Virtuoso Indian Violinist Milind Raikar on 3/1/25

Renowned violinist Pandit Milind Raikar (www.milindraikar.com) will perform an evening of Indian classical music at the Water Sines Studio, in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle. An internationally renowned musician from a deeply musical family in Goa India, Raikar is known for his melodious & soulful style of playing the violin in the Hindustani style.  

He established “Raikar Academy of Violin Pt, D. K. Datar Parampara” in the year 2006 to preserve & promote Hindustani Music on violin especially to propagate ‘gayaki’ style of playing.

He will be accompanied by tabla player Manoj Deshpande, and his colleague Amy Denio (Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame) will play a raag or two with him on alto saxophone. Raikar met Denio when she studied Hindustani singing in Mumbai India in 1997; over the years they have developed a deep musical rapport.

This special concert is open to all ages, and donations will be accepted at the door.

#india #violin #improvisation #spiritual #Hindustani #virtuoso

AD: Trifekta @ The Triple Door on Saturday!

I get to sing with the Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto at the Triple Door on Saturday night, for the premiere of my new composition Trifekta. I’ll be taking a vocal solo, can’t wait.

This Live Sessions concert is presented by the Seattle Composers Alliance, for an ongoing concert series featuring the works of SCA members, played by rotating lineups of world-class musicians.

Comprised of extraordinary jazz instrumentalists from around the Puget Sound, Jovino Santos Neto Wind Quinteto will bring local composers’ works to life at the beautiful Triple Door concert hall in Seattle on Saturday, January 4.

Formed in 1993, the Latin Grammy-nominated Quinteto has become one of the most important
creative music ensembles of the West Coast. Performing Jovino’s original arrangements and
compositions, its members excel in near-telepathic musical interactions, modern harmonic
journeys, deep lyricism and high energy Brazilian grooves that never fail to excite audiences.
Voted several times as Best Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the year by readers of Earshot Jazz
Magazine.


With Ben Thomas on vibraphone and bandoneon, Tim Carey on acoustic and electric basses,
Max Holmberg on drums and Jeff Busch on percussion, plus Jovino on piano, flute and
melodica.

Adventures in Stereo!

OUT NOW!

X-Tempore 5 on Right Brain Records!

This fabulous online compilation includes music from Amy Denio: Chapel Sessions and Ping Pong Pang.

Coming up the pipeline:

Eight years ago, Carmelo Neri of More Nocturne Books asked me to collect my years of travel adventures, and write them in my charming Italian dialect. The bilingual project (Italian/English) is now on the 11th draft, readers are giving me great feedback, and I’m nearly ready to submit it to the publisher. You can read the current draft of my Introduction in Italian and English on my SUBSTACK channel, check it out!

Gino and I are working diligently on new songs for Kultur Shock!

Klanggalerie Records (Vienna) will produce a CD of Variete in Spring, 2025!

Varieté now on Bandcamp!

Stream or download my soundtrack to the classic silent film Varieté (Germany, 1925)! Commissioned by Seattle Theater Group, my 12-piece orchestra premiered the soundscore at the Paramount Theater during the snowpocalypse of 2019.

We received a standing ovation and glowing accolades at the premiere, but I missed the chance to get a good recording. Thanks to our Executive Producer, Britton Vincent, I was able to produce the recording in August at Studio Litho with engineer Floyd Reitsma. Steve Turnidge mastered the recording.

Stream or download this delicious sonic adventure on Bandcamp!

October 1 ~ available on most digital platforms

October 5 ~ Variete Listening Party ~ on bandcamp!

Correo Aereo Trio this month!

Correo Aereo Trio have some lovely concerts coming up! Please join us!

Sat SEPT 21 (7pm) @ TC Media (Olympia, WA) ~ live television broadcast! Still some tickets left!

Sat SEPT 28 (10am) @ Millersylvania Park (south of Olympia WA off of I-5) ~ Latino Fest!

Sat SEPT 28 (7pm) @ ZAG Series (Seattle, WA) ~ house concert in north Seattle

with

Abel Rocha: guitar, cuatro, venezuelan harp, glass, voice / Madeleine Sosin: violin, percussion, voice

Amy Denio: accordion, clarinet, guitar, percussion, voice

https://correoaereo.bandcamp.com/