Sameer Gupta (born July 1, 1976) is a

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player, and

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. He is a co-founder of Brooklyn Raga Massive, the

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The Supplicants and drummer for the

Marc Cary Marc Cary (born January 29, 1967) is a post bop jazz pianist based out of New York City. Cary has played and recorded with several well-known musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Arthur Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Carl ...

Focus Trio. He has also worked with vidyA, Kosmic Renaissance,

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, Richard Howell,

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, and

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. '' The Jazz Observer'' called his playing kinetic, bass-heavy, and tender.Forrest Dylan Bryant. "Monterey 2008: Strength of Spirit." Sep 20, 2008 http://www.jazzobserver.com/2008/09/monterey-2008-strength-of-spirit/

Discography

* ''Namaskar'' ( Motéma, 2010), with Marc Cary * ''A Circle Has No Beginning'' (2018) As sideman * ''Focus'', Marc Cary (Motéma, 2006) * '' Inner Cry Blues'',

(Lunar Module, 2007) * ''Marc Cary and Focus Trio Live 2009'' (Motéma, 2010)

References

External links

Official siteSameer Gupta
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Motéma Music Motéma Music is a jazz and world music record label in the United States. It was founded in 2003 in San Francisco Bay Area by label president and recording artist Jana Herzen. The label has received Grammy recognition more than 25 times for a ...

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Le Poisson Rouge (Le) Poisson Rouge (often referred to as LPR) is a music venue and multimedia art cabaret in New York City founded in 2008 by Justin Kantor and David Handler on the former site of the Village Gate at 158 Bleecker Street. The performance space was ...

Podcast featuring Sameer Gupta originally broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY
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