Shweta Jhaveri
Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:30pm
Music Center Recital Hall (UCSC)
Shweta Jhaveri is one of the prominent voices of her generation. She is rated as one of the most innovative Indian vocalists of the younger generation. Jhaveri performs the Indian vocal form Khayal and also Tappa, Thumri and Bhajan styles. Musically, what sets Jhaveri apart, is her unique mesmerizing voice, soulful vocal expression and remarkable innovative spontaneity. She has classical and semi-classical compositions as well as contemporary music scores to her credit.
Shweta began performing at the age of nine and grew up listening to the music of East and West as a child, encouraged by her parents. She began studying music at the age of six under the guidance of late Pandit Vilas Khandekar in Ahmedabad-India, and had her ‘Masters in Indian Music’ under his guidance. She holds a B.A. in English Literature. From 1984–1994 her music was further nurtured under the guidance of the world renowned maestro Pandit Jasrajji.
Jhaveri continues to perform, compose and occasionally teaches vocal workshops in different parts of the world. Jhaveri is the first female vocalist from the state of Gujarat, India, to perform nationally and internationally. She is the first Indian classical vocalist to have performed and recorded her compositions with Western musicians. She composes music under her banner ‘Cosmic Khayals’ founded in 1998. Shweta has sung for the award winning film Dance of the Wind and also for television. She has performed widely in concert venues in India, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands. In 2001, she was the first Indian classical vocalist to perform in Argentina.
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$10 general
$8 seniors (62+)
$6 students w/ ID and youth
Half-price for UCSC students: $3 -- UCSC students w/ valid ID may purchase a student ticket in advance at the UCSC Ticket Office or before 7:00 at the door.
Andy Irvine
Folk Legend Of Fermanagh
Wednesday 8th February 2012 at 7:30pm
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
6275 Highway 9 in fookin'grrreyit downtown Felton, CA 95018
Tickets and reservations at Don Quixote's - call 831-603-2294
PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF MONTEREY BAY
$16 adv./$18 door seated —but! $14 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate (contact Bob at celtsoc@aol.com or (408) 847-6982)
Celebrating the recent release of his
critically acclaimed CD, Abocurragh,
and hailed in Dublin's 'Hot Press' as "Woody Guthrie's
representative on earth" and in the 'Irish Press' as "a
tradition unto himself,'" Andy Irvine has maintained a
personal integrity and highly individual performing skills
throughout a career that has spanned almost half a century.
From the groundbreaking group Sweeney's Men in the mid-60's
and the enormous success of Planxty in the 70's to the Irish
super group Patrick Street since the 80's and currently with
the world music powerhouse Mozaik, Andy has been an icon for
traditional music. In solo concert, he plies his trade like an archetypal troubadour reflecting his traveling lifestyle and life-long influence, Woody Guthrie, with a repertoire encompassing Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dance tunes and a compelling canon of original material.
As the 'Sydney Morning Herald' observed, 'What makes an evening with Irvine so special is that every note he picks and every line he sings comes straight from the heart. Everything he touches is performed with honesty and conviction and his playing is never less than breathtaking.
By any measure Irvine is one of the towering talents on the international folk scene. And here he comes.
Artist sites and sounds: www.andyirvine.com
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