Born and brought up in a family, quite alien to music Jaya carries no musical heritage. She started with
the Sitar as a mere curiosity that led to search of a proper Guru. Her long search came to an end at the
Gurukul of Ustad Usman Khan. Under his able
guidance and strict discipline, Sitar to Jaya is now a life long quest.
Performances
Starting from scratch Jaya concentrated more and more on music and now has started giving solo performances.
in her home town Pune, she has performed for prestigious organisations such as :
- GANVARDHAN PT.PALUSKAR PRATISHTHAN
- RASIK-MOHINI
- ABHINDNYAN MANDAL
- SWARA SWAPNA
- SADHANA SWARAMANCH
- VISHWAMOHINI
- VANAVASI KALYAN KENDRA
- GEMNOLOGIST ASSOCIATION
- BRAMHA-TAAL
- SENIOR CITIZENS' CLUB
- FOIL CLUB
- NAAD
- SHASTRA KALAVARDHINI TRUST
- SNEH SANVARDHAN
- ROTARY CLUB
- SWAR-MOHINI
- SANSKAR BHARATI
- KALASHREE
- RANGAT SANGAT PRATISHTHAN
- BHARAT NATYA SANSHODHAN KENDRA
- GOPAL GAYAN SAMAJ
- BHARATIYA KALA MUNCH [Latur]
She has offered her musical services in the festivals held at Temples such as :
- AMBABAI MANDIR (KOLHAPUR)
- SARASBAG GANPATI MANDIR
- JANGLI MAHARAJ MANDIR
- VITTAL RAKHUMAI MANDIR
- BHAVANIMATA MANDAR
- AMBABAI MANDIR (MIRAJ)
- SHRI DATTATRAYA DEVASTHAN - (GANGAPUR)
And Dargas:
- BANDE ALIKHAN SAHEB
- MEER SAHEB(MIRAJ)
At holy places:
- Shri Chitrapurmath
- Osho Ashram
She has also won the approval of the esteemed Ustad Alla Rakha Saheb in a Jugalbandi.
Jaya has been awarded the
Pushpalata Ranade Award for instrumental music.
Music Conferences
Quite often Jaya has participated the music conferences at
- AMBAD
- MIRAJ
- TALEGAON
- CHALISGAON
- AHAMADABAD
- NASIK.
Her concerts at the VALLEY SCHOOL (BANGALORE), ROTARY CLUB (THANE), Dr. ANNASAHEB GUNJKAR SANGEET MAHOTSAV
(AURANGABAD) were highly appreciated by music lovers.
Landmarks
The important landmarks in her music career are the following performances:
- The N.C.P.A. (Mumbai)
- In the youth festival organised by DADAR MATUNGA CULTURAL CENTRE.
- Her impressive performance in the PUNE FESTIVAL. Next year her item was selected
under BEST OF INDRADHANU.
She also contributed to the success of "SAPTRANGA" - one of the prestigious musical
events of the Pune Festival
- At YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN SMRUTI SANGEET - SAMAROHA (Ambajogai)
- At THE MAHARASHTRA MANDAL (Ahmedabad)
- KESARI WADA GANESH UTSAV.
- SWAR SADHANA SAMITI (Mumbai).
- GURURAO DESHPANDE MUSIC CONFERENCE (Bangalore)
- PRABHAT NAGAR, SENIOR CITIZENS' CLUB.
- At SANGEET SANKALP (Valasad & Jalandhar)
Jaya has participated in Television Educational films as well.
Besides solo performances she participated in a group orchestra composed by her Guru
USTAD USMAN KHAN
which stole the show at OSHO ASHARAM. Main part in U.G.C. films and lecture demonstrations at
S.N.D.T. College, Pune University, Womens'
International Club, Sanskar Bharati's Cultural Wing , Penn-In-India & Bawa Lalwani Public
School (Kapurthala) are also to her credit.
Nearly for three years Jaya enjoyed grooming children at the 'Sahyadri School' of Krishnamurti
Foundation, Rajgurunagar as a visiting Sitar Guru.
Performances Abroad
She has toured abroad and performed in:
- Italy
- France
- SriLanka
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- The US.
Jaya's music presentation is appreciated by many music lovers, and now to reach many more, her audio
cassettes and CDs of raags - Bageshri - Durga - Khamaj are released by Flash Music.
Jaya has also written a book 'GOF-DUHERI' (in Marathi) - her very first attempt - that contains a heart
touching account of student-teacher relationship. This book is published by 'Granthali' a very prestigious
publishing house - and is highly appreciated by the readers from all layers of society. It is translated into
with the title 'DUET ON STRINGS'
She continues her tutelage under her Guru and as a part of her learning teaches Sitar too.
| Contact |
| Ms Jaya Jog |
| 22/12A. Vibhavari Apartments |
| E-2, Karvenagar |
| Pune - 411 052, India |
| Email: jayajog AT yahoo DOT com |
| Phone: +91 (0) 20 - 25 46 82 00) / +91 (0) 20 25 67 56 94 |
| Cell : +91 (0) 94225 18199 |