Khalil Balakrishna

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Khalil Balakrishna was an American percussionist, sitar and tanpura player who worked with Miles Davis between 1969 [1] and 1974. His birth name was Carl Barrows. He regularly held a gig playing at a restaurant called 'Taste of India' on Bleecker Street in New York City.

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Guitarist John McLaughlin, already interested in Indian music, suggested him and tabla player Bihari Sharma to Davis during the Bitches Brew sessions. [2] He toured with Davis in 1972 and early 1973. [3]

He died May 22, 2012 at the age of 89.

Discography

[dates are for album releases; later Davis compilations are not listed.]

References

  1. ↑ Stump, Paul (2000). Go Ahead John: The Music of John McLaughlin. SAF. p. 182. ISBN   9780946719242.
  2. ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. p. 111. ISBN   9781858286365.
  3. ↑ Gluck, Bob (2016). The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles. U of Chicago P. p. 170. ISBN   9780226303390.
  4. ↑ Berger, Edward; Cayer, David; Martin, Henry (2002). Annual Review of Jazz Studies 11, 2000-2001. Scarecrow Press. p. 100. ISBN   9780810845350.
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