Based in Baltimore, Maryland, innovative Indian-world fusion ensemble
Melodic Intersect are known for their genre-bending mix of jazz, North Indian classical, rock, Eastern and Western folk traditions, and more. Formed by lauded tabla master
Enayet Hossain in 2013,
Melodic Intersect also feature an evolving group of musicians, including at various times guitarist
Hans Utter, keyboardist
Greg Hatza, santoor player
Tarun Bhattacharya, sitarists
Hidayat Khan and Shakir Khan, percussionist
Avirodh Sharma, harmonium player and vocalist
Humayoon Popal, tabla player
Saleiman Azizi, and keyboardist
Mahroof Sharif. The group debuted with 2014's
Global Vision, followed later that year by
Inner Vision, which garnered a nomination for Best World Beat album at the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards. In 2017,
Melodic Intersect returned with two more albums,
Looking Forward and Eastern Visions, the latter of which included contributions from classical sitar player Anjan Chattopadhyay, bassist Charles Solomon, and conga player Sam Prasad Jillella. ~ Matt Collar