Arun Luthra | |
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 Arun Luthra performing at The 55 Bar, New York City in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Black American Music,Carnatic music,world music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone,soprano saxophone,konnakol |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | www |
Arun Luthra (Hindi: अरुण लूथरा;Punjabi: ਅਰੁਣ ਲੂਥਰਾ) is asaxophonist,konnakol artist,composer, andbandleader based inNew York City.
He has worked withBilly Harper,Eddie Henderson,Kenny Garrett,Dennis Irwin,Joe Chambers,Charli Persip,Portinho,Zé Renato,The Temptations,The Four Tops,Frankie Valli,Bobby Short,Lew Soloff,Bernard Purdie and Ray Vega.
Luthra has also performed or studied with theHindustani andCarnatic musiciansSelvaganesh Vinayakram,PanditTrichy Sankaran, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Krishnan Lalgudi & Vijayalakshmi Lalgudi, Pandit Karaikudi Subramaniam,Steve Gorn, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sufi singerZila Khan, andAsha Puthli.
Luthra was interviewed by Linus Wyrsch onThe Jazz Hole for Breakthruradio.[1]
Luthra was named the 2017–2018 composer-in-residence atFlushing Town Hall by Exploring the Metropolis.[2] In conjunction with this he was awarded a 2018 New Work Grant by the Queens Council on the Arts to premiere the music composed during his composer residency.[3] In 2021 Luthra was named the Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison's Division of the Arts.[4] In 2022 Luthra was for the second time awarded a New Work Grant by the Queens Council on the Arts – this time to continue developing his large-scale multimedia work "Many Streams One River, Many Branches One Tree".[5]
