Aashish Khan was initiated into North Indian Classical Music at the age of five by his grandfather, the legendary Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib, exponent of the Senia Beenkar and Senia Rababiya Gharana founded in the 16th century by Mian Tansen, court musician to Emperor Akbar. Also under the guidance of his father Ustad Ali Akbar Khan , and aunt, Smt. Annapurna Devi, presently the leading exponents of the Senia Maihar Gharana in the Beenkar and Rababiya Anga of the Dhruvapada style. Aashish Khan gave his first public performance at the age of 13, with his grandfather, on All India Radio National Program along with Pandit Kanthe Maharaj on Tabla, in New Delhi. Aashish Khan pioneered the establishment of cross-cultural World Music Genre as a founder of Shanti in 1969 and later of the fusion group, The Third Eye. He was the first to write a sarode concerto in Raag form.
With Pt. Ravi Shankar, he has worked on many muscical projects for both films and stage, including Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar, Parash Pathar, Jalsha Ghar, Goopi Gayen Bagha Bayen and Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi. He has also composed the music for Tapan Sinha's Joturgriha, for which he has received the Best Film Score Award by the journalist, and Aadmi aur Aurat. He collaborated with such diverse Western musicians like John Barham, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton and many more of such renowned talents.
A teacher for many years and formerly on the faculties of Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafeal, California and the University of Washington, Seattle, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He teaches students throughout the United States , Canada , Europe , South Africa, and India. In 2002 he has received The Fellowship Award from the Illinois Arts council, Chicago, Illinois , USA
Raag - Desh Mallhar Alaap & Jod
Raag - Desh Malhar Gat in Vilambit Teental
Raag- Mishra Shivaranjani in Taal Sitarkhani
Raag - Mishra Khambaj in Taal Dadra
Accompanists
Pranesh Khan (Tabla)
Amie Maciszewski (Tanpura)
Pranesh Khan is the third grandson of the musical giant of the 20th century North Indian classical music, Padma-Bhibhushan Baba Allaudin KhanSahib. His teachers have included the late Kanai Dutta, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Late Ustad Alla Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain and currently Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. He has accompanied many North Indian classical and light classical musicians such as his brother Aashish Khan, late Nikhil Banerjee, Buddhadev Dasgupta,Vijai Shankar, Chitresh Das and many more. As an accompanist he has achieved immense popularity throughout Europe, North and South America, Mexico and participated in various music festivals of San Francisco , New York , Washington D.C and UK .
