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Abstract
Through this project, my goal was to music that allows me to connect my experience of being a musician from India, with a background in Hindustani Classical and North Indian folk music, who was later exposed to Jazz and Black American music. I wanted to explore connections in these forms of music that already exist – with their emphasis on improvisation and the spiritual connection to music. While many American Jazz musicians have made the journey to India to draw these connections, I aimed to explore this from the perspective of a female musician who grew up in India. This is a personal project, as I focused on drawing connections with my own background and journey in music, using it as a way of coming to terms with my identity as an Indian musician living in the United States, and finding my place in the music here.
Publication Date
7-1-2024
Campus
Boston Campus
Keywords
creative project, practice-based-research, composition, recording, jazz ensemble, Indian music
Recommended Citation
Malhotra, Aditi. “"A Home That Isn't Mine": Connecting My Roots in Hindustani Classical Music to Explorations in Global Jazz.” Master's thesis, Berklee College of Music, 2024. https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-global-jazz/169.