LIVE PERFORMANCES
PLAY LIKE A LION
A CONCERT HONORING ALI AKBAR KHAN
Saturday, October 15
142 Throckmorton Theater • Mill Valley
Doors Open at 8 pm, Show starts at 9 PM
The Mill Valley Film Festival and Steep Productions, Inc. present another memorable live concert event, this time honoring the great Indian musician and teacher, Ali Akbar Khan. The subject of the new documentary Play Like a Lion: The Legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Khan was revered by many, including musicians Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Carlos Santana, John Handy and Derek Trucks—all of whom are featured in the film. Steep Productions, Inc. Associate Producers: Larry Lautzker and Betsy Zeger.
This concert, hosted by the film's director Joshua Dylan Mellars, will bring together award-winning world musician artists who have been inspired and influenced by the "maestro" and whose music spans classical Indian and western fusion.
Musicians for the evening include:
- Ali Akbar's son Alam Khan on sarod accompanied by Salar Nader on tabla and Manik Khan on tampura.
- Grammy-winning bassist Rob Wasserman & Friends
- Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist John Handy, who is featured in the film
- Master African drummer Kwaku Daddy accompanied by 10 drummers
- Grammy-nominated singer and composer Sukhawat Ali Khan and Riffat Sultana (featured vocalist with Quincy Jones at the May 2011 Mawazine Festival, Morocco)
- And... special surprise local music legends who join the Festival every year
- Video greetings from Derek Trucks and Zakir Hussain
Tickets are $50 (AKBR15T), and are available by clicking the link above, or:
By phone: 877.874.6833
In Person:
Rafael Film Center box office
1118 Fourth Street • San Rafael
Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
85 Throckmorton Avenue • Mill Valley
142 Throckmorton Theater • Mill Valley (on day of show)
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