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Students of Imrat Khan In Concert - Yaman Kalyan

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This is the home page of Todd Ferris Mosby and Mosby Music Group. Todd Ferris Mosby is an Indian/Jazz Guitar Virtuouso & Composer for Classical North Indian, Traditional Jazz and Contemporary Classical Music. Mosby is a world class artist whose ensembles perform Contemporary Group Music in the vein of Return to Forever with Flora Purim, Traditional Trio Music in the vein of Jim Hall and Classical North Indian Music from the Imdad Khani Gharana. Mosby Music Group is a music publishing and performance company.

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Saturday, April 17th, 2010

The Ethical Society of St. Louis

Music for the Heart Benefit Concert Features Sitar Royalty and Unveils the Guitar of the Future - Doors @ 7:00PM

9001 Clayton Rd.
Saint Louis Mo 63117
USA 314-991-0955

Price: $25

Ustadt Imrat Khan - Sitar & Surbahar

Shafaatullah Khan - Tabla
Todd Ferris Mosby - Imrat Guitar

Community Alternatives Inc. presents a benefit concert featuring India’s premiere sitarist Imrat Khan, his son Shafaatulla Khan and his senior student Todd Ferris Mosby in a rare debut concert unveiling the new guitar of this century. The majority of proceeds from ticket sales will go to benefit homeless heart attack victims. The concert will take place at the Ethical Society located at 9001 Clayton Road, Clayton, Mo. 63117 on April 17th, 2010 at 7:00PM. Doors are at 6:00PM. Tickets are $25 available the night of the performance. The concert is a production of Community Alternatives, Inc.

Community Alternatives Inc. is a 501(c) (3) serving the severely mentally ill who are unable to receive mental health services. This particular event is being held to raise awareness of those homeless victims who die from untreated and unrecognized heart disease due to a lack of health insurance or health care.

Imrat Khan’s influence in western pop music began as the first sitar teacher of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones and George Harrison of the Beatles. He was also a major influence in the music of John Mclaughlin & Zakir Hussain for the group Shakti.

The concert itself is an unique opportunity to hear the senior member of the greatest musical clan in India perform and present his new invention the Imrat Guitar which will be performed by Todd Ferris Mosby. Mosby is currently the only guitarist trained to perform on this instrument. For 12 years they have been developing and refining the sound quality and technique needed to master this most amazing instrument. Imrat says the Imrat Guitar sounds better than a Sitar and better than a Guitar. Mosby has been Imrat’s private student during this 12 year development period. The culmination of this study has led to research and development of functional hybrid instruments such as the acoustic Imrat Guitar and an electric Imrat Guitar. As an Indian/Jazz Guitar virtuoso, Mosby is one of the few if not only guitarist to cross the line of eastern/western music in such depth. The Imrat Guitar serves as a unique bridge instrument allowing western musicians access eastern music and eastern music to access western music.

For over 500 years Imrat’s family has been at the forefront of innovative Sitar design and performance technique. They are regarded as the keepers of India's musical flame. They have held the records of this ancient music not only for India but for the world.

Join Community Alternatives, Inc. benefit concert to experience this unique musical debut and collaboration while benefitting some of St. Louis’s most needy health victims. Tickets available at the door or contact Julia Day at Community Alternatives, 314-772-8801 ext 242.

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