Steve Gorn leads Improviser Exchange ensemble members in music reflective of his pioneering work in cross-cultural collaborative music, such as the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording “Asian Journal”, his 2011 Grammy winning recording “Miho – Journey to the Mountain,” with Dhruba Ghosh and the Paul Winter Consort, and of his gurus, the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pt. Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, with whom he often accompanied in concert.
A leading "world music" artist, Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone and clarinet in concerts and festivals throughout the world.
Steve Gorn is a visiting Improvisers Exchange artist-in-residence. Organized by Jason Finkelman, Improvisers Exchange is a Center for Advanced Study initiative deeply investigating the field of music improvisation.
Additional events include:
Hindustani classical music and folk melodies from North India
Steve Gorn (bansuri) and Manpreet Bedi (tabla)
Saturday, February 3, 2018 – 2pm (admission free)
Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana
The Transformative Power of Music - A multimedia talk by Steve Gorn
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 4pm (admission free)
Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana