Zakir Hussain Tickets

Incredible, amazing, virtuoistic and downright Fun! This band of some of the most fantastic jazz musicians you'll ever hear in one place, tore it up! The tablas, courtesy of Mr. Zakar Hussain were world class, the sax playing by Chris Potter (impossible runs on alto and tenor), the solid and dizzying drums and piano playing by Father/Son Louiz and Gino Banks, Shankar Mahadevan's ethereal singing, Sanjay Divecha's understated guitar and of course, the great Dave Holland on Stand Up Bass were stellar. Words cannot do this concert justice. It was other worldly, combining the best of jazz improvisation with the many time changes and modalities of Indian (South and North) music that reverberated and moved you from laughter to tears. 2 1/2 hours of Bliss. See them if you can..

This is a collaboration of the highest level of jazz musicians and the highest level of Indian musicians, in which every one of them plays their ass off!! I'm a guitarist and plays tabla as well. I'm from Taiwan to visit the city mainly for the music, and I'm really excited to see such great performance in person. The only drawback is that the bass is not always clearly heard due to the presence of the drums, which is a typical issue of the concert hall. If such a issue can be improved, it is a perfect concert.

Awesome performances from all of them. Also I love the venue.

Last Sunday @ the Balboa Theatre I had the pleasure of seeing Crosscurrents. An American/Indian mix of virtuoso musicians. It was a remarkable mix of Jazz & Indian music which I felt went beyond Genre's or classifications. It had all types mixed together in a total package of really great improvisational pieces that included: Tabla, Saxes, Bass, Guitar,Keyboards, & Trap Set Drums & vocals that were amazing. The vocal pieces were like a type of Scat singing in a completely different meter and scale than typically western music has. There were also a time when there was a Duet between Dave Holland on Bass & Zakir Hussain on Tablas that was truly remarkable playing @ it's finest. The vocalist was extremely well rehearsed and sang in many styles including styles from Northern and Southern India. The crowd loved them as well as I did and I hope they make some recordings soon for everyone to experience.

It was a good show. Everything was very well organized. How can I meet the artist, in future show? How can I be in the list? Thank you in advance

one of my shortest Indian classical music concert ever. We were there to watch-listen Rahul Sharma play Santoor. His performance was about an hour and 15 minutes. Total event was 1 hr 45 minutes. Show started at 8:10 pm instead of 8 pm. Finished at 9:40pm. What a bummer. Audience thought they were teasing us by leaving and coming back to take bow. We waited for almost 7 minutes to see they might comeback and stay for another short raga. For a concert to leave OC at 5:30 Pm to get to UCLA, park and drive back for another 1:15 hr for a short concert is not worth the money or time. Don't get me wrong Rahul was outstanding. But we wanted more for the money & time we invested. Classical music is such your heart wants more.

Awesome experience!! The best concert ever. Jugalbandi was my favorite.

The selection of the raga (Bhim Palasi), rendition and the "conversation" between the instruments were all nicely done. Concert seemed a bit short. Could have added one more piece... The talk back after the concert was very engaging and insightful. The questioning by Michael Shrive and answers - especially from maestro Zakir Hussain - were crisp, honest and sprinkled with good sense of humor.

The musicianship was top notch. These guys are rock stars of Indian music. However the show's start time of 5:00 pm was earlier than usual for concerts, which came as a surprise. The musicians started promptly on time, and then left the stage immediately after finishing. They did not return for an encore.

While Zakir was the headliner, it was Niladir's show... no less exciting - he matched up the fame of Zakir

Really enjoyed the show. This was my first time attending such an event. I was looking forward to the solo piece mentioned in the program booklet but it did not happen so that was a disappointment for me and my boyfriend - he is a big fan and was delighted to get this as a birthday gift

It should have been called Niladri Kumar with Zakhir Hussain. No solos by Zakhir Hussain and it felt like he actually played less than Niladri Kumar. Niladri Kumar was good but I paid to see more of Zakhir Hussain and was disappointed.

I had been to previous Zakir Hussain concert twenty years' ago. That concert was centered around Ustad Wilayat Khan and Zakir was accompanying on tabla. I signed up for this concert not knowing the program. I was pleasantly surprised knowing the inclusion of other percussion maestros. I knew this was going to be a treat to eyes and ears. They filled the auditorium with their music and reverberating vibrations. It was really amazing to see three generations of music players.

Such an opportunity to enjoy the live performance by Ustad Zakir Hussain in Minneapolis. The tabla was awesome as expected. Sabir Ali in sarangi was mindblowing.

An amazing performance that took us to a different world.

There's simply no other way to say it: Holland and Hussain were two saints last night Dark tonalities, crazy-ass rhythms Something really special One piece was so evocative of Miles' "In a Silent Way" Including an Indian guitarist channeling early, way pre-Mahavishnu John McLaughlin With Holland honestly never sounding better, nor more obviously in bliss And Zakir acquitting himself with Tony Williams' earlier role ...And then some Overall and throughout the entire evening: a bona fide spiritual experience, sublime Thank you so much, Zakir, Dave, and company! Dr. Bob Weathers Irvine, California

Unbelievably awesome, one of the best concerts I have attended.

Mesmerizing! Playing beyond comprehension!! Spell-binding!!! Transcendental, by the very definition!!!!!!!! A reverent audience.... you could hear a pin drop.

I have loved attending Ustad Zakir Hussainji's Masters of Percussion concerts over the years. The evnt typically is absolutely spectacular. However, not this time. Allowing the vocalist Hariharan to begin with his boring voice rendering "I am a patient of a disease called love" was a poor artistic choice. Zakirji tried to pick up the tempo with Hariharan putting us to sleep by but the overlay of a boring voice spoiled the sounds of the tabla. After hariharan left, the concert came alive. When Niladri Kumar on the sitar was fabulous, the new sarangi player was a delight. And so on re percussion. With Zakirji spectacular as always. However, the short Katathk pieces by Antonia were a distraction and disjointed. I realize that she is the wife and perhapsthe power behind the throne, but come on. It should have been "percussion" all the way. Having Hariharan come back on at the end with the "blues" was another travesty. The best words I heard all evening were Zakirji turning to the drummer and "lets go to the finale. Hit it!" That cut of Hariharan perfectly. Note that in Indian music once a raga is set for the evening, it is maintained throughout. Someone need to tell that to Mr. Hariharan. By the way I believe its incorrect for an artist to use"Padamshree" as if it was his first name. Note "Padamshree Hariharan" in the concert advertizing.

Masters of percussion had too much of ghazal singing and kathak dancing and not enough jugalbandis on percussion instruments.