Date:
Thu, Jan 25, 2018 01:00PM
- Thu, Jan 25, 2018 02:00PM
Price: Free with Museum admission
In 2010, Justin Gray invented the bass veena, a fretless instrument designed for Indian classical and Indo-jazz performances. Be immersed during this talk as Gray, an award-winning musician and educator, discusses how his experience with jazz, Indian classical, and electronic music resulted in the creation of this innovative instrument.
Justin Gray is an award-winning bassist, composer, producer, and educator based in Toronto, Canada. He has performed across the world, playing with renowned artists in musical styles ranging from jazz to Indian classical. In 2010, Gray invented the bass veena, a fretless instrument designed for Indian classical and Indo-jazz performance. He is now emerging as the first artist to perform on this instrument worldwide. Gray currently leads his own jazz/world music ensemble, Synthesis. This contemporary ensemble draws from the past while remaining connected to the present with a unique cross-cultural blend of jazz, Indian classical, and electronic music.