasubramanium, Sanjeev Bala, Penny Brill, Anjan and Sheba Chatterjee, Erawati Bawle, Matteo Banerjee, Mandeep and Paresh Trivedi, Keyur Thakar, Jagat Mavani, Rajesh Abhyankar, and others.

Kedar Naphade
Kedar Naphade (born Jan 10, 1972) received preliminary training in Hindustani Classical Music from his grandfather, Shri Dadasaheb Naphade and from Shri Arvind Gajendragadkar. Since the age of 9, he has been a disciple of Late Pt. Tulsidas Borkar, arguably the greatest harmonium player of our times.

Kedar has also had the privilege of training from Late Smt. Padmavati Shaligram-Gokhale, a veteran singer of the Atrauli-Jaipur gharana. She played a pivotal role in his musical development and sowed in him the seed that developed into a passionate love for the vocal art form.

As such, like his guru Pt. Tulsidas Borkar, Kedar's music derives inspiration from the character of the traditional hindustani vocal art form, as well as the dexterous harmonium wizardry of Pt. Borkar and his guru P. Madhukar—a genius and pioneer in harmonium performance technique.

In addition to classical music, Kedar also plays the semi-classical forms of Marathi Natyasangeet (Stage Music), Bhajans, Thumri, Dhun etc.

Kedar has performed harmonium solo and has accompanied vocalists at numerous concerts in India, Europe and in the U.S. including prestigious festivals and venues such as the Alladiya Khan Smruti Samaroha, Dadar Matunga Cultural Center in Mumbai, The Lincoln Center in New York, The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C etc. He has also been featured on NPR.

He has shared the stage with luminaries such as his guru Smt. Padmavati Shaligram-Gokhale, Pt. Jasraj, Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Smt. Prabha Atre, Smt. Laxmi Shankar, Pt. Phiroz Dastur, Smt. Ashwini Bhide, Smt. Arati Ankalikar, Smt. Kaushiki Chakraborty and others.

Kedar continues to maintain an active concert schedule and teach the next generation fo harmonium players in the US and Canada.

Samir Chatterjee
is a virtuoso tabla player. He performs and teaches all around the world. He can be heard on numerous recordings as soloist, and with other outstanding musicians from the East and the West. Samir lives in New Jersey and presides over a center for Indian music in midtown Manhattan. Samir teaches at several universities. He performed at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. He has also performed several times at the UN General Assembly. His compositions and writings are widely acclaimed. Samir played a significant role in the musical revival in Afghanistan. He is the recipient of a few awards such as the Sunshine Award, Jadu Bhatta Award and Acharya Varistha Award.

Kedar Naphade - Harmonium concert

Kedar Naphade - Harmonium concert