Kartikeya Srivastava

Kartikeya Srivastava is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser from Lucknow. He has performed at music festivals all over the country including Jazz Utsav, Delhi International Jazz Festival, Giants of Jazz Festival, NH7 Pune & Bangalore, CHD Jazz Festival, Itanagar Jazz Day, The Gig Carnival among others. In New Delhi, he leads and co-leads bands like Samadhi, Aman Kartikeya Pranai and The Lucknow Experiment. Kartikeya is interested in exploring folk music from around the world with an emphasis on music in India since independence. He graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 2013, majoring in Drumset Performance with a minor in History.