'Global Fusion' Concert to Blend Indian, Western Musical Styles

Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is the only musician who has performed and recorded not only in South Indian Classical music and Western Classical music styles, but many others as well.

He has played and recorded both Orchestral and non-Orchestral, and also composed for and conducted major orchestras, scored for films, collaborated with a wide range of some of the greatest musicians, from different genres of music including jazz, occidental, jugalbandis with North Indian musicians, world music and global fusion. 

He has established himself as a force that is strongly Indian, but universal in nature and approach—and he'll be performing at Watchung Hills Regional High School in September.

Attracted by his unusual musical phrasing, many western musicians have wanted to play with him—he willingly lent himself to these exchanges, which represented for him a no-man’s land, allowing him to explore the field of improvisation.

In this atmosphere of live exchanges, the musical differences and similarities became obvious to him and from then on they organised themselves brilliantly. Since 1973, Subramaniam has made historic collaborations and recordings with people like Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli, Stevie Wonder, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Ruggiero Ricci, Arve Tellefsen, Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Al Jarreau, Jean Luc Ponty, Earl Klugh, Larry Coryell, Corky Siegel, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Maynard Ferguson and Ravi Coltrane.

His album titled "Global Fusion" was a critically-acclaimed milestone and features artists from five continents.

Subramaniam's "Global Fusion" will perform at 6 p.m. Sept. 21, at Watchung Hills Regional. Tickets are priced from $50 to $250, and can be purchased online.