Kadri Gopalnath

Sat., Nov. 7, 7 p.m., $22, Mitchell Auditorium, Drexel University, 3128 Market St., 215-310-1783, sruti.org.

by Shaun Brady

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Published: Nov 3, 2009

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The image is somewhat incongruous: a saxophonist, sitting cross-legged in colorful robes, accompanied by a violinist and mridangam player. The legendary Kadri Gopalnath is a pioneer of applying that Western instrument to Eastern music, deftly weaving the alto sax into Carnatic music, the classical South Indian style. His playing struck American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa so strongly that he enlisted Gopalnath for his Kinsmen project, blending jazz and the Indian music of his heritage, which premiered in Philly a few years back. This time, Gopalnath returns in his more traditionally untraditional setting.

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