Nistha Raj @ The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Thursday, September 18th 6:00 PM
Violinist and Strathmore Artist-in-Residence (2013-2014), Nistha Raj, will present selections from her debut album, Exit 1.
Show starts at 6:00 PM and is free and open to the public, no tickets required. Show will also be broadcast live.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
“When you think of Indian classical music, you probably don’t expect to hear beat box, or strains of jazz, and even rock. But that’s exactly what Nistha Raj is all about. The violinist is mixing classical Hindustani music with modern sounds to bring it to a new generation of music lovers. ”
-Michele Martin of NPR’s Tell Me More
Listen to the full in studio performance and interview with Michele Martin of NPR’s Tell Me More here:
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/31/
“The prowess and passion of Exit 1′s two closing tunes, the solo violin meditations “Gravity (Raga Charukeshi Alap)” and “Alibi (Raga Charukeshi Jor/Jhala),” seem to boil over directly from Raj’s mind and heart.”
– Chris M. Slawecki, All About Jazz
http://www.kennedy-center.org/
