John McLaughlin will be performing with members of Shakti, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Ranjit Barot and many other great musicians as part of the Forever Friends concert durimg a 2 day tribute to Ustad Zakir Hussain. This is the first time a concert with all the members of Shakti since their last performance in Austin on September 16,2023.
Details
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, 6.30 pm
Forever Friends
Long-time friends and collaborators of the ustad, John Mclaughlin (guitar), Louis Banks (piano, keyboards), Dave Holland (bass), Ganesh Rajagopalan (violin), Ranjit Barot (drums), V. Selvaganesh (kanjira), Shankar Mahadevan (vocal), Chris Potter (saxophone), Sanjay Divecha (guitar), Gino Banks (drums) and Sheldon D’Silva (bass), Fazal Qureshi (tabla), Taufiq Qureshi (djembe), Yogesh Samsi (tabla), Ojas Adhiya (tabla), Giridhar Udupa (ghatam), Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira), Shikhar Naad Qureshi (djembe & percussion) take the stage to celebrate Zakir Hussain’s all-embracing approach to music.