Jayanthi Kumaresh

Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh is one of the foremost Veena artistes[1] of India.[2][3] Jayanthi comes from a lineage of musicians who have been practising Carnatic music for six generations and started playing the Saraswati Veena at the age of 3. Smt. Lalgudi Rajalakshmi, her mother, was her first teacher and she later underwent intense training from her maternal aunt, Smt. Padmavathy Ananthagopalan. She is also blessed with a rare opportunity to learn Veena from the Veena Maestro, Sundaram Balachander and perform with him as well. She is married to Vid. Kumaresh Rajagopalan, the younger of the famous Ganesh Kumaresh Violinist duo. She is the niece of legendary Violinist Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman.

Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh
Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh with the Saraswathi Veena
Background information
Origin	Bengaluru, India
Genres	Carnatic Music
Occupation(s)	Vainika, Composer
Instruments	Saraswati Veena
Website	jayanthikumaresh.com

Dr. Jayanthi has performed at several prestigious festivals in India such as Sawai Gandharv Mahotsav, Gana Saraswati Samaroh, Gwalior Music Festival. She has also performed in international festivals such as San Francisco Jazz Festival, Darbar festival, Queensland Music Festival, Darwin Music Festival, Adelaide Music Festival and at prestigious venues such as U.N., New York, Palladium, Indiana, Theatre de la Ville, Paris, Northwest folklife festival, Seattle.

A collaborator, she has performed with legends such as Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain, Violin Maestro Shri. R. Kumaresh, Hindustani Flautist Ronu Majumdar, Hindustani Violinist Kala Ramnath, Carnatic Musicians Aruna Sairam , Bombay Jayashree, Sudha Ragunathan, and the like.

A researcher, she holds a Doctorate for her work on “styles and playing techniques of the Saraswati veena” and conducts workshops and lecture demonstrations around the world.

She founded the Indian National Orchestra,[4] where a group of artists from Carnatic and Hindustani genres representing the rich musical and cultural heritage of India come together under one banner to showcase Indian classical music.

She composed and released the album "Mysterious Duality"[5] which is a multi-dimensional reflection of the simple yet complex self - through a single instrument, the Saraswathi Veena. The artist has played 7 different Veena tracks and this album is one of its kind.