Pt. Nikihl Banerjee and Ustad-Ali Akbar Khan-sahib are my biggest influences. Ust. Amir Khan, Smt. Annapurna Devi, Ust. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Pt. Ram Narayan, Usd. Shahid Parvez, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Usd. Vilayat Khan, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Ustd. Zakir Hussein, Bill Frisell, Edgar Meyer, J.S. Bach, Orlando Gibbins, Scriabin. . . and too many others to mention.
Josh Feinberg was introduced to music through classical piano at age 4 and later, the bass at age 8. As he entered adolescence, he became interested in improvisation and became increasingly dedicated to music. He began studying jazz and through that path found North Indian Classical music. The music of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Nikhil Banerjee made a particularly strong impression on him. From the moment he started playing sitar, Josh was very dedicated to riyaz or practice; it was not unusual for him to practice 10-12 hours in a day. While attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Josh studied sitar with Dr. Peter Row. Since 2004 he has had the honor and privilege to study with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan-sahib at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. "I consider my time spent with Khan-sahib to be one of the most wonderful blessings in my life. His music is perfect. Even just to hear him speak about music is an amazing experience." Josh has also received some training from Khan-sahib's senior disciples including Dr. George Ruckert and Sri Anindya Banerjee, with whom he studied during his 2006-2007 Fulbright scholarship to Kolkata, India.
Josh has performed throughout the US, Canada and India. Some of Josh's most notable performances and lecture/demonstrations have been organized by: Harvard University, The New England Conservatory of Music, the Gandhi Memorial Center in Washington DC, the University of Florida in Gainesville, Brandeis University, Purdue University, UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Ragamala's Utsav festival, Basant Bahar in San Francisco, the Seattle Indian Music Academy at the University of Washington's Ethnic Cultural Theater, Reed College, the Sangati Center in San Francisco, and the Majestic Theater at Emerson College, Queens College in New York, and a Fulbright Conference in Araungabad, India. He recently performed at the University of Washintgon at Brechemin Hall accompanied by Pandit Samir Chatterjee on tabla. Josh has also made appearances on several TV and radio programs across the US and Canada. Josh resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Jessica and teaches privately and through the Seattle Indian Music Academy (www.seattleindianmusicacademy.org).
Thanks so very much for your gracious add and a very good morning to you in beautiful Portland! You have wonderful music on your page and you have great music influences as well. Have a wonderful weekend, Wishing you and yours a Very Happy, Healthy, and Safe Thanksgiving, many well wishes, blessings, and inspiration to you, and much continued success to you. All best! Arlene :D http://www.myspace.com/arleneweiss http://blog.myspace.com/arleneweiss
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