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Internationally acclaimed sitarist and composer trained by Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Alam Khan, and Roop Verma.

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Join us for an exciting concert by Arjun Verma this Sunday! The concert is free for MITHAS members and students with a valid ID. Link in bio for tickets/memberships!

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What a treat and honor to play my piece Harbor M with the incomparable, unique @theofficialdavidmurray in NYC last week. You can hear some of it in the video if you good old click for sound🎶

Originally composed around the amazing documentary @bucksharborfilm by brilliant filmmaker @pete_k_muller, the piece somehow felt like a nice fit, with its inspiration from sea, harbor and nature, for the @americanfriendssmk / @smkmuseum / @metmuseum William H. Johnson tribute, reflecting Johnson’s liking to the Danish fishermen around the harbor in Kerteminde 🎷🎶🎹Photo/video by @evajensendesign 📸

This has been such a week of music. With also yesterdays celebration of the release of the Flexible Destinies album with @sitarify @hess_is_more and @tinaraymonddrms at @earshotjazz in Seattle, and tomorrow’s album release of Free Syllables with @chrissievonb and @jensskouolsen, featuring another saxophone hero of mine, the late likewise uniquely incomparable Lee Konitz, on what would have been his 99th birthday✨🎂

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My first @hatchexperience blew me away 🌟

The gathering of 100 leaders, creators and innovators across sectors, generations and worldviews.

From neuroscientists, to founders, poets, technologists, artists, ecologists, musicians, ocean conservationists and more - all coming together to hatch a better world and drive systems change through authentic human connection. Everything I’m about.

I’ve never felt more inspired to continue forging my path as a musician anchoring vibrations of peace on this planet - while simultaneously building new partnerships that can elevate and unite our individual missions to create even greater impact. It’s so exciting🤍

Thank you @oshiray @yarrowk @yogajared @strom.pete and @aithanshapira for creating such a magical container. Soul grateful to be a part of this incredibly brilliant, unique and heart-filled community ✨

#hatch #experience #catskills #livemusic

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Portland friends! They’ve arrived… and are sounding incredible! Please join me in taking in the magic of @sitarify (Arjun Verma) and @indranil.mallick.14 on tabla in the beautiful setting of the @theoldchurchconcerthall tonight starting at 7:30. Tickets are still available at the door.

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"It was totally mesmerizing."

Interweaving attendee Marina reacts to last Friday's masterful concert with Arjun K. Verma, Pezhham Akhavass, Mazdak Alipour, and Eman Hashimi at OACC. Thank you to all our attendees for spending your Friday night with us!

For first notification of our upcoming performances at OACC, subscribe to our newsletter at link in bio or at oacc.cc/newsletter

Video by Steve Kaye

#Oakland #OaklandAsianCulturalCenter #AsianArts #WestAsian #SouthAsian

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"It felt like I was going back home."

Interweaving attendee Vijay reacts to last Friday's masterful concert with Arjun K. Verma, Pezhham Akhavass, Mazdak Alipour, and Eman Hashimi at OACC. Thank you to all our attendees for spending your Friday night with us!

If you'd like first notification of our upcoming performances at OACC, subscribe to our newsletter at link in bio or at oacc.cc/newsletter

Video by Steve Kaye

#Oakland #OaklandAsianCulturalCenter #AsianArts #WestAsian #SouthAsian

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"Cultures." "Inspiration." "Love."

Interweaving attendees Evegenia and Ram-in react to last Friday's masterful concert with Arjun K. Verma, Pezhham Akhavass, Mazdak Alipour, and Eman Hashimi at OACC. Thank you to all our attendees for spending your Friday night with us!

For first notification of our upcoming performances at OACC, subscribe to our newsletter at link in bio or at oacc.cc/newsletter

Video by Steve Kaye

#Oakland #OaklandAsianCulturalCenter #AsianArts #WestAsian #SouthAsian

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Two musical worlds meet in one vibrant performance.✨
Sitarist Arjun Verma and Danish pianist and composer Nikolaj Hess come together to celebrate the release of their new album. Verma, a North Indian classical musician, infuses his music with vitality and energy. Hess, New York-based and Denmark born, creates an expansive world in his music, drawing from Nordic jazz, new-classical, post-bop, and West African jazz traditions. The two in concert together is sure to be a unique and vibrant musical experience.

👉 Gold Passes and individual tickets are on sale at the link in bio

Photo of Arjun K. Verma and Nikolaj Hess by Leslie Hassler Photo of Arjun K. Verma and Nikolaj Hess with details about the concert at the Earshot Jazz Festival.

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At the rehearsal for the Friday September 11 concert in Oakland @oaklandasiancc with @mazdakalipour @sitarify @emantabla @pezhham.akhavass #tombak #tabla #sitar #kamanche

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We are so happy and honored to present An Evening of Classical Indian Music with multi generational + world renowned sitar player Arjun Verma, accompanied by Indranil Mallick on Tabla. A benefit for Kali Mata Kutir- non profit organization practicing and preserving Vedic arts and culture in Southern Oregon.

Come sit and bask in these rich and ancient, living, breathing sounds and melodies - full of insight and beauty. A balm for the modern mind, busy lives, and weary souls.

About the featured artist:

Arjun teaches sitar and North Indian Classical Music at the Ali Akbar College of Music and the East-West School of Music.

He has spent his entire life steeped in the tradition of North Indian Classical Music. The son of internationally performing sitarist Roop Verma, who was a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, Arjun began learning sitar from his father at age five.

As a teenager, Arjun was deeply inspired by the preeminent sarode maestro, Ali Akbar Khan, and he ultimately moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to study directly with Ali Akbar Khan for eight years. Since the
Maestro’s passing in 2009, Arjun has continued his training under the able guidance of Ali Akbar Khan’s son,
Alam Khan. Arjun has also received guidance from Smt. Annapurna Devi.

As a musician of the Maihar Gharana (style) of Hindustani classical music, Arjun’s playing is based on the music of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. He has developed innovative sitar techniques inspired by the Maestro’s
style, and is also influenced by sitarist Nikhil Banerjee. Arjun’s playing also incorporates musical elements
drawn from his long apprenticeship with his father, Roop Verma.

The combination of these influences results in a style encompassing the deeply contemplative as well as the exhilarating elements of Indian Music.

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San Fran / Oakland / San Rafael / Gurupurnima 2026 - part 2

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🎶🪕🪘Interweaving: Indo-Persian Exchanges
⏰ Friday, September 11, 2026, 7-9 pm
📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center
388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland
🎟️ Tickets: $40 at link in bio or at oacc.cc/event/interweaving

Join us for Interweaving, a rare concert of Indian, Persian and Afghan classical music traditions and exchange, featuring master musicians Arjun K. Verma, Pezhham Akhavass, Mazdak Alipour, and Eman Hashimi. Featuring sitar, kamancheh, tabla, daf, and tombak, this performance explores the deep historical connections and living dialogue between these traditions through improvisation, virtuosity, and collaborative creation.

Building on shared heritage, the musicians weave together intricate rhythmic cycles, expressive melodic modes, and spontaneous improvisation, revealing both the common threads and distinctive voices of these musical lineages. Interweaving invites audiences into a shared sonic landscape where rhythm, melody, and improvisation transcend geography, honoring centuries of cultural tradition and exchange, while creating something entirely new in the moment.

Interweaving is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, made possible through the Musical Grant Program, administered by InterMusic SF, and supported by the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation.

Reserve tickets at link in bio or at oacc.cc/event/interweaving

#IndoPersian #AsianMusic #IndianMusic #PersianMusic #AfghanMusic #sitar #tombak #kamancheh #tabla #daf

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