Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning classical quartet based in Chicago. They’re all composers themselves, but they’ve also worked with a wide variety of other composers, including Philip Glass and the late great tabla player Zakir Hussain. Their new EP, Murmurs In Time, features Zakir’s work of that name, and he was supposed to join Third Coast Percussion in the studio for the session to play it. But as you may know, Zakir Hussain passed away in December. This Soundcheck studio premiere of the work features a disciple of Hussain’s, Salar Nader. We’ll also hear an excerpt from another work written for Third Coast Percussion, by Tigran Hamasyan, the Armenian jazz pianist and composer. Oh – and it’s in 23/8, for anyone counting along. Plus, hear Third Coast Percussion's new arrangement of Philip Glass' work Aguas da Amazonia, to which Twyla Tharp has choreographed a new dance work called Slacktide. Third Coast Percussion Plays Philip Glass with Twyla Tharp at City Center, March 12-16. Program #4985, From Soundcheck, Third Coast Percussion with Salar Nader (First aired 3/11/2025) ARTIST: Zakir Hussain and Rahul SharmaWORK: Dhun: Misra Pahadi [1:00]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Oct. 2024SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: https://zakirhussain.com ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Tigran Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion, 3rd Mvmt. – “23 for TCP" [9:13]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Feb. 2025SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: thirdcoastpercussion.com ARTIST: Diga Rhythm BandWORK: Sweet Sixteen [:23]RECORDING: DigaSOURCE: Mickey Hart CatalogINFO: https://mickeyhart.net/ ARTIST: Third Coast Percussion; Salar Nader, tablaWORK: Zakir Hussain: Murmurs In Time – second mvmt. [10:50]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Feb. 2025SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: thirdcoastpercussion.com ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Purus River [5:18]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Madeira River, Part I [3:58]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Madeira River, Part II [4:50]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass
Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning classical quartet based in Chicago. They’re all composers themselves, but they’ve also worked with a wide variety of other composers, including Philip Glass and the late great tabla player Zakir Hussain. Their new EP, Murmurs In Time, features Zakir’s work of that name, and he was supposed to join Third Coast Percussion in the studio for the session to play it. But as you may know, Zakir Hussain passed away in December. This Soundcheck studio premiere of the work features a disciple of Hussain’s, Salar Nader. We’ll also hear an excerpt from another work written for Third Coast Percussion, by Tigran Hamasyan, the Armenian jazz pianist and composer. Oh – and it’s in 23/8, for anyone counting along. Plus, hear Third Coast Percussion's new arrangement of Philip Glass' work Aguas da Amazonia, to which Twyla Tharp has choreographed a new dance work called Slacktide.
Third Coast Percussion Plays Philip Glass with Twyla Tharp at City Center, March 12-16.
Program #4985, From Soundcheck, Third Coast Percussion with Salar Nader (First aired 3/11/2025)
ARTIST: Zakir Hussain and Rahul SharmaWORK: Dhun: Misra Pahadi [1:00]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Oct. 2024SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: https://zakirhussain.com
ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Tigran Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion, 3rd Mvmt. – “23 for TCP" [9:13]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Feb. 2025SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: thirdcoastpercussion.com
ARTIST: Diga Rhythm BandWORK: Sweet Sixteen [:23]RECORDING: DigaSOURCE: Mickey Hart CatalogINFO: https://mickeyhart.net/
ARTIST: Third Coast Percussion; Salar Nader, tablaWORK: Zakir Hussain: Murmurs In Time – second mvmt. [10:50]RECORDING: Live, at WNYC, Feb. 2025SOURCE: This performance not commercially available. INFO: thirdcoastpercussion.com
ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Purus River [5:18]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass
ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Madeira River, Part I [3:58]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass
ARTIST: Third Coast PercussionWORK: Philip Glass: Madeira River, Part II [4:50]RECORDING: Third Coast Percussion: Glass - Aguas da AmazoniaSOURCE: ROCKWELL RECORDS LIMITEDINFO: https://distrokid.com/thirdcoastpercussionandphilipglass