Puriya Harlem Dhanashree - Music

Founder Of The Critically Acclaimed SF Based Improvised Jazz Ensemble The Supplicants Sameer Has Becoming A Remarkable Musical Talent. His Influences Range From Elvin Jones And Tony Williams To Ustad Allah Rakha. He Has Had The Pleasure To Play With Many Great Musicians Including Marc Cary Srinivas Reddy Grachan Moncur III Victor Goines Pt. Ramesh Mishra Vincent Gardner Sekou Sundiata Parag Chordia Sonny Simmons Marcus Shelby Calvin Keys Richard Howell Dayna Stephens Julian Lage Pt. Chitresh Das And Jason Samuel Smith. Sameer Gupta's B. 7/1/1976 Artistic Work Today Is An Attempt To Build Bridges. In Some Cases Such As The Carnatic Jazz Group VidyA The Bridge Is Plainly Between American Jazz And South Indian Classical Music. In Kosmic Renaissance The Bridge Is Large Covering Musical Genres Like Electronic Music Hiphop Avant-Jazz And World Music. Marc Cary’s Focus Trio Bridges Cultures From Native American Modern Day Washington D.C. To South Asia And East Asia. Another Group The Supplicants Reveals A Bridge Not As Obvious But Strongly Felt In The Way The Collective Trust They Use To Build Pure Improvisations Results In The Consciousness Of An Entire Audience Being Elevated. Sameer Sees This As Creating A Bridge Between Separate People By Witnessing The Beauty That Can Result From Collective Trust And Support. When People See The Supplicants Do This And When They Understand The Significance Of Its True Spontaneity Their Own Spirit Is Lifted In The Process Which May Be His Most Important Work Of All. read less