Young Musicians Showcase Presents – The Ishaan Natarajan Septet

Ishaan Natarajan is a jazz drummer, composer, and music technologist based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently a student at the nation’s top-ranked arts high school, LACHSA, where he performs in the school’s premier Blue Note Combo. Ishaan has participated in the Stanford Jazz Institute and Colburn Jazz Camp and completed songwriting and film, television, and game scoring programs at Berklee College of Music. He has studied with renowned artists including Roy McCurdy, Jerry Kalaf, Alex Hahn, Michael Ragonese, and Mathew Stubbs.

Before jazz, he studied Indian classical percussion, including tabla and mridangam. He has been invited to perform at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Catalina Jazz Club, and LACMA, and was selected to play at LAUSD headquarters. Ishaan has been recognized by the Herbie Hancock Institute as one of the best arts high school jazz musicians in the United States. He is an active member of the Modern Artist Jazz Group (@modernartistjazz), founded by Alex Hahn and Michael Ragonese, and performs in a Colburn-based jazz combo outside of school. Ishaan is currently preparing to release his debut album with the Modern Artist Jazz Group. He has scored media for business companies as well as film and media projects for students at Chapman University and the University of Southern California.

Ishaan founded Soundkey, a music education AI platform built to support musicians through intelligent practice tools and theory-based learning resources. The project reflects his interest in expanding access to high-quality music education through technology.

Ishaan Natarajan – Drums

Sagan Hana – Trumpet

Bernard Sie – Tenor Sax

Mateo Bautista – Alto Sax

Mateo Rodriguez – Guitar

Taylor Lee – Piano

Daniel Brustinov – Bass

For tickets please visit https://www.universe.com/events/lajs-young-musicians-showcase-with-the-ishaan-natarajan-septet-tickets-FH62G7

Hosted by – Julie Berghofer

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