Krishna Bhatt

Krishna Bhatt

Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt (Hindi: कृष्ण मोहन भट्ट) is a sitar and tabla player from India. He is a disciple of Ravi Shankar, and has also studied with Nikhil Banerjee and Ali Akbar Khan.

In addition to performing Hindustani classical music, Bhatt has also performed and recorded with the American composer Terry Riley (working on the score for the Alain Tanner film "No Man's Land"), Zakir Hussain, the Kronos Quartet, Jody Stecher, and Rajasthani folk musicians.

Bhatt is the nephew of the Indian Mohan veena player Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He divides his time between Jaipur, Rajasthan and New York City.

External links

* [http://www.krishnabhatt.com/ Krishna Bhatt official site]


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