
(piano, synthesizers, Indian bowed-string instruments, sitar)
Doug McKeehan started his piano studies at age five, and began his first professional work at the age of twelve. He studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory, Kent State University, and the University of Otago (New Zealand). He has toured Europe twice and spent considerable time in India studying with notable Indian music teachers such as Pandit Ram Narayan, Ustad Kursheed Khan and Pandit A.G. Bhattacharya. He has composed original music for stage and T.V. productions in San Francisco and Los Angeles and has been musical director of two original musical comedy productions. He co-founded Air Craft with violinist Bruce Bowers, which released a highly acclaimed new age/jazz album, So Near, So Far (Catero CAT-019).
Featured Sound Files
Ladakh (Doug McKeehan. 4:22).
Drawn from the folk music tradition of Ladakh, a remote mountainous
region of Western Tibet. From Asian Fusion (Narada Equinox ND-63023) CD- $44.98 (Limited remaining stock: out of print): Add 1 to Cart. Buy 1 Now.
Socha Socha (Khan/Montfort. 10:34)
(>audio. Available with free trial Planet Passion @ eMusic.com Indian raga with full instrumentation. Hifi example is an excerpt
from the introductory alap. Full download features the whole lush
composition with full band. From Planet Passion. (Ancient-Future.Com AF-2001). CD/Gift Card, $17.98: Add 1 to Cart. Buy 1 Now.
With Ancient Future:
With Air Craft:
Sideman: