Jay Gandhi

Jay Gandhi is a multifaceted artist and one of the prominent contemporary voices of the bansuri (North Indian bamboo flute). A senior disciple of the legendary Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jay’s music reflects decades of deep study in Hindustani classical music while also drawing from jazz and other global traditions. He is an internationally touring performer, educator, adjunct professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, and a founding member of both Brooklyn Raga Massive and The Brooklyn Court, two pioneering musician collectives in New York City.

Jay began his musical journey with vocal training under Smt. Kum Kum Sanyal, and later studied bansuri with Pt. Ronu Majumdar and Pt. Raghunath Seth, receiving further guidance from Pt. Vidyadhar Vyas and Pt. Nayan Ghosh.

His work across genres has led to collaborations with luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis, Ravi Coltrane, Reggie Workman, Jeff “Tain” Watts, and the late Pharoah Sanders. He has appeared at major venues worldwide and on acclaimed recordings including Ragas Live Retrospective, Coltrane Raga Tribute, Alam Khan’s Grand Tapestry, and Adam Rudolph’s Ragmala. Most recently, he recorded for the forthcoming Hollywood feature Prisoners of Paradise.