ABOUT
Last modified: February 24, 2010Background
Ravish Momin started writing poetry when he was 8 years old. His love for the sciences simultaneously led him to obtain a B.Sc in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in the US. He has studied drumset with master-drummers Andrew Cyrille, Bob Moses, and Ian Froman. He has also studied North Indian Classical percussion with Misha Masud, a disciple of Pandit Taranth Rao.
His musical influences are extremely diverse and eclectic, keeping with his philosophy of continually adding sounds and ideas to his musical palette. Even though his ideas are fundamentally seated in the Indian musical traditions, he ultimately hope to be able to seamlessly combine all those musical ideas to create a sound/identity that is totally unique, that is him in totality. That is the challenge, and the lifetime dedication to the process of listening and reacting.
His current listening list can be found here.
Performing Experience
Shakira Peter Scherr Sam Bardfeld Jason Kao Hwang Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Pam Kurstin Ursel Schlicht’s Ex Tempore Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre and the Light, Sabir Mateen Quintet/ Juxtapositions Robert Dick, Roy Campbell & the East/West Ensemble Brad Shepik & the Commuters Joe Giardullo’s Post/Time Mossa Bildner’s IHOT Gabriele Hasler J.D. Parran Jamie Baum Andrew Lamb William Parker Rinde Eckert Susie Ibarra Billy Bang Steve Swell Peter Epstein Bob Moses Brian Smith Daniel Carter Jim Black Will Connell Wilber Morris Raphe Malik Kali Fasteau Ian Williams Tomas Ulrich Dan DeChellis Danny Zanker Kid Lucky Oktopus (from Dalek) Marie Afonso Laura Andel Ty Braxton Brandon Terzic Balla Kouyate Fay Victor Joel Newton Thomson Kneeland Warren Smith Ken Filiano Tanya Kalmanovitch Jason Finkelman Daniel Kelly MC Napolean (of IsWhat?!) Skye Steele Michael Wimberly Christian Howes Ty Cumbie James Ilgenfritz Ellen Christi Michael Logan Greg Heffernan Sunny Jain Andy Goldman (Fulton Lights) Ben Miller Still Jay Foote
Grants/Commissions
US Artists International Grant(A Program of the National Endowment of the Arts, with support from JP Morgan Chase, administered by the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation)
(Mar. 2006)
Arts International Grant for US Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions
(Feb. 2002)
Music/OMI International Art Center Music Residency
(7/29 – 8/13 2001)
Selected Festivals/Highlights
NBC/Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
w/Shakira; November 17, 2009
Performance on “The Rachel Ray Show” (ABC)
w/Shakira; November 17, 2009
Performance on “The View” (ABC)
w/Shakira; November 16, 2009
The Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, Canada
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Greg Heffernan); October 31, 2009
JazzLent Stage, JazzLent, 2009, Maribor, Slovenia
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Greg Heffernan); June 28, 2009
Cantos Music Foundation, Calgary Jazz Festival, 2009, Canada
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Greg Heffernan); June 23, 2009
Plazuela Miguel Auza, Cultural Festival Zacatecas, 2009, Mexico
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Greg Heffernan); Apr. 11, 2009
Qingdao Concert Hall, Qingdao, China
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Peter Scherr); Nov. 27, 2008
AACM Concert Series, New York City, NY
w/Kalaparush Ahra Difda Ensemble (Will Conell, Michael Logan); Nov. 14, 2008
Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); Oct. 30, 2008
Ironworks (presented by Coastal Jazz & Blues Society) Vancouver, Canada
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); Oct. 11, 2008
Jazz Ao Centro Festival, Coimbra, Portugal
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); June 13, 2008
Jazz Nos Capuchos Festival, Almada, Portugal
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); June 12, 2008
Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol, UK
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Brandon Terzic); April 13, 2008
The Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Brandon Terzic); April 9, 2008
The Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, AB, Canada
w/Trio Tarana (Skye Steele, Brandon Terzic); Dec. 7, 2007
Queens Museum of Art
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); June 10, 2007
Documenta XII, Kassel, Germany
w/Ursel Schlicht, Jamie Baum, Thomson Kneeland, Vladiswar Nadishana, David Kuckhermann, et al; May 21- May 28, 2007
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); Mar. 16, 2007
Leonardo Da Vinci Center: Mira et Saputo Theater, Montreal, Canada
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); Feb. 24, 2007
The Rotunda @ The University of Pennsylvania, Philadalphia, PA
w/Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Brandon Terzic); Jan 18, 2007
Mediawave Festival, Gyor, Hungary
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz); May 1, 2006
Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; Feb. 18, 2006
Magazine Feature: “Indians in NY” by Antonio Branco, in Jazz.pt; Nov. 2005
New Music Circle: Christman Studios, St. Louis, MO
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz); Sept. 2, 2005
Smithsonian Museum’s Freer Gallery: Meyer Auditorium, Washington, DC
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz); July 21, 2005
Jazzin’ Tondela, Portugal
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Ken Filiano); June 11, 2005
Radio Interview for KZSU (90.1 FM, Stanford, CA); May 13, 2005
Rubin Museum of Art Concert Series, NYC
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz); April 8, Nov. 18, 2005
Sons D’Hiver Festival, Paris, France
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Adam Lane, Jesse Dulman; Feb. 11, 2005
6th Taipei Arts Festival, Taiwan
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz);Oct. 29, 30 2004
9th Annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
w/Trio Tarana (Jason Kao Hwang, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz); Oct. 16, 2004
Guelph Jazz Festival, Canada
w/Ursel Schlicht’s Ex Tempore; Sept. 11, 2004
Detroit Institute of the Arts
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Adam Lane, Jesse Dulman; July 16, 2004
Vision Festival 9,NYC
w/SabirMateen, Raphe Malik, Jane Wang, Raymond King; May 29, 2004
Erie Art Museum Concert Series, Erie, PA
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; Sept. 6, 2003
Guelph Jazz Festival, Canada
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; Sept. 5, 2003
Chicago Jazz Festival
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; August 29, 2003
Kerava Jazz Festival, Finland
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; June 7, 2003
Era Jazzu, Tour of Poland
w/Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Jesse Dulman; March 3-6, 2003
Documenta XI, Kassel, Germany
w/Ursel Schlicht, Tomas Ulrich, Jamie Baum, Hakim Ludin, et al; Aug. 28- Sept. 5, 2002
Vision Festival 7, NYC
w/Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Trio; May 25, 2002
CUNY: Elebash Recital Hall
w/Susie Ibarra; March 2, 2002
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai, India
w/Trio Dissolve; Feb. 17, 2002
East West Encounter, Bangalore, India
w/Trio Dissolve; Feb. 16, 2002
Austin Center for the Arts, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
w/ Susie Ibarra; December 1, 2000
Omiya (Japan)-Pittsburgh (US) Cultural Exchange Tour
w/Lee Robinson; Nov. 2-Nov. 12, 2000
Percussion Instruments Played
Drumset, Cajon, Doumbek, Udu Drum, Djembe, Talking Drum, Tabla, Log Drum (Nigerian), and assorted percussion (Caxixi, Rattles, Shakers, Gongs, Bells, etc.)
I’ve been happy with the following Brands: Drumset- Modern Drum Shop; Cymbals- UFIP; Drumheads- Remo Coated/Clear Ambassadors;Drumsticks- Vic Firth; Hardware- DW/Yamaha; Cajon-Popercussion
