Trilok Gurtu

Indian composer and master percussionist Trilok Gurtu was born into a highly musical family in Bombay, India, where his grandfather was a noted sitar player and his mother, Shobha Gurtu, is a classical singing star. Gurtu began playing at the age of six and eventually traveled to Europe where he joined the touring group of famed trumpeter, Don Cherry. From 1984 through 1988, he toured the world with the jazz ensemble Oregon, and was also a member of the quartet that L. Shankar led with Jan Garbareck and Zakir Hussain. In 1988 Gurtu presented his own compilations on his debut release, Usfret.