Sunny Jain

Sunny Jain
Background information
Born	1975 (age 41–42) Rochester, New York, United states
Genres	Jazz, world, bhangra, drum & bass
Occupation(s)	Dhol player, drummer, composer, producer, bandleader, singer
Instruments	Dhol
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Sinj Records
Associated acts	Junoon, Red Baraat
Website	www.sunnyjain.com

Red Baraat
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Bhangra, world, jazz, go-go
Years active	2008 (2008)-present
Labels	Sinj Records
Website	www.redbaraat.com
Members	Sunny Jain Rohin Khemani Tomas Fujiwara Mike Bomwell Sonny Singh MiWi La Lupa Ernest Stuart John Altieri

Sunny Jain (born 1975 in Rochester, New York) is an American dhol player, drummer, and composer. He is recognized as a lead voice in the burgeoning movement of South Asian-American jazz musicians. His seven albums have all received international acclaim for their "groundbreaking synthesis" (Coda Magazine), as he brings together the ancient sounds of his cultural heritage, America's greatest original art form and a host of other sounds.

Jain has performed/recorded with Kiran Ahluwalia, Asphalt Orchestra, Joey Baron, Kenny Barron, Marc Cary, Samir Chatterjee, DJ Rekha, Kyle Eastwood, Peter Gabriel, Grupo Fantasma, Norah Jones, Junoon, Andres Levin, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Marching Fourth Band, Q-Tip, Soul Rebels, Martha Wainwright, Kenny Wollesen, Himanshu Suri, and many others.

Jain has been a recipient of composition and performance grants from the Aaron Copland Music Fund, Chamber Music America, Meet the Composer, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, globalFEST and received the Arts International Award in both 2005 and 2003 to enable touring India with his jazz group, Sunny Jain Collective. In 2002, Jain was designated a Jazz Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State and The Kennedy Center, for which he toured West Africa. Jain is the author of 2 instructional drum books for Alfred Publishing: The Total Jazz Drummer and Drum Atlas: India.

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