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Hank L'Abriola, the young talented guitarist, transcribes Django Reinhardt's solos with tabla grooves provided by acclaimed tabla player Naren Budhakar. Naren will also do a solo piece on tabla.

Preceded by Ashram Meditation Program beginning at 7:00 PM (by donation).

Naren Budhakar was born into the music tradition of India and began performing at a young age. A disciple of Tabla Maestro Ustad Shabbir Nisar, Naren has played with prominent instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers including Pandit Birju Maharaj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Jasraj and Shaed Parvez and has performed at prestigious venues in the U.S. and Europe. He has provided Tabla accompaniment for various musical genres and has played with La Monte Young and Bobby Mc Ferrin and recorded with Alicia Keys. Naren is co-director of the East-West School of Music and as a faculty member teaches and performs regularly.

Hank L'Abriola began their musical training, including classical guitar, at eight years of age. At 13 they discovered and became passionate about the music of Django Reinhardt. Residing near the Garrison Arts Center enabled Hank to study with one of the most talented Gypsy jazz guitarists, Stephane Wrembel. A notable engagement was at Carnegie Hall where at 18, Hank performed along with Stochelo Rosenberg, Al Di Meola and Stephane Wrembel as part of his Django A Gogo festival. Most of Hank's concerts are somewhat more modest affairs, the kind at which a young and promising artist can hone their craft and develop their unique voice.