Night And Day - asg.tpm ft Jatziri (10th February 2024 - The Piano Man New Delhi)

The singer and educator Jatziri Gallegos was born in México city. She moved to New York City to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The City College of New York (summa cum laude) and a Master of Music from The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College as well as different certifications specialized in the study of the voice. As an improviser she has collaborated with several musicians from around the world sharing her music within the repertoire of the American and Latin American Songbook. She became the Jazz Vocal Coordinator of the Jazz Study Center of Veracruzana University in 2017, and has been an adjunct teacher of prestigious universities in México. She is part of the National Association of Singing Teachers in México and has presented conferences and her research work in congresses around México. She received the Linakis Scholarship (2016) and the Mexican Studies Institute grant (2014) in NYC as well as the FONCA scholarship for performers and creators (2019) in México. Jatziri looks forward to engaging and collaborating with the next generation of musicians around the world as she believes music might strengthen the soul of the community.

Arjun Sagar Gupta.

An electronics engineer by education and a fulbright music scholar, Arjun Sagar Gupta has been a performing pianist since the early 2000’s. His influences include pianists such as Erroll Garner and Thomas Waller, but also classical maestros such as Franz Liszt, Vladimir Horowitz and Chopin. Arjun started his musical journey under the tutelage of Mr. John Raphael at the Delhi School of Music who apart from being the director of the institute was undoubtedly one of the best piano teachers in the country. Arjun plays the piano and sings and performs with leading musicians like Pradyumna Singh Manot, Harshit Misra and more.

Often described as the go-to encyclopedia of Jazz by the industry, Arjun over 10 years has also curated more than 1000 shows and been a committee member of Jazz Yatra. As the founder of The Piano Man Jazz Club in New Delhi, he has been a part of over 600 shows including some of the best musicians from around the world as well as the country.

Apart from the Piano, Arjun enjoys playing the bass, the drums, sometimes the guitar and regularly plays and also mentors some of the best artists in the city. He spends his Sundays supervising the jazz ensemble and also playing at The Jazz Club.