Indian Classical Music Workshop

The Department of Music is delighted to welcome Neelamjit Dhillon, a virtuoso tabla and bansuri player as well as a renowned composer and arranger. He will present a workshop on the experience of Indian classical music – we may even learn a tabla solo together! Everyone is welcome and strongly encouraged to participate!

Neelamjit Dhillon is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Vancouver Canada, Neelamjit is skilled in both North Indian classical and American jazz music. His music is a reflection of his own multifaceted identity, spirituality, and vision for promoting a more equitable and just society through shared experience and collective action. Neelamjit’s primary instruments are the tabla, saxophone, and bansuri. He has played tabla since the age of 10 and continues to study the instrument under the tutelage of world-renowned maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Neelamjit has performed around the world at prestigious events and festivals in locales such as Somalia, India, Brazil, Europe, the United States, and Canada.