Charu
Suri
NEXT CONCERT APPEARANCE:
AT THE GRAMMY ® MUSEUM
October 8th, 2023
RAGS & RAGAS IS NOW LIVE
JAZZ ALBUMS OF THE YEAR"
- All About Jazz
"RAGS & RAGAS SEES SURI
TAKE FUSION ADVENTURES LIKE
FEW OTHER ARTISTS OUT THERE"
- Rolling Stone
CHARU SURI is a pianist and composer who treads fearlessly between genres, blending several styles and fusing Indian ragas with more traditional jazz.
Born in South India, she was a piano prodigy performing in various concert halls at an early age. Charu's most recent album, RAGS & RAGAS, was recorded with John Patitucci on the double bass, Steve Gadd and Joe Lastie on the drums, and debuted recently at #3 on the iTunes jazz charts, and reached #2 in Kenya.
With mood-invoking ragas (to be played according to the time of day) for many of her compositions, she weaves techniques and sounds from several places including India, Europe, and Africa.
Her work has won numerous awards. She received eight nominations in the International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in 2023,and was named Entertainer of the Year (Gold) by ISSA at its annual awards ceremony in Atlanta. Her VERONA WALTZ from her previous album, RAGAS & WALTZES was awarded Best Jazz Song in North America at the Intercontinental Music Awards in 2023.
Charu also became the first Indian artist to collaborate with Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans on her latest album, RAGAS & WALTZES, that features drummer Joe Lastie. Previously, she has released "The Book of Ragas" and "The New American Songbook" at Carnegie Hall. She returns to Carnegie Hall for the fourth time on Friday, April 5, 2024.
On May 13, 2023, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performed her work for the very first time at NJPAC in the family-friendly "Hooray for Bollywood" concert and will also perform arrangements of hers of popular Bollywood tunes.
She is a voting member of the Recording Academy.
Follow her @charusurimusic on Instagram, and @CharuSuriTrio on Facebook.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
Blue Hippo Jazz Brunch, October 1, 12-2 p.m., Verona New Jersey
Boulder, Colorado Private Event, August 4th
MOSAIC: 2023 at the Clive Davis Theater at the GRAMMY Museum, October 8th
Private Event, October 11, New York City
West Orange Public Library, Nov 20, 7 p.m.
New Year's Eve, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Birdland Jazz, February 14, 2024
Carnegie Hall, April 5, 2024
