Arun Ramamurthy curated this month of collaborative trios at Brooklyn Raga Massive. This new group is his brainchild and what incredible musicians to work with! This has been one of the more exciting collaborations I've been a part of in years and a real antidote to all the cheesy fusion I've had to do in India. So fresh to approach Indian music as a vehicle for contemporary expression, still giving respect to the tradition. https://www.facebook.com/events/1021326028256414

Sweet performance the other night with Roshni Samlal and Kane Mathis at Brooklyn Raga Massive as a guest artist along with Utsav Lal. Roshni Samlal, in her duo project Orakel with Kane Mathis, brings together multiple, tangential musical circles, in an expansive project incorporating traditional and experimental works. The set will include both original and emblematic song forms of the West African jeli repertoire, classical Turkish oud (Kane Mathis), recontextualized tabla s

Ever heard Carnatic Chamber Jazz? Me neither- til now. Played a sweet set last night with Marika Hughes and the power team Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu during Marika's month-long residency at Barbès. I'd performed this music with Trina and Arun with percussion, but never with two cellos. Great combo! More to come soon...we'll be in residence at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute in June. Nakshatra at Barbès - Marika Hughes Residency https://www.facebook.com/events/599712

I presented a solo cello recital at Marlboro college featuring a new work by Matan Rubinstein, composer and professor of music at Marboro, with whom I play regularly in the Slipstream Ensemble. The piece consists of 5 inserts which are intended to be played in between the 6 movements of the 4th Suite for Unaccompanied cello by JS Bach. Matan described the piece as follows: "The best way to explain my thinking of Five Inserts involves architecture; I think of the piece, in a

I was honored to perform with Nakshatra at the Lyric Chamber Society in New York. Led by violinists Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy, Nakshatra reimagines the potential of string Chamber Music for our global times. The group explores beauty found at the intersections of their musical paths, where original compositions weave together threads of South Indian classical, Western chamber music, jazz and creative improvisation. We were joined by Rich Stein on percussion for a divers

I had a blast performing a set of solo hindustani music with my friend and tabla virtuoso Narendra Budhakar as the featured artist on one of Brooklyn Raga Massive's weekly events . I included the seasonal raga Miyan ki Malhar to celebrate the monsoon and challenged myself with a blazing fast composition in adha chautal (14 beat cycle) which you can hear me practicing here: #IndianCello #NarendraBudhakar #cello #HindustaniCello #Hindustani #IndianClassicalMusic #JakeCharkey #

I recorded cellos for this film directed by Avinash Das and background score by Rohit Sharma. It's the story of a village dancer who gets revenge against a corrupt politician who has shamed her. Good to see more films being made in India now that take a positive stance on women's rights. #AvinashDas #RohitSharma #AnaarkaliofAarah #Bollywood #Cello #JakeCharkey #CelloJake #SoloCello #Hindifilm #FilmMusic #PriyaKapur #SandipKapur #IndianDance #IndianMusic #IndianCinema #Indian