East/West Crossover
James Pusey – guitar
Denis Kucherov – tabla/handpan

The Programme

James Pusey – guitar
Denis Kucherov – tabla/handpan

Improvisation

Dancing Clouds

Lawns

Naima

Journey Home

The Artists

James Pusey is a UK based guitar and sitar player. While studying Jazz Guitar at Leeds College of Music he met Ustad Dharambir Singh MBE, a prominent sitar player and educator, and began studying the sitar and Indian music alongside the guitar. This led to him completing a Master’s degree divided between Jazz and Indian music. He has been studying sitar with Pandit Arvind Parikh since 1999 and visited India many times to learn in the traditional manner. Since then James has gone on to have a successful freelance career which has taken him around the world working on recording sessions, TV and radio shows, tours, West End shows as well as Jazz, Indian and crossover projects.
www.jamespusey.com

Denis Kucherov has captivated audiences with his percussion skills and compositions with a diverse range of unique instruments as well as handpan and tabla. His expertise extends beyond traditional Indian and oriental music, as he has collaborated with renowned philharmonic orchestras and artists such as Tony Levin (King Crimson), Farukh Ruzimatov, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Deva Premal, Grammy winner Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and voice of Azerbaijan – Alim Gasimov. In addition to his collaborations, Denis has also produced the Dairafest festival in St Petersburg. This festival showcases a blend of cultural performances that celebrate the richness of music from around the world.