Nishat Khan

Nishat Khan
Khan performs in in Los Angeles, California, in October 2008
Background information
Born	1960s Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Instruments	sitar
Associated acts	Imrat Khan
Website	Nishat Khan

Nishat Khan is an Indian sitar player and son of surbahar player Imrat Khan.^[1]

Khan was born in the mid-1960s in Kolkata.^[2] He performed with musicians of the genres jazz, Gregorian chant, flamenco and Western classical music.^[1] In August 2002, Khan performed for the Diet of Japan in Tokyo and played in 2004 at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.^[2] Khan is based in Beverly Hills, California, and works as a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.^[2]

See also

• Sitar in jazz

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ramnarayan, Gowri (2005-11-11). "Let the music begin". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111103990100.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-02. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Saha, Subro (2004-12-29). "When angels meet, melody rules". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041229/asp/calcutta/story_4180803.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-02. 

External links

• "Nishat Khan". Official Website. http://nishatkhan.com/. 
• Nishat Khan's page at Faber Music Ltd

Persondata
Name	Khan, Nishat
Alternative names
Short description	Indian sitar player
Date of birth
Place of birth	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date of death
Place of death