Jim Feist

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About Jim Feist

Jim began his musical training on the drumset at the age of 11. After pursuing Jazz and Fusion music his world was turned upside down when he delved into Indian Classical Music and the art of Tabla. Since 1990 Jim has been consumed by this art form. He has traveled to India several times to learn Tabla from Ustad Allah Rakka, and Vibhav Nageshkar. He is currently under the tutelage of Yogesh Samsi. He has studied stateside from Sukvinder Singh Namdhari, Samir Chatterji, Naren Desai, and a handful of other notable players. Jim has been recorded on albums by composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran for two all India releases, and the group he co-founded Mohenjo Daro ( Tandem Records ) .His highly sought after solo album "Indus Red" has caught the attention of many music critics.