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| Combining a coming-of-age in southern Virginia with her Maharashtrian heritage, Manisha Shahane (last name is pronounced SHA-HAH-NAY) takes you on an Imaginary Train ride to Dadar’s Shivaji Park in Mumbai and Tupperware parties on Carol Court with her bilingual debut album, Peace in Progress (2004). This is no surprise given that Manisha grew up performing in the Western pop and classical traditions, coupled with appearances in the Indian vein. Sometimes her father accompanied her on tabla (ta-blah), a drum commonly used in North Indian classical music. Influenced by her mother’s passion for singing, Manisha started singing at age 6 and began writing songs, poems, and music at age 11, just as she embarked on classical piano studies and participating in school choirs. Her discovery of jazz while singing with the “Virginia Belles” during her college years eventually led her to study with pianist Frank Wilkins and, subsequently, with the esteemed Charlie Banacos, a master of jazz theory and improvisation. With experience in genres ranging from Jazz to Classical to Rock to Indian music to Reggae to Afro-Cuban Armenian Salsa – and her original music - she has worked with musicians such as pianist Vince Evans (Luther Vandross, Dianne Reeves), percussionist Jerry Leake (Ali Akbar Khan, Natraj), bassist Eli Magen (Israeli Philharmonic), drummer Alison Miller (Sheila Jordan, Norah Jones), plus guitarists Kevin Barry (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paula Cole) & Prasanna (Joe Lovano, Hari Prasad Chaurasia), and multi-instrumentalist Akili Jamal Haynes (Lenny Kravitz, Roberta Flack). Following the release of Peace in Progress, her shows have garnered audiences in numerous cities in the US, as well as in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and London. After shoveling more than 40 inches of snow following a Boston blizzard in 2005, Manisha wisely relocated to sunny Los Angeles, where she is about to finish her second album. A 2008 & 2009 recipient of the ASCAPlus Award in the Jazz and Popular Division, Manisha performs regularly as a solo act or with her band. Visit her website at www.ManishaMusic.com. |
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