Steve Gorn (born 1947 in

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) is a master bamboo flautist and saxophone player.

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/ref> Gorn has performed Indian classical music, jazz and new American music on the bansuri bamboo flute and soprano

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in concerts and festivals throughout the world. A disciple of the late bansuri master, Sri Gour Goswami of

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, he has been praised by critics and leading Indian musicians as one of the few westerners recognized to have captured the subtlety and beauty of

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. He also has composed numerous works for theatre, dance and television and has recorded and performed with a wide range of artists including

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, Jack DeJohnette,

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, Alessandra Belloni,

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and

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. " The Green Bird" (''

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musical in which he performed.'')

Discography

* ''Asian Journal'' (

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, 1979) * ''Bansuri Bamboo Flute'' (Music of the World, 1980, 1982) * ''Yantra: Flute and Tabla'' with Badal Roy (Music of the World, 1983) * ''Luminous Ragas'' with Marc Levinson, 1991 * ''Steel & Bamboo'' with

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, 1993 * ''

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'' with

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, 1997 * ''Wings and Shadows'' with Warren Senders * ''Pampara: In Memory of Gour Goswami'' with Annalisa Adami, Samir Chatterjee, 1996 * ''Pranam'' with Samir Chatterjee, Barun Kumar Pal, David Taylor, 1999 * ''2000 live'' with Bill Buchen, Hallie Laxmi, 2000 * ''Drala'' with Anandi, Bill Buchen, Amitava Chatterjee, Randy Crafton,

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, Cyndi Lee,

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2001 * ''Colors of the Mind'' with Kevin Bents, David Marino, Barun Kumar Pal, Falguni Shah, Stomu Takeishi,

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, 2002 * ''Midnight Flower'' with Keven Bents, Ty Burhoe,

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, Mark Egan,

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, Matt Kilmer, Falguni Shah, Shane Shanahan, 2003 * ''Dreaming Mexico'' with Georg Hofmann, Raul Tudon, 2004 * ''Priyagitah: The Nightingale'' with David Michael, Michael Stirling, Benjy Wertheimer, 2004 * ''Meditate'' with Pamela Miles, 2007 * ''Rasika'' with Samir Chatterjee, Hallie Laxmi, 2007 * ''Song of the Swan'' with Natraj, 2008 * ''Luminosity'' with Len & Vani Greene, 2011 * ''So Beautiful or So What'' with Paul Simon, 2011

References

External links

Steve Gorn official site"Steve Gorn"
by Kavita Chhibber
Podcast featuring Steve Gorn originally broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY
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