Arun Luthra

Arun Luthra is a jazz musician based in New York City.

Arun Luthra
Arun Luthra performing at the Kyoto Blue Note in 2011
Background information
GenresJazz, world music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, konnakol
Years active1990–present
Websitewww.sweetsoulsound.com

Career

He has worked with Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, Kenny Garrett, Dennis Irwin, Joe Chambers, Charli Persip, Portinho, Zé Renato, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Bobby Short, Lew Soloff, Bernard Purdie and Ray Vega.

Luthra has also performed or studied with the Hindustani and Carnatic musicians Pandit Trichy Sankaran, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Krishnan Lalgudi & Vijayalakshmi Lalgudi, Pandit Karaikudi Subramaniam, Steve Gorn, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sufi singer Zila Khan, and Asha Puthli.

Luthra was interviewed by Linus Wyrsch on The Jazz Hole for Breakthruradio.[1]

Luthra was named the 2017-2018 composer-in-residence at Flushing Town Hall by Exploring the Metropolis.[2] In conjunction with this he was awarded a 2018 New Works Grant by the Queens Council on the Arts to premiere the music composed during his composer residency.[3]

Discography

As leader
  • Tangibility (SaReGaMa)
  • Louder Than Words (SaReGaMa)

As sideman
  • Red Baraat, Chaal Baby (Sinj, 2012)
  • Björkestra, Enjoy (Koch, 2008)
  • Billy Fox The Uncle Wiggly Suite (Clean Feed, 2007)
  • Mosaïc Orchestra, The Journey (Blue Lemon)
  • New York Funk Exchange, Funkonomic Stimulus Plan (Funk In Da Trunk)
  • Quimbombó, Conga Eléctrica (Testa Dura)
  • David Rozenblatt, Music for Dwight Rhoden's Ballet Othello (Mishigas Music)
  • Russ Spiegel Jazz Orchestra, Transplants (Ruzztone Music)
  • Russ Spiegel Sextet, Chimera (Steeplechase)
  • Karl Wenninger's Wake Up Call, Wake Up Call (Bancroft)

References
  1. Arun Luthra Interview by breakthruradio.com
  2. "Announcing Our 2017-18 Con Edison Composers in Residence". Exploring the Metropolis. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. "2018 Queens Arts Fund Awardees". Queens Council on the Arts. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
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