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Harish Raghavan

Harish Raghavan (born May 19, 1982) is an Indian American jazz bassist. His music combines aspects of Indian classical music and jazz.

The first instrument he picked up was the mridangam, but he switched to the upright bass at the age of 16. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California, under the tutelage of John Clayton, Dave Carpenter and Robert Hurst. He finished as a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute's International Jazz Bass Competition in 2009. After 12 years playing professionally, Raghavan released his debut album as a leader Calls for Action in 2019, teaming up with the group on Joel Ross's KingMaker album.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

With ACT (Raghavan, Ben Wendel, and Nate Wood)

  • ACT (2009)
  • ACT II (2015)

As sideman

With Ambrose Akinmusire

With Walter Smith III

  • Twio (2018, Whirlwind)
  • In Common (2018, Whirlwind)
  • Return to Casual (Blue Note, 2023)

With others

  • Taylor Eigsti - Daylight at Midnight (Concord Jazz, 2010)
  • Eric Harland - Voyager: Live by Night (Space Time, 2010)
  • Eric Harland - Vipassana (GSI, 2014)
  • Klemens Marktl Sextet – December (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2015)
  • Logan Richardson – Shift (Blue Note, 2015)
  • Dayna Stephens – Reminiscent (Criss Cross, 2015)
  • Marquis Hill – New Gospel Revisited (Edition, 2022)
  • Geoffrey Dean Quartet – Foundations (AMP, 2024)
  • Travis Reuter – Quintet Music (Self-released, 2024)
  • Tyshawn Sorey Trio – The Susceptible Now (Pi, 2024)
  • Geoffrey Dean Quartet – Conceptions (Cellar Live, 2025)
  • Sora Kim – 0 = Expansion (Artbus, 2025)
  • Sasha Berliner – Fantôme (Outside in Music, 2025)
  • Alex Hitchcock – Letters from Afar (New Soil, 2025)
  • Gregory Groover Jr. – Old Knew (Criss Cross, 2025)

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