Premjit Dutta

Premjit Dutta

The Bodhisattwa Trio, Independent

Premjit started his musical journey at the early age of 5 when he started learning Tabla and is a Sangeet Visharad. He is also a disciple of veteran Conguero Monojit Kochu Datta and has extensively learned Latin percussion from him. He has also completed his formal grades for Percussion and Theory of Music from Trinity College, London. During his college days, he started performing with his mod-alt. band CAMOUFLAGE. Later in 2008, he was asked by his Guru Monojit Datta to join his latinjazz band LOS AMIGOS and eventually with them he performed across the country and abroad at distinguished festivals and venues including the prestigious Java Jazz Fest in 2011.

He is currently recording and touring with experimental jazz fusion act THE BODHISATTWA TRIO with whom he has recorded 3 critically acclaimed albums and has toured extensively across Europe and Asia. He has also been a part of latin-jazz outfit THE LATINATION, and with them he has toured across the sub-continent. He is also one of the founding members of the popular blues outfit BIG FAMILY. He was one of the top ten international talents and the only Indian musician invited by the Music Board Berlin and Pop-Kultur Festival to participate in their festival in 2016.

He has also been an active educator and has been teaching at The Calcutta School of Music and C4 for more than a decade. He has recently become a member of the Trinity Rock and Pop Examiner Panel.

Premjit
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Premjit Dutta's
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  • WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

    My personal favourites and the most memorable ones until now are Java Jazz Fest in Jakarta, Fest Jazza in Koprivnica, Blue Note in Poznan, and Mama Jazz Fest in Vilnius. All these performances were transcendental for me and left an after-taste.

  • WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUMMERS

    Listening to the legends and transcribing their work keeps me inspired and grounded at one end, and the mystery and adventure of unlocking the unknown and the constant quest for an original idea inspires me to create.

  • FAVORITE ZILDJIAN CYMBAL/COMBO

    American Classic 5A & 7A are my favourite Vics. They are very versatile and have great balance, rebound and tone clarity, and the texture of the finish feels very natural and inviting. My Perfect Pair indeed!

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