Hi Guys,welcome to #lifeismusic. Ayan Sengupta has been learning and playing Sitar for the last 15 years. He started learning from Pt. Manilal Nag, then went on to learn from Pt. Kushal Das and presently is a scholar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata where he is learning from Pt. Partha Chatterjee and Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty. His hometown is in Shyamnagar in West Bengal which is 50 kms away from Kolkata.

Taufiq Qureshi's composition, Beyond the Seven Seas, lives up to its name quite magnificently. Vibrant and oozing with energy, the other maestros, Jazz legend Louiz Banks and Sitar star Purbayan Chatterjee, give this tune an alluring, out-of-this-world feel. Also watch out for Taufiq's son, Percussion prodigy Shikhar Naad, as he joins the maestros and Bass sensation Mohini Dey on the stage for the very first time.

Watch the three legendary musicians - Louiz Banks, Taufiq Qureshi and Purbayan Chatterjee give a scintillating performance called Detour, composed by Louiz Banks. Also catch the genius of 18-year-old musician, Mohini Dey (bassist), as she joins the talented trio.

Watch the three maestros - Louiz Banks, Purbayan Chatterjee and Taufiq Qureshi as they create musical euphoria on the first episode of #LifeIsMusic.

Sitar Maestro Purbayan Chatterjee introduces his band, 1023MB on the #LifeIsMusic stage. Let's start a musical journey and explore our huge collection of instrumental music, classical music and so on only on #LifeIsMusic.