Vijay Ghate

Vijay Ghate, originally from Jabalpur, has been recognized by all musicians and dancers alike as the most brilliant and exciting among tabla players of the present generation.

Vijay started learning his art at a very early age of three in Jabalpur.He then moved to Mumbai, and for over twelve years he put himself under the tutelage of Pandit Suresh Talwalkar. Even at the age of 16 he became well-known for his scintillating solo performances.He is one of the few rare tabla players who is adept and comfortable accompanying all the three streams of Vocal, Instrumental and Dance. Quickfire anticipation fulled with a very creative mind and imagination, clarity in playing, dextirity, accuracy are his forte.

He has been accompanying many well known artistes like Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat and many others all over the world. He has been very well acknowledged for his forays into fusion in world of music with well known artistes from the western world like famous group Jethrotul and great maestros in easy Jazz like George Dukes, Aljereu, Ravi Coltarin, and also frequently working with Egberto Gismonti, Larry Coryell, George Brooks, etc.He has also collaborated with well known Indian musicians in this field like Louis Banks, Shankar Mahadevan, Shivmani etc.