Peter van Gelder

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Peter Van Gelder
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Van Gelder in 2019
Background information
Birth namePeter Van Gelder
Born (1940-03-19) 19 March 1940 (age 85)
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, educator
Instrument(s)Sitar, saxophone, bass guitar, flute
Years active2005–present
Website https://petervangelder.com/

Peter Van Gelder (born March 19, 1940) is a sitarist and musician who played saxophone and bass in The Great Society. [1]

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Van Gelder moved to San Francisco after college and learned bass to play in The Great Society; he played saxophone on White Rabbit. [2] He became interested in Indian music after working at a San Francisco radio station and took a summer class at University of California Berkeley with Ali Akbar Khan where he learned to play sitar. [2] Deciding to continue his studies with Khan in Kolkata, he lived in India for three years and became a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan. [2] [3] While in India, he met other musicians with whom he formed the band The Saddhu Brand when he returned to California. [4]

He is an instructor at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. [1] [5] [6]

Early life

Van Gelder grew up in a household where his parents listened to Western classical music. [2] He played clarinet and trumpet as a child. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Peter van Gelder Master of the Sitar". Sonoma County Library. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "East Indian Classical Music In Concert". The Taos News. March 30, 2005. p. 66. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment: Saturday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 21, 1992. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Gaeddert, Beth (June 25, 1970). "Girl-voices combine with peaceful Indian harmonies". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael California. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Billboard". Ukiah Daily Journal. November 15, 1996. p. A9. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Faculty - Ali Akbar College of Music". Ali Akbar College of Music. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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