Geetha Navale

• function: director
• company: Guruskool Music

The bright shining star of Indian music, Geetha Navale is an inspired individual and an ardent proponent of the Veena, an ancient Indian Classical instrument. Her ability to seamlessly blend Indian Classical with Jazz and Rock is brilliant. Whether she is playing at jazz clubs in New York, at grunge clubs in Seattle or at the many small temples in India, she dazzles on every occasion.

Veena, the ancient pre-vedic instrument is an extremely versatile one. With a tonal range of 4 octaves and a set of rhythm strings the Veena allows you to draw out melodies on its deep set brass frets where, a note can be pulled up to six semitones.

A unique instrument but largely unknown internationally, Geetha Navale as a life mission uses her performances to showcase this brilliant instrument around the world.

Geetha Navale learnt Indian Classical on the Veena from the renowned Gurus Sri. J. Anjaneyalu and Sri. R. K. Suryanarayana. She constantly innovates and experiments with several cross-cultural musicians to create some glorious fusion pieces.

Part of Guruskool Music, the pilgrim of every budding musician in Bangalore, she along with other members dedicatedly promote the spirit of music in Bangalore with awe-inspiring grit and determination. Through the annual Freedom Jams and the monthly Sunday Jams they provide an un-judgmental, unbiased platform to help upcoming musicians show off their fare and kick-start their musical careers.

An active musician, she still teaches and gives great performances around the world. The most recent ones are a recording project in Paris along with a baroque ensemble XVIII-21 Musique des Lumieres,led by Jean Christophe Frisch and a concert with the legendary Erik Truffaz in Bangalore.