200 word bio



200 word bio

International performing artist Paul Livingstone is a composer and community activist in Los Angeles. He has performed on sitar and a unique 9 string fretless guitar of his own design around the US and in Mexico and Spain. In North Indian music he was trained under Amiya Dasgupta, Dr. Rajeev Taranath and the living legend Pt. Ravi Shankar. Paul has also studied traditions with master musicians of Persian, South Indian, African, Indonesian, Macedonian and Jazz music and

plays creative new music blending ideas from diverse world traditions.

Paul has played and recorded with a number of world music, jazz & popular artists including Swapan Chaudhuri, John Bergamo, Glen Velez, Kenny Burrell, Wadada Leo Smith, Geetha Bennett, Miroslav Tadic, the Liän Ensemble, Ozomatli & Alanis Morissette. He composes creative world music for his group Arohi Ensemble and for film. Paul’s most recent recording project is a multi-lingual unity suite ‘Salaam’ recorded in collaboration with members of Los Angeles popular/world groups Ozomatli, Quetzal & Kan Zaman Ensemble.

Paul founded and is the Artistic Director of the Sangeet School of World Music in North East

Los Angeles as well as being on the faculty of Cal Arts for the past 5 years.

International performing artist Paul Livingstone has studied and played sitar for the past 20 years in India & US. A disciple of the living legend Pt. Ravi Shankar, Paul is also a composer, band leader, educator & community activist in Los Angeles. He performs on sitar and unique fretless guitars of his own design, in addition to his focus in North Indian music he has also studied with master musicians of Persian, South Indian, African, Indonesian, Macedonian and Jazz music and

plays creative new music blending ideas from diverse world traditions.

Paul has played and recorded with a number of world music, jazz & popular artists including Swapan Chaudhuri, John Bergamo, Glen Velez, Kenny Burrell, Wadada Leo Smith, Geetha Bennett, Miroslav Tadic, the Liän Ensemble, Ozomatli & Alanis Morissette. He composes creative world music for his group Arohi Ensemble and for film. Paul’s has self produced 3 of his own cd projects, was on the faculty of Cal Arts for the past 5 years.& is the Artistic Director of the Sangeet School of World Music in North East Los Angeles.

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