Amitava Chatterjee - electric guitar, vocals; Alan Mian - Electric and acoustic bass guitars; Peter De Girolamo - keyboards; Walter Sitz - drums
Influences
INNUMERABLE - FROM EVERYWHERE, but specifically: Ustad Rais Khan, Joe Zawinul, John Coltrane, J.S. Bach, Moinuddin and Aminuddin Dagar, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Allan Holdsworth, Johnny Smith, Pat Martino, Jimi Hendrix (of course), Steve Hackett, Shobha Gurtu, Sipra Bose, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Sabri Brothers, Jan Garbarek, and the list goes on and on....
Amit Chatterjee is a member of the visiting faculty of the landmark music institute - ICMP in London http://www.icmp.uk.com
Amit Chatterjee plays Marchione Guitars http://www.marchione.com and uses MarkAcoustic Amps from MarkBass http://www.markbass.it/
The Amit Chatterjee Alliance is a group of some of the most excellent musicians from around the world in different fields of music, collaborating with Amitava Chatterjee (Amit Chatterjee) who is known for his musical efforts to come upon a music that seamlessly and spontaneously flows between European and American harmonies, classical North Indian melodic forms and other profound music from the great cultures around the world, making a new music for a new time. Assimilating the wisdom gained from great musicians whith whom he continues to play, including: Joe Zawinul (7 out of 11 total years with the Zawinul Syndicate as well having played on special projects with the great master), Layne Redmond, Badal Roy, Victor Bailey, Alex Acuna, Peter Erskine, Jim Beard, David Liebman, Eric Johnson, Michael Wolff, Pete Lockett, Mike Clark, Lincoln Goines, Nitin Sawhney, Glen Velez, Vicki Richards, Robert Thomas Jr, and many others, as well as recording with many artists, Chatterjee continues onward with his own compositions and new collaborations in which musicians have the freedom to express what is natural for each one. His current projects include: "The AMIT CHATTERJEE ALLIANCE"; "Taalisman", the trance-world/jazz duo with master percussionist Pete Lockett; trio with the great Badal Roy on tabla and master saxophonist Tim Green; and SANINDE with master bassist Lincoln Goines and the great Rocky Bryant on drums.
TRUE FUSION IS CREATED BY SINCERE MUSICIANS BECOMING FRIENDS, RESPECTING EACH OTHER'S BACKGROUNDS AND PLAYING NATURALLY WITH EACH OTHER. IT CANNOT HAPPEN BY "COMBINING STYLES" IN SOME ARTIFICIAL WAY TO SUPPOSEDLY CREATE SOMETHING "INTERESTING" THAT DOES NOT CONNECT WITH OUR HEARTS. IT'S ONLY MUSIC WHEN THERE IS HEART. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Wow Amitabha I had to read what I sent,you know the people that migrated on the slivobeach! trail lost it,Wendy's i stopped there returning from airport since there was nothing available,Amit did you play with Dini,I almost did but I am in the salam trail now,jaa!! enough stupidity,bringing you a smile Amit I hope all is well!!
AMITABHA! one day in Strasburg,enough to have frittaten,palishinken,liver knoodle,and have Slivo with joe,I miss that place and Joe,they were having a requiem for him,Amit are coming to WENDY'S country soon? shanti,shanti,shantii !
Wow, although somehow I'm not surprised ;) Awesome on your travel, I always thought I'd end up living abroad. But at the moment my giant dog keeps me travelling on the ground so he can come along ;) Working on some original music projects down here which I will, when ready- prepare and present in NYC...I intend to be up that way more this upcoming year. Am actually wanting very much to incorporate tamboura into my work, and so am keeping an eye out for one & have some decent sources. spkg of which, are Tim &/or Vickie still around in some form? ? Been waaay outa touch with that scene. the SITAR! wow! Now THAT is a mountain in front of me ;) Blessings...
Amit ya van muchos Anyos y no tocamos juntos que pasa? See Amit let me see if you can read this,it is the ORIGINAL SANSKRIT JAA!!! sending you a smile like always my brother,your retard bro!
Thank you Amit!!! Why weren't you there?? Ummm??? Don't think you were in the country at the time. You're so international! Thank you very much for the comment! You've cheered me up! I was probably saying something very silly at the time but it's one of my favourite shots. I hope you're well! Mxxx
