Jayashree R. Patanekar is a

Hindustani classical Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

vocalist. She has received training in

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and Kirana gharana. She has received training from the great maestro

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Early life and Tutelage

Jayashri Patanekar's family is originally from

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. Patanekar was initiated into Hindustani classical music by the late Vithalrao Pai at

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. Her family shifted base to

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. Her father was a painter and later started working in secretariat. When she was 16 she began learning under K. D. Gavkar of the

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at Mumbai. Gavkar guruji was disciple of

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music competition in 1963 where she came second. Her recording was sent in Delhi and later in 1964, she came first in the entire country. Her family decided to organize a small function to felicitate Gavkar guruji. It was during this function she met

, who was the chief guest of the program.

graciously agreed to train her. It was under

(violinist and vocalist) that she matured as a vocalist. Joshi trained her in all aspects of the vocal music and nuances of

style of singing. She also took guidance from Nivruttibua Sarnaik and Pandit Ratnakar Pai of Jaipur gharana.

Performances

A regular artiste of All India Radio, she has performed for AIR Mumbai and from 1977 onwards from AIR Dharwad. Recognized as an 'A' Grade artiste in 1983, she has performed for National Programmes as well as Tuesday Night Concerts. A regular concert performer, she has participated in music conferences in the major cities of India as well as the NCPA, Dadar-Matunga Music Circle, Sawai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune (1975, Sawai Gandharva Music Festival#cite note-15 Jayashri Patkar before marriage and in 1992 Sawai Gandharva Music Festival#cite note-32

Gwalior Sangeet Sammelan, Gwalior, Basant Sangeet Sammelan, Delhi and the AIR Sangeet Sammelan, Lucknow (2000).

Awards

* Award b
Karnatak Sangeeta Nritya Academy
(by the Government of Karnataka, 2012) The Hindu, Bangalore, 12 October 2012
/ref> * Dr. Mallikarjun Mansoor Puraskar (by the Government of Karnataka, 2005) * Surmani (By Sursingar samsad at Kal-Ke-Kalakar Sammelan in Mumbai, 1972)

References

External links

The Hindu: Sangeeta Nritya Academy awards announced
, 'Sangeeta Nritya Academy awards announced', October 2012.
Artist of the Month at ITC SRA
,''ITC Sangeet Research Academy'', September 2007. "", ''Madhuri Sangeet Vidyalay, Pune'', 31 July 2010.
The Hindu: Vocalist Jayashree Patnekar will be honoured with the Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award for 2015
, ' Vocalist Jayashree Patnekar will be honoured with the Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award for 2015', September, 2015
In the spirit of Mansur
, 'In the spirit of Mansur', September, 2015

, 'Classical chords for a cause', September, 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Patanekar, Jayashree Hindustani singers Living people 1943 births