The last bit of “Louisiana Fairytale” to close out our sold-out show. Just an amazing night in #Mumbai! THANK YOU!!!!!
Vocals: Sharmi Surianarain
Drums: Rohan Parihar (22 years old and fabulous!)
Bass: Shashank Das
Landed in #Mumbai and rolled right into Universal Music Group’s offices, where I’m proud to share that I have signed on with VEDAM Records. What a glorious day!
Thank you Vedam Records for believing in the healing power of raga jazz. We are going to do great things!!!! @universalmusicgroup
TONIGHT!!
I cannot wait to return to Hudson, New York at Backbar Hudson. The chef has curated an Indian-inspired menu to die for!
🎫 app.opendate.io/e/charu-suri...
#hudson #jazz
Many congratulations to two of my students for performing at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, as a result of winning American Protege !
I heard the pieces went flawlessly! Bravo!
Sky is the limit!!
I'm so honored to perform at the stunning Ambani Theater in Mumbai, India on April 11. Tickets coming soon!
It will be such a lovely evening of jazz, and hope to see my frirends in India!
Charu Suri, piano/ composer
Sharmi Surianarain, vocals
Shashank Das, bass
Rohan Parihar , drums
This beautful ghazal’s lyrics are about the power of true love: what happens at that beautiful moment.
“Aaj Rang Hai” (“Today There is Color Or Joy) is a track from The Book of Ragas vol. 2 that will be re-released in April.
Based on the morning raga Sankarabharanam (Ionian mode or major scale).
A dream come true to be on WBGO!!! Thank you for the interview (feature to come next week).
Thank you to Doug Doyle for the amazing interview.
Here I am talking about SHAYAN, about ragas, jazz and the state of the jazz industry.
Stream it all here: youtu.be/uDMb_klnsE8?...
Thank you to The Tribune for this beautiful feature.
Rooted in Ragas: SHAYAN asks listeners to slow down. 🎼✨
www.tribuneindia.com/news/premium...
Some official photos of my beautiful #Bermuda shows.
Great playing with island musicians Malcolm Brian Swan (bass) and Earl Leader (drums).
📸 Brandon Morrison
Super excited to perform tonight! 🌹❤️
#bermuda #ValentinesDay2026
We’re off to #Bermuda!
Excited to perform three Valentine’s week shows at The Loren, and teach a raga jazz masterclass at Bermuda School of #Music.
And on another note, we’re so over this snow! ❄️
Be our Valentine in #Bermuda! 😻
This week, I’m thrilled to teach a masterclass at the Bermuda School of Music, and give a series of concerts with local legend Tino Martinez at The Loren.
Thanks to Haute Living for the lovely feature too!
🗞️ hauteliving.com/2026/01/the-...
At last night’s sold-out show in Rochester, everyone came together and poured hearts out for music. Thank you for the roses, the incredible gift of a piano made with toothpicks (more footage of that soon), the love for raga jazz and the hospitality of The Assisi Institute.
Thank you, #Rochester!
I honestly cannot believe we made the GLAMBOT! Thanks to Samantha Dang , Kenneth Dean Tran and Entertainment Tonight!
Let’s do it again Matt Minucci 😘
Thank you , GRAMMYS red carpet! What a thrill!
Custom Dress with Nehru Jacket: Shruti Sancheti
This weekend on Saturday Feb. 7 at the Assisi Institute in Rochester, NY!
We are almost sold-out, a few tickets left. 🎵
Honored to perform my music with Tommy Gravino & Nate Coffey.
👉 Tickets: www.assisi-institute.org/events/tommy...
The Producers & Engineers Wing gala was absolutely a spectacular start to #GRAMMY week!
What a thrill to listen to the great Jimmy Douglass talk about his career which includes Hall & Oates &more!
The venue The Preserve couldn’t be more stunning for the P&E gala. @recordingacademy.bsky.social
I just cannot believe this story on SHAYAN appeared in the weekend paper of Indian Express on Sunday! And on the masthead too.
So incredibly grateful to all who made this happen. @indianexpress.com
It’s a real honor to be featured in the Indian Express today, one of the country’s eminent newspapers.
🗞️ indianexpress.com/article/expr...
@indianexpress.com
I cannot believe how beautiful this place is! 🥰🥰
I’m super excited to perform at this jewel of a place: the Dancing Elephant Art Gallery in New Hope, PA, owned by pianist Heidi Breyer and Alexander Volkov.
Come, peek inside…
Super excited to be at Jazz Education Network! Today’s my panel at 2 pm, see you there!
Improvising using ragas and jazz
Jazz Education Network Conference
Hyatt Residency NOLA
Fourth Floor, Imperial 5
#ragas #jazz #neworleans
The entire SHAYAN team would like to wish you all happy holidays! May it be beautiful and joyous! 🎄
Thank you to ETV Bharat for this amazing front-page feature, and also for pointing out the truth about touring, the need for more women in music, and burnout.
📰 www.etvbharat.com/en/lifestyle...
As you can imagine, there is not a lot of raga based orchestral repertoire out there, and I’m hoping to make a contribution in a humble way.
A few years ago, the NJ Symphony played some of my music &I’m excited to do more, and some wonderful prospects of doing more @njsymphony
What an absolute joy and honor it was being live on television this morning with Ken Rosato of On New Jersey, talking about SHAYAN, Sounds of Kumbha, and Herstory.
Thank you for giving me the platform to talk about these projects and the stories.
Full segment here: www.onnj.com/videos/gramm...
Each and every artist on SHAYAN has shared the stage with me in my raga jazz journey or expressed a deep interest in learning ragas.
Thank you, Haruna Fukazawa! Maybe there are similarities between Japanese modal music and ragas. Arigato!
SHAYAN 🎵 charusuri.com/shayan
Thank you so much for this feature India Music Diaries, & for mentioning SHAYAN.
#Featured India’s presence at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards marks a notable moment for its growing musical influence.
With 7 nominations across categories, this year’s list reflects continuity and evolution.
Thank you so much to India West for this Story.
Feeling so deeply grateful and overwhelmed with joy for all the love sent my way, & to my band and teammates. 💕🥰🙏🏽
What a gift, what a blessing. Endless thanks forever. 🙏🏽😭🥰🥹
Story: indiawest.com/grammy-noms-...
#grammys
Very honored to receive this beautiful and personalized certificate from the InterContinental Music Awards for the song , LATELY, written by Cassandra Kubinski and myself.
LATELY won the Best Jazz Song North America at this year’s awards. So much gratitude! 🙏🏽
@intecontawards
