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Spotlight: "Meditations: Live" Musicians

Featurettes on each musician in the show

Ghan Patel

Jul 8, 2021

July 21 - Rubulad, NYC

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We're two weeks from the show and production is in full swing! As we approach the show, I'll share bios and spotlights on all the performers, including our VJ Giselle Angeles, our music director Darren Solomon, and our narrator Jenise Morgan.

Tonight, I'd like to announce our guest musicians. We just locked in the line up, and I'm humbled by their talent and musicianship. Check them out:

Nish Chari - Sitar

Nish Chari is a Brooklyn-based sitar player, multi-instrumentalist and composer. A disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan of the renowned Etawah/Imadkhani tradition, Nish imbues his playing with the emotion, improvisational prowess, and virtuosic technique that has been handed down in this tradition for over 200 years. More >>

Derek Muro - Saxophone

Derek Muro is a creator of music that embraces concepts of emotion, memory, and perception. Beginning his career from an art space in Bushwick while working weekend shifts as a church organist, he is now an award-winning composer for film and interactive media. More >>

Mike Reilly - Drums

Mike Reilly has made a name for himself as a songwriter’s drummer, touring, recording, and writing with Hoots & Hellmouth, Ha Ha Tonka, The Spring Standards, Matt Nakoa, Freddy and Francine, and many others. His new project Pretend Collective is currently recording their second album. More >>

Nicole Merritt Chari - Vocals

Nicole Merritt is a vocalist, songwriter and performer based in NYC. In addition to her work on stage, Nicole has produced and curated concerts and events at SXSW Music Festival, BAM, The Apollo, NY Fashion Week, and is currently the Programming Director at National Sawdust. More >>

The show is in two weeks!

With production ramping up, I'm getting more and more excited for it. It's going to be lush. It's going to be weird. I think it's got the potential to be really fun. Certainly, with this set of incredible musicians, we're set up for success!

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