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Temple Meditations

by Jonathan Kay & Andrew Kay

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Solar Deity 06:30
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Braided Fate 06:52
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Star of Compassion 03:27
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Lonely River 04:57
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The World in You 05:32

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Take a minute to sit still, breathe deeply, relax your body, and open your ears to a world beyond your everyday reality...as you enter this temple of sound, let the melodic mandalas carry you away...

Inspired by India's monastic spaces that compel one's soul towards the transcendental heights beyond the manifest realm, these meditations are set to the mystical sonic canvas of the tanpura (Indian drone instrument) which provides the meditative gateway into the sublime harmonic realms from which the Ragas emanate.

Jonathan Kay and Andrew Kay continue John Coltrane’s search for a “multicultural theory of musical transcendence” by exploring the depths of both Indian Raga music and Western Improvisation. For more than 10 years they have studied in Kolkata, India with their Guru, Pandit Shantanu Bhattacharyya learning the art of North Indian Raga music and developing its expression on the Soprano, Alto and Tenor saxophones.

Being praised by many of India’s Maestros for their devotion and dedication to the tradition of Raga music, Jonathan Kay & Andrew Kay are emerging as the first to express the subtle and delicate nuances of the Ragas on the saxophone. They are already important contributors to the evolution of Raga music performance by rendering the entire Raga on Saxophone, in both the vocal and instrumental styles, innovating certain techniques hitherto not attempted. This includes the research and development of the first non-tempered saxophone, The Shruti-phone, designed to more perfectly express the subtle shrutis (micro-tones) of the Ragas.

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released August 19, 2019

Jonathan Kay - Shrutiphone (non-tempered tenor saxophone)
Andrew Kay - Alto Saxophone
Shayna Kay - Tanpura

Recorded by Ewan Kay at Candle Studios, Toronto, Canada on Thursday, August 16th, 2018
Mixed and Mastered by Ewan Kay at Candle Studios, Toronto, Canada on Thursday, July 25th, 2019
Artwork by Andrew Kay of Snow Line Studios.

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Jonathan Kay & Andrew Kay are exploring undiscovered musical realms which unite the spirit of the East with the creativity of the West in a never before realized synthesis of musical expression through the saxophone. Having studied together around the globe, they both bring their deep understanding and rich expression of music together to be united into a truly powerful universal sound. ... more

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