Jim Feist has been performing and teaching the tabla for the last 18 years. He has straveled to India several times to learn tabla from the late, legendary Ustad Allah Rakha, and Vibhav Nageshkar. Jim is currently under the tutelage of Ustad Allah Rakha's celebrated disciple, Yogesh Samsi. He has also studied from Sukvinder Singh Namdhari, Samir Chatterji, Anand Badamakar, and a handful of other notable players. Jim has been recorded on albums by composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran for two all India releases, and an album of pure Dhrupad music called "Banaras" released in March '06. He has also recorded with the group he co-founded Mohenjo Daro ("Baksheesh" on Tandem Records and "Rajdhani Express" also on Tandem records). In 2003 and 2004, Mohenjo Daro won back to back "Cincinnati Entertainment Awards" for "Best World Band". Jim also composed the music and performed all the percussion on his debut solo disc Indus Red. As a session tabla player Jim has been on recordings with Fareed Haque, Aradhna, David Wilcox, and Autmn’s Child to name a few. He also performed in the critically acclaimed Indian show Shanti (2004,2006) in Cincinnati Ohio and Allentown P.A. In late 2007 he had the priviledge of performing for the President of Bangladesh. He composed and performed music for the documentary "Made in India?" and the wonderful documentary "Smile" His music has been licensed and used on the Travel channel. He has provided music for an important video for the organization "Saathi" (Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India). He has also played on the 2006 c.d. "Sri Venkata Ramaniyamu Vol. 5" for the Sri Venkataramaniyamu Welfare Society where all proceeds benefit the underpriviledged in India. Jim has performed with the famed vocalist Ashiq Khan in Rajasthan, India and has performed solo tabla in Pune India. He is a frequent performer with the Bhajan group Aradhna. He has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on several occasions, and at the Montreal Jazz-Festival twice (2002 and 2005) with Mohenjo Daro.
Jim has shared the stage with many fusion stalwarts including The Buddy Rich Big Band bassist Dave Larocca, Greg Osby, and Fareed Haque. He has also performed solo tabla with his teacher Yogesh Samsi. Jim has also accompanied Bollywood giant Mahendra Kapoor, Budhadev Das Gupta, Laxmi Shankar, Anupama Bhagwat and Kankana Banerjee, and a host of other Indian Classical musicians. As an educator Jim has held very successful clinics and lec/dems all over the mid-west in colleges and high schools. He has been a featured clinician at Marshall University and has lectured at Taylor University among many others. He has had successful solos at Washington University, University of Toledo and Indiana University to name a few. He was awarded the American Institute of Indian Studies grant for performing artists in 2006 and became affiliated with the University of Mumbai Hindustani Music Department.
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Hey Jim! Miss hearin your good positive vibrations! With the looks of your schedule you have been REALLY busy!!! We will definitely make some time soon to come visit next time you play in the nati!!! MISS YOU!!!
It was great to meet you and play some music with you, Jim. I'm looking forward to doing it again. I'm working on the pictures my wife took. I'll have them to you shortly,
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