Peter Van Gelder | |
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 Van Gelder in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Van Gelder |
| Born | 19 March 1940 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | musician, educator |
| Instrument(s) | sitar, tenor saxophone, bass guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | https://petervangelder.com/ |
Peter Van Gelder (born March 19, 1940) is a sitarist and musician who played saxophone and bass in The Great Society.[1]
Van Gelder moved to San Francisco after college and learned bass to play in The Great Society; he played saxophone on White Rabbit.[2] He became interested in Indian music after working at a San Francisco radio station and took a summer class at University of California Berkeley with Ali Akbar Khan where he learned to play sitar.[2] Deciding to continue his studies with Khan in Kolkata, he lived in India for three years and became a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan.[2][3] While in India, he met other musicians with whom he formed the band The Saddhu Brand when he returned to California.[4]
He is an instructor at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.[1][5][6]
Early life
Van Gelder grew up in a household where his parents listened to Western classical music.[2] He played clarinet and trumpet as a child.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Peter van Gelder Master of the Sitar". Sonoma County Library. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "East Indian Classical Music In Concert". The Taos News. March 30, 2005. p. 66. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Entertainment: Saturday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 21, 1992. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Gaeddert, Beth (June 25, 1970). "Girl-voices combine with peaceful Indian harmonies". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael California. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Billboard". Ukiah Daily Journal. November 15, 1996. p. A9. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Faculty - Ali Akbar College of Music". Ali Akbar College of Music. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-01-24.