Kalyan Pathak of Naperville will perform Oct. 27 with his Jazz Mata ensemble at Studio5 in Evanston.
Indian musical elements and jazz are combined by Indian percussionist Kalyan Pathak of Naperville to create a unique sound that has earned this musician high praise. Pathak will demonstrate what the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich called his “fleet fingers virtuosity” at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 when the percussionist brings his Jazz Mata ensemble to Studio5 in Evanston. Pathak will be playing what he calls a “hybrid kit. I have an Indian tabla, I have my small jazz kit, and I have a little hand drum.
His father had a number of recordings so Pathak said that he grew up listening to Bach, Beethoven, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and Louis Armstrong. “Everything mixed all together along with a lot of Indian music, classical and folkloric,” he said. “Growing up, I didn’t know the difference between the genres.” That was the genesis of Pathak’s unique combination of styles in his songwriting and playing.
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