JEHANGIR NICHOLSON ART FOUNDATION
Jillian Samant is a musician who played recorders and the viola de gamba, like her musician-artist husband Mohan Samant, who played the Sarangi. She began playing with various amateur groups, who would meet one evening a week at their New York loft. Joint concerts would be held, with her group performing early Western music on various instruments, some of which can be seen in Mohan’s paintings.
“Echoes of a Living Loft,” was a multimedia event highlighting Mohan Samant, the person, the musician, and the painter. People often remember going to Mohan’s loft to hear well-known musicians from India. This musical performance recreates these loft concerts, especially…
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