The music on this page is from the CD 'Breath of RAM'. Musicians: Geoffrey- vocals, keyboards, harmonium, guitar, bass, drums, tabla, drums, percussion; Manose- Bansuri flute; Onye Pheori- violin; Anastasi- rhythm guitar on Jai Hanuman & Hare Krishna; Chorus- Anastasi, Lakshmi Devi, Stephen Meese, Onye Pheori, Uma Reed, Diana Rogers, Larissa Stow.
Influences
Neem Karoli Baba, Ustad Allarakha, Zakir Hussain, John Lennon, Ravi Shankar, John Coltrane, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, Pete Seeger, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, Louis Armstrong, Jack DeJohnette, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Buddie Rich, B.B. King, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Shakti, The Bauls of Bengal, The Incredible String Band, George Harrison, Bob Marley, Leonard Cohen, Foozy Gordon, Harry Partch, John Cage, Richie Havens, The Blues Project, Joni Mitchell, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Collin Walcott, Tim Buckley, Leonard Bernstein, Ram Dass, Suzuki Roshi, Alan Watts, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, The Dalai Lama, William Blake, Ruth St. Denis, Eric Hawkins, R. Buckminster Fuller, Ramana Maharshi, Chögyam Trungpa, Carl Jung, Kalu Rinpoche, The Sixteenth Karmapa, Dudjom Rinpoche, Joseph Campbell, Rumi, Hafiz, Herman Hess, Gautama Buddha, Gandhi, The Baal Shem Tov, Tulsidas, Yogananda, all beings who work to uplift the world, promote peace and relieve suffering.
Buy the full CD 'Breath of RAM' here (formerly titled 'Still Monkey')
Also available from CD Baby at http://cdbaby.com/cd/geoffreygordon
Downloads available on iTunes and amazon.com
Geoffrey is known for his work with Walela, Robbie Robertson, Julie Taymor, Shiva Rea, David Torn, Ram Dass, and Jai Uttal . For many years he worked with Jai playing tabla, percussion and singing in kirtans, workshops, and concerts. From 1992-2003 Jai and Geoffrey brought ecstatic music throughout the world together in many ensembles and recordings. Geoffrey played with the Pagan Love Orchestra on all tours and CD's including 'Monkey', 'Beggars and Saints', 'Shiva Station', 'Spirit Room', 'Nectar', and the Grammy nominated 'Mondo Rama'. Geoffrey has also recorded with Peter Kater, R. Carlos Nakai & Nawang Khechog, Gabrielle Roth, Coleman Barks, Sukhawat Ali Khan, and Stephen Kent. Geoffrey was a tabla student of the great master Ustad Allarakha. He also studied tabla with Zakir Hussain and North Indian Classical Music with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Geoffrey performed in Tony Award winning Broadway productions with director Julie Taymor and is heard on movie soundtracks with Academy Award winning composer Elliot Goldenthal and Cohen Brothers composer Carter Burwell. Geoffrey served on the faculties of the dance departments of Sarah Lawrence College and City College of New York as composer in residence and musical director.
Hello Geoffrey, I'm absolutely loving listening to your music! How inspiring! I'm in the area recording a Kirtan album right now and met Anastasi today. I think I'll be at your Kirtan in Berkley on Saturday. Blessings to you brother, Brenda
May the Light of Love always guide you, may you find strength in the courage of your convictions, may compassion always be with you, your life blessed with the Divine gift of Love, Joy and Bliss . . .
Blessings and love Geoffrey...first of all just want you to know how much we love you and your music and also want you to know we are now doing radio interviews on Mondays for SSR and would love to have you on the show. Let us know what Monday you might be available.
Raising the vibration through Sacred Sounds, The SSR Team
Baba Kabala, ma che bello sentirti! OMG, why am i writing to you in Italian??? So great to hear from you. i keep trying to get Charlie B on board the Myspace train but he is dragging his feet! Send me a message with your # and i will give a ring next time i'm in the area. Much love to you Crystal P.S. Let me know if you will be in Europe anytime soon....
