Rudresh Mahanthappa
- January 4, 2024
- Saxophonist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Rudresh Mahanthappa |
| Occupation | Saxophonist |
| Date Of Birth | May 4, 1971(1971-05-04) |
| Age | 53 |
| Country | Italy |
| Birth City | Boulder |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Rudresh Mahanthappa Biography
| Name | Rudresh Mahanthappa |
| Birthday | May 4 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Home Town | Boulder |
| Birth Country | Italy |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on May 4, 1971 in Boulder, Italy. Jazz composer and jazz alto saxophonist who was named Saxophonist-of-the Year by The Jazz Journalists Association in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
He cites He has cited Miles Davis as a major influence. for his major influence.
Mahanthappa is the son of Indian emigrants to the U.S. He was born in Trieste, Italy as a result of his father’s job in academia, but spent most of his life in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from Fairview High School in 1988, subsequently receiving a BM from the Berklee College of Music in 1992 and an MM in jazz composition from Chicago’s DePaul University in 1998.
After moving to New York City in 1997, he released the album Architextures with pianist Vijay Iyer. The two would continue to collaborate often, releasing the albums Black Water, Mother Tongue and Codebook with Mahanthappa’s quartet, and Raw Materials as a duo.
Both his parents were Indian immigrants.
Rudresh Mahanthappa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Saxophonist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the richest Saxophonist from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rudresh Mahanthappa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After growing up in Colorado, he attended Berklee College of Music.
In 2007, he was made a Guggenheim Fellow and in 2011, he was named the #1 Alto Saxophonist in the Year by The 59th Annual Down Beat Critics Poll.
Rudresh Mahanthappa (born May 4, 1971) is a New York-based jazz alto saxophonist and composer.
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The Jazz Journalists Association named Mahanthappa Alto Saxophonist of the Year in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Facts & Trivia
Rudresh Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Rudresh Mahanthappa celebrates birthday on May 4 of every year.
Mahanthappa traveled again to India for his Guggenheim Fellowship so that he could study and gain a better understanding of the formal elements of carnatic music. In a 2011 interview with Westword newspaper about the resulting album, Samdhi, Mahanthappa said, “my idea was to take whatever I learned—take that knowledge—and really put in a setting that has nothing to do with Indian classical music. Mahanthappa further claims The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, David Sanborn, Grover Washington, Jr., and Miles Davis’ electric bands as influences in creating Samdhi.