JUNO-winning saxophonist/vocalist/composer Dr. Sundar Viswanathan has performed extensively in Europe (including with Grammy-nominated Charles Tolliver Big Band), Japan, South Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, and the USA. Musical associations have included Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Wheeler, Jaffa Road, Kiran Ahluwalia, Rez Abbasi, Luciana Souza, John Abercrombie, Terry Clarke, George Cables, Joe Lovano, Sun Ra, John Hicks, Cecil McBee, Dave Holland, Billy Hart, and Jim McNeely. In 2022 Sundar’s world-jazz group Avataar took home the JUNO award for Best Jazz Album (Group), for their work on the stunning album Worldview. He has been commissioned tocompose and perform with Dance companies in Canada and the USA, including Sampradaya Dance Creations, Arzoo Dance Theater, MOSAIC and Trilok Fusion. Sundar currently lives in Toronto and serves on the music faculty of York University as Associate Professor of Jazz. His work can be seen and heard at www.sundarmusic.com
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