Ravish Momin (aka Sunken Cages) – Improvisers Exchange Guest Artist Performance

Ravish Momin is an Indian-born drummer, electronic music producer and educator residing in New York City.  Momin studied privately with US Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille while he worked as an engineer in New York City in the late 1990s.  A Structural/Civil Engineer by training, he quit his engineering practice in 2003 to become a professional musician. He has worked as a sideman with a wide array of musicians including pop star Shakira and US Jazz legend Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre (AACM/Chicago.)  In the past, he also led ‘Turning Jewels Into Water’ (with Haitian electronic music pioneer Val Jeanty) and Tarana, a global-Jazz trio, on international and domestic stages. His current projects include duos with dragonchild (DA Mekonnen of Debo Band) and Faraway Ghost (Iranian singer/songwriter Kamyar Arsani.) As Sunken Cages, Momin plays electronic drums. While rooted in Indian and Black Music traditions, he is also influenced by the street sounds of underground dance music from Sao Paolo to Durban to Mumbai.

Part of Ravish Momin’s Artist Residency. Support for this residency provided by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, SOM IDEA Committee and Unit One / Allen Hall.