top of page
Tabla Player • Percussionist • Composer
Boston, MA | Hartford, CT | Providence, RI | New England, USA

Media
&
Concert Highlights
Search


Vistaars of Scheherazade - TAPS Online
NOV. 1, 2025: A video module for the Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar that explores several rhythmic concepts of North Indian Classical Music that can be applied to any genre of music. Episode 1 - The Classical Music that Beat Bach by 5,000 years Episode 2 - Vistaar: The Art of Infinite Expansion Episode 3 - Proportional Rhythm: Thah, Dugun, Tigun, & Chaugun Episode 4 - Applying Vistaars to Melody Episode 5 - Final Thoughts & a New Composition This 5-part mini series is spec
Oct 31
Â


Common Ground: Drum Traditions in Conversation
SEP. 11, 2025: Join tabla player Bailey O’Donnell and bomba drummer Kel Garratt, as they discuss and demonstrate their drum traditions with one another and with audience members. Come with your questions!  Cultural heritage art forms create and reflect meaning, identity, and community. In this series, we bring together traditional artists who practice art forms rooted in different cultural traditions to demonstrate their work, share with one another, and discuss their simila
Sep 10
Â


Artist Fellowship - CT Office of the Arts
MAR. 13, 2025 - I am honored to have been selected as one of the Connecticut State Office of the Arts' Artist Fellows for 2025! https://portal.ct.gov/decdartsportal/knowledge-base/articles/grants/artist-fellowship/fy25-recipients?language=en_US
Mar 12
Â


Pacific International Dance Festival - San Mateo, CA
JUL. 20, 2024: San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Kathak Dance - Antara Bhardwaj | Rabab - Qais Essar | Tabla - Bailey O'Donnell
Jul 19, 2024
Â


Spoleto Festival - Charleston, SC
JUN. 5, 2024: Gaillard Center for the Performing Arts. From the performance of Reena Esmail's Testament with the Spoleto Festival...
Jun 5, 2024
Â


Delhi to Kabul @ RIT - Rochester, NY
MAR. 26-31, 2024: Rochester Institute of Technology. It was an honor to be a part of Guruji, maestro Sandeep Das ji's, Delhi to Kabul...
Mar 30, 2024
Â


Southern New England Apprenticeship Program Grant
NOV. 16, 2023: Thank you to the Connecticut Historical Society for supporting my Tabla "apprenticeship" with Guruji, maestro Sandeep Das!
Nov 16, 2023
Â


Pt. Kishan Maharaj ji Centenary Celebration Concert
OCT 29, 2023: In honor of the centennial birth anniversary of the legendary Pt. Kishan Maharaj ji (the Guruji of my Guruji), maestro...
Oct 28, 2023
Â


Connecticut Museum of Culture and History - Hartford, CT
AUG 10, 2023: Join us for an unforgettable evening of spontaneous improvisations, dazzling rhythm, and mesmerizing dance! Curated by...
Aug 9, 2023
Â


City of Asylum - Pittsburgh, PA
APR 24, 2023: Oud, Erhu, and Tabla
Apr 16, 2023
Â


Ashmont Chamber Hill Music - Dorchester, MA
APR 16, 2023: Nice pic from today's "Soundscapes of India" concert curated by maestro Sandeep Das.
Apr 16, 2023
Â


Chan Centre - Vancouver, Canada
FEB. 18, 2023: Performing on the finale of the "Delhi to Damascus" concert by Sandeep Das & the HUM Ensemble at the Chan Centre in...
Feb 18, 2023
Â


National Gallery of Art - Washington, D.C.
NOV. 6, 2022: It was an honor to perform with my Guruji, Sandeep Das', ensemble for the first time during the finale of their performance...
Nov 7, 2022
Â


Dutch Harp Festival - Utrecht, The Netherlands
A few images from our performance at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Nathania Ko -...
May 6, 2022
Â


Upcoming Concert: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Dutch Harp Festival - https://harpfestival.nl/line-up/ Dates: May 7 - 8, 2022 Nathania Ko - Konghou (Chinese Harp) S. Bailey O'Donnell -...
Feb 12, 2022
Â


Silkroad Creativity Lab - Fall 2022 Semester
A scene from one of the first meetings of the "Silkroad Creativity Lab at Boston Conservatory". I will be a teaching assistant throughout...
Feb 5, 2022
Â


Silkroad Ensemble Premiers "Ekla Cholo Re"
These past few months, I had the amazing opportunity to assist my Guruji, Sandeep Das, as he created a new rendition of the Bengali song,...
Nov 19, 2021
Â


Newton Festival of the Arts - Newton, MA, USA
A picture of a brief appearance at the Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts on July 11, 2021.
Jul 13, 2021
Â
bottom of page