Sun, Oct 4

Niladri Kumaar – The Space Between the Notes

The Moore Theatre

1932 2nd Ave, Seattle

STG Presents Niladri Kumaar The Space Between the Notes, Honoring Zakir Hussain Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026 The Moore TheatreDoors at 6:30pmShow at 7:30pmReserved seating, all ages Get Tickets Sitar Maestro Niladri Kumaar is hailed as a maverick musician and composer, a celebrated ambassador, and an Indian Music Icon. One of the most compelling and innovative stars, he is a serious exponent of Indian Classical Music, considered India’s pride and one of the most sought-after Indian musicians of today’s generation. He frequently collaborated with the late Zakir Hussain. Their sitar-tabla duo was one of the most popular and prominent collaborations. Space Between the Notes is an extraordinary recording of a live concert of these two maestros in Mumbai, India —releasing later this year — as their only recorded performance together. Honoring the musical tradition, they come from and that brought them together, Niladri Kumaar continues to expand the reach of Indian Music and brings a specially curated 2026–2027 tour, with his Sitar, Zitar, and an ensemble of Indian and American musicians. Niladri Kumaar weaves together his magical melodies in his much-loved unique style with centuries-old tradition and creative innovation. The tour also honors the special musical bond between the two masters through portions of their album recording presented in the tour. Niladri Kumaar’s Space Between the Notes tour is a musical journey — rooted in tradition, and sure to deeply resonate with the hearts of the listeners. Agnelo Fernandes at an early age started learning the violin under his dad Balthazar Fernandes, an arranger and orchestrator for the famous musical duo of yesteryear’s Kalyandji-Anandji. He started learning the trumpet under Chiyokozu Ohtsuka & played trumpet with the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (BCO), the French horn under the tutelage of Alan Jones & Elizabeth Randall, and eventually got inspired to play the piano by his brother-in-law Ben Fernandez, a jazz pianist. He started playing keyboards with various pop acts in Mumbai and got attracted towards the electronics of music (programming/synthesis). Agnelo has collaborated with Raju Singh, Mehnaz, Shiamak Davar, Aadesh Srivastav, Terence Lewis, Leslie Lewis, Pritam ,Salim-Suleiman, Rabbi Shergill, Shibani Kashyap, Niladri Kumar, Bombay Vikings (Neeraj Sridhar), and Salim-Suleiman. Eric Harland Multi-Grammy Nominated and Winning Drummer, Eric Harland is the most “In demand drummer” of his generation. He has already been on over 500 recordings and multiple film scores at his age of 50. Eric has been recognized in the Boston Globe, New York Times, JazzTimes, Modern Drummer, All About Jazz, The New Yorker, DownBeat, L’uomo Vogue and other prominent publications. It has been his privilege to share the stage with masters such as Betty Carter, Joe Henderson, MyCoy Tyner, Michael Brecker, Terence Blanchard, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Savion Glover, SFJAZZ Collective and many others, as well as todays up and coming artist like Esperanza Spalding, Jane Monheit, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Stacie Orrico, Robert Glasper and so on. His current list of performing groups are “JAMES FARM” with Joshua Redman, “PRISM” with Dave Holland and Kevin Eubanks, “SANGAM” with Charles Lloyd and Zakir Hussain, “Charles Lloyd New Quartet”, “OVERTONE” with Dave Holland, Jason Moran, Chris Potter. Chris Potter Circuits Trio, Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio D’ETE and “VOYAGER” Eric’s own widely recognized group. But Eric doesn’t stop there, he also manages to fit in many collaborations with world renowned artist like Les Claypool “PRIMUS”, “DISPATCH” the band, KRS1, John Mayer, Gigi Hadid, Spike Lee, Steve Miller, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson from “AMERICAN IDOL” and etc. Eric Harland was the Resident Artistic Director at the SFJAZZ Center for the 2014-2016 Season. Also was Artist in Resident at the Monterey Jazz Festival 2014 Season. Harland also had the supreme privilege of being invited and attending President Barack Obama’s 2016 White House State Dinner in honor of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Through Harland’s extensive travels, he has come to realize that “The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation.” When Eric Harland contributes… his intention is therefore to create the highest musical experience so that every listener may have insight… into the musical moment Satyajit Talwalkar is a young, talented, and promising tabla player of the present generation. He belongs to a rich heritage of music as he is a son and disciple of Great Guru Padmashree Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar and renowned Indian classical vocalist Smt. Padma Talwalkar. He started learning at the age of four and gave his first public performance when he was nine. He has accompanied the Great Musicians of India, including Ust. Amjad ali khan, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, and Pt. Jasraj. He also regularly performs with Niladri Kumaar, Rakesh Chaurasia, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan, Purbayan Chatterjee, and Rahul Sharma. Satyajit is very interested in fusion world music. He is fortunate to perform with renewed percussionists like TRILOK GURTU and SHIVA MANI. He has also performed many concerts with world renewed Piano Wizard Mr. Louis Banks. Satyajit has been awarded the prestigious Bharatratna Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Academi, as well as Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Puraskar. Show More Explore more Performing Arts Series programs

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