Trina Basu is a Brooklyn based violinist, improviser and educator with a background in Western and Indian classical music, jazz and creative American music. Her expressive sound explores musical threads from her Indian and North American roots in a contemporary light. She co-leads raga chamber folk ensemble, Karavika, whose albums Sunrise and Of Earth and Sky feature music inspired by classical and folk songs from South Asia and America. Other projects include, Nakshatra, an improvisational violin duo with violinist Arun Ramamurthy and her performance work with Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) where she also serves as an Artistic Director. She has performed with artists around the world, including Urban Bush Women, Mos Def, Gil Scott Heron, Ed Sheeran, Imani Uzuri, Marc Cary, Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra, Dr. Mysore Manjunath, and Krishna Bhatt. Trina has a Bachelors of Music in Music Therapy from Florida State University and Suzuki teacher training from School for Strings. She is honored to have shared the magic and mystery of music in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric centers, libraries, parks and homes for varying populations of all ages. Trina is a mother of two adventurous boys with wild imaginations and a love for nature, art, music and sports.

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