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Thiruvizha Jayashankar

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Occupation(s)
  
Music Performer

Role
  
Musician

Name
  
Thiruvizha Jayashankar


Years active
  
1955–present

Instruments
  
Nadaswaram

Genres
  
Indian classical music


Albums
  
Nagaswaram Vol. 2, Thiruvizha Jayashankar And Valayapatti A R Subhaman, Nadaswaram

Awards
  
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Music - Instrumental (Nagaswaram)

Similar People
  
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Thiruvizha Jayashankar (born 1940) is an Indian classical musician and a well known Nadaswaram expert in South India.

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Early life and education

Born in the family of musicians in a small village Thiruvizha, Alleppey, Jayashankar was keen to learn music and drawing in his childhood. He is the son of nadaswara maestro Thiruvizha Raghava Panickar and grandson of Thiruvizha Sanku Panickar. Jayashankar opted for preliminary lessons in the nagaswaram under his grandfather and later received advanced training from his father with whom he began playing in the temples of central Travancore almost on a regular basis. His debut performance (Arangetram) was in the year 1955 at the age of 16 which was held at the Pathiyoor Devi Temple, Kayamkulam.

He has completed his diploma (Ganabhooshanam) in music from RLV College of Music and Fine Arts (University of Kerala) in 1957. noted Indian playback singer K. J. Yesudas was his batch mate. After the completion of diploma course, he has taken BA degree in music from Government College, Chittur (University of Caicut) near Palakkad and post graduate diploma (Ganapraveena) from Swathi Thirunal College of Music (University of Kerala), Trivandrum

Career

Jayashankar opted for a central Government job in All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram in 1965 and worked there till retirement. He was also a visiting professor at Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

His musical journey with great Tavil mastro Valayapetty Subramaniam proved to be a landmark in live Nagaswara concerts. Haripad Murukadas and Vettikkavala Sasi Kumar are few of his famous disciples.

Awards and recognition

  • Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award and Fellowship
  • Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu
  • Central Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2013
  • References

    Thiruvizha Jayashankar Wikipedia