Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland: Crosscurrents | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, prolific bassist Dave Holland and their international ensemble perform together as Crosscurrents, a musical exploration of the influence of Indian music on the jazz and rock scenes of the ’60s. Hear the radio episode: ————————————————————— by NATE CHINEN Virtuosity — of a dazzling, ebullient, yet altogether generous sort — might be the most obvious bridge between David Holland and Zakir Hussain. But there’s also a deep cultural foundation behind their musical dialogue, which forms the beating heart of a project called Crosscurrents. Hussain, a peerless master of the Indian tabla, and Holland, an English-born bassist of sterling jazz renown, were both shaped in some way by the 1960s, a decade of awakening and convergence. In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we’ll explore the influence of Indian music on the jazz and rock scenes of that era — as well as the less familiar story of jazz’s influence on the s