Dear friends, Welcome to Lifeline: The Essential Jai Uttal and Ben Leinbach Collection, released three days ago on the Sounds True label. I'm listening to it right now and have to say I'm very moved and inspired. Where did these songs come from????? Ben and I have always had an amazing working relationship: humorous, deep, [...]
BUY NOW: JaiUttal.com iTunes Amazon LISTEN: Spotify Jai Uttal, one of the West’s foremost voices of India’s kirtan chant tradition, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Leinbach gather together their most loved recordings. Sequenced as an unfolding musical celebration, here are favorites of both the artists and their fans. Lifeline spans a decade of collaboration that reflects the [...]
Here's a link to stream the album version of "Hari Guna Gao" from my new album Return to Shiva Station. Enjoy and please share!
Hi everyone. Well, today's the day!!! My new CD Return to Shiva Station: Kailash Connection officially enters the material world. Reserve your seat on the train to the heavenly realms of Sri Hari, courtesy of Lord Shiva himself by simply ordering the album... No, seriously.... That sounds super goofy and pretentious, but I truly hope [...]
Hi friends, I recorded a video of “Hari Guna Gao” acoustic in my home for you. This song is very special to me because it always makes me think of my dear friend Don Cherry, who passed away as I was writing for Shiva Station. A version like this one will be on my new [...]
Dear Friends, The artistic temperament is always looking forward toward new levels of refinement, new colors and moods of expression, new ways to manifest and communicate the deepest feelings of the heart. The soul of the Bhakta (one endeavoring to walk the yogic path of devotion) is also always looking forward toward meeting the Beloved, [...]
Dear friends, It's winter here in Northern California and I'm bundled up, sitting on the couch and looking at our first real Christmas tree. Wow, my lucky son gets to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali and all the Hindu holidays.... Lots of gift-giving in this house. (Are we too consumeristic? Well, yeah, of course! But it's [...]
Jai Uttal with assistant teachers Daniel Paul, Daniel Tucker and Nubia Teixeira. From August 12th to 17th 2014 at Harbin Hot Springs, California Dear friends, After 10 years of offering a non-residential Summer Kirtan Camp, and witnessing the widely spreading ripples of our rich, open-hearted Bhakti community, we've decided to create our first Residential Summer [...]
Hey Everybody, Well, this has been coming for a long time - I've finally filmed my telling of the Ramayana, the great epic story of Ram, Sita and Hanuman. Many of you have heard me do this at Kirtan Camps and workshops around the world. It's always a deep experience of remembrance and devotion for [...]
Hey there, friends...... I hope this beautiful Spring day finds you all in good spirits. Life is so complicated and odd sometimes, isn't it? But we can still try to keep our hearts and minds fresh, regardless of the challenges that cross our paths. Uh oh, sounding kind of 'Hallmark', aren't I? Well, I'm just [...]