Tiny Shelf Concert: The Amarkalam Project

Kick back to the Carnatic melodies of Hyde Park-bred Indo-jazz band The Amarkalam Project! Ceramics will also be for sale!

Spend your Saturday evening in an intimate concert setting, with sounds provided by Hyde Park native Indo-jazz group The Amarkalam Project! BYOB is welcome!

There will also be select handmade pieces for sale by local ceramicist Alejandro Cueto!

The Amarkalam Project is a Hyde Park native Indo-jazz ensemble featuring Varshini Narayanan on flute/vocals, John Bitoy III on piano, and Aparaajit Sriram on percussion. Artistic Director Varshini Narayanan has spent three decades training in the South Asian classical tradition alongside explorations in Western classical music and jazz. The group performs original arrangements of ancient Carnatic melodies and compositions, pairing a contemporary and avant-garde improvising sensibility with a traditional South Asian soundscape.