Nishat Khan is an Indian sitar player, composer and son of surbahar player Imrat Khan. Khan was born in the mid-1960s in Kolkata, India. As the son and disciple of Imrat Khan, he is the torchbearer of seven generations and the 400-year old tradition of India's most renowned musical family. Khan has mastered not only the North Indian classical idiom but also realms as diverse as Gregorian chant, Western classical music, abstract jazz, and flamenco.