John Mayer

violin, sitar, composition · 1930–2004 · Calcutta

Composer born in Calcutta in 1930, violinist in London's philharmonic orchestras, who fuses jazz and Indian music, notably with Joe Harriott in the Indo-Jazz Fusions. He taught composition at Birmingham Conservatoire from 1989 until his death in 2004.

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Styles

• Indo-jazz
• British jazz

Landmark tracks

• Mana-Samana (1976)
• Yamabushi (1976)
• Bikkhu (1976)

Sources

• Source

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