Saxophonist, Flutist, and Composer Pawan Benjamin, started his musical training at a young age in Madison, Wisconsin, receiving guidance and mentorship from jazz luminaries such as bassist, Richard Davis, AACM founder Roscoe Mitchell, and many others in the Madison area.
In 2006 he left to attend the Manhattan School of Music, where he plunged headfirst into the diverse music scene of New York City, performing and recording with musicians from around the globe, across genres from Jazz, Hip Hop, Nepali Folk, Indian Classical Music and beyond.
Pawan has collaborated with artists such as Roscoe Mitchell, Ranjit Barot, Taufiq Qureshi, Rez Abbasi, Mike Stern, Candido Camero, Bill T. Jones and many others. Performance credits stretch across the globe at venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), the Rose Theater and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center, the National Center of Performing Arts in Mumbai India, Goa International Jazz Festival, the Bimhuis and Blue Note in Amsterdam, and countless other venues in between.
Pawan is an active member of Brooklyn Raga Massive, a music collective which seeks to bridge the worlds of American and South Asian art of all kinds.
1. Evening
2. Jhalka Raya Buka (Night Band, Nepal)
3. Lakhey Dance
4. Sim Sime Pani Ma
5. Prayer
6. N.F.S.W.
7. Hills
8. Tunga (Bir Bahadur BK)
9. Damai March
10. Midnight
11. Jump
12. Dawn
13. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
Martin Nevin - Bass / Percussion
Sean Mullins - Drumset / Percussion
Recording and Mix Engineer - Tomek Miernowski
Mastering Engineer - Kane Mathis
