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About Jonathan

Traditional sitar player

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Sitar

Waltham Abbey

Public liability insurance of £10 million

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Son of the late Kolkata composer John Mayer, Jonathan began his musical training at the early age of 5 with Violin, Piano & Composition. He started his initial training under the western sitarist Clem Alford who was a disciple of Sachindra Nath Saha, Senia Gharana. Later he studied Imdadkhani Gharana technical proficiency under Ustad Wajahat Khan for a short while and finally settled in to the Senia Veen-kar Gharana under the extremely knowledgeable maestro the late Pandit Subroto Roychowdhury. Jonathan Mayer studied composition from his father who studied violin with Phillipe Sandre in Calcutta, music theory with Melhi Mehta in Bombay, Indian theory with Sanathan Mukerjee and composition from Matyas Sether. Jonathan later studied composition from Andrew Downes at the Birmingham Conservatoire where he gained a B.Mus (Hons) at the Birmingham Conservatoire studying both sitar and composition. Because of his ability to read western notation he has performed in a variety of genres and so far his career has seen him play with artists such as Dave Stewart, The Bingham String Quartet, Kathryn Tickell, Kumar Bose, Kuljit Bhamra, Erich Gruenburg, Rohan De Sarem, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler, The Orlando Consort, John Wilson, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Future Sounds of London, Sarah Brightman, I Musici Fiamminghi Orchestra,and Sir Paul McCartney. Jonathan has performed all over the world including, France, Germany, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Australia, America, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and two very successful tours in India (including a performance at The Dover Lane Music Conference) as well as a number of performances for the BBC in the UK.

Performance details

I can perform outdoors

I have a car I can use to travel to gigs

I require car parking close to venues

I can perform with backing tracks

My equipment is PAT tested

I own a PA system

Musicianship

Genres:

World music, Bollywood

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Instruments:

Sitar

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Song list

Rag Yaman

Rag Jhin Joti

Rag khamaj

Rag Sohini

Rag Puria

Rag Marawa

Rag Hindol

Rag Hemant

Rag Pahadi

Rag bupali

Rag Shivanjani

Rag Megh

Rag Malshri

Rag Dhani

Rag kafi

Rag Bhimpalsi

Rag Jaunpuri

Rag Abhogi

Rag Bageshree

Rag Rageshree

Rag Puria Dhaneshree

Rag Boopeshwari

Rag bilawal

Rag asavari

Rag vashaspati

Rag bhatiyar

Rag Jaijavanti

Rag manj Khamaj

Rag Tilang

Rag Todi

Rag Dhabari kanara

Kabhi Kabhi

Chalte Chalte

Aaja re

Dekha Ek Khawab

Chaudvin Ka Chand

Tere Mast Mast Do Nain

Jashne Bahara

Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan

Thinking Aloud

Stay With Me

All of Me

Thriller

Billy Jean

Blackbird

That's What I Like

Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£125
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£250
Up to 3 hours	£250

Reviews

The I, 4 years ago

“Jonathan successfully captured the playful approach to Raga Kafi from the beginning of his performance. He went on in a smooth and rhythmic manner with some sparks that proved the depth of his knowledge of the raga.”

Desh K, 4 years ago

“In the very Aaochar of Kafi, Jonathan was able to spread the mood of this Raga. His Gat in Tintaal had amazing spontaneity and beautiful rhythmic manner…”

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