davecipriani

Ojai

Award-winning guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter, Dave Cipriani, leads the acclaimed fusion group Mahadev, seen in concerts, venues and festivals throughout California and the Maryland/DC area. Dave’s music embodies his quest to merge years of deep spiritual study with his eclectic musical roots. He performs on seven-string guitar, hybrid electric and Indian slide guitar, to create a signature style that blends the mystic, ethereal, earthy and modern. He brings his intense studies of Indian, Balkan and African music, along with classical, rock and other influences to produce a distinctive World Music sound. His mentors/teachers include Charlie Byrd, Ustad Aashish Khan, sitar master Jai Kishor, and late Indian Slide guitar pioneer Pandit Barun Kumar Pal, who he studied with in India.  Dave received his MFA in Indian Music from California Institute of the Arts, where he also studied rhythm concepts with Randy Gloss and Pdt. Swapan Chaudhuri, and Balkan music with Miroslav Tadic