SUVENDU BANERJEE belongs to “Gaya Gharana”(heritage) which is the pathfinder of solo Harmonium playing in India. He is a graded artist of Prasar Bharati(All India Radio) & is empaneled with ICCR(Gov of India). He has been learning harmonium from his grandfather Pandit Deb Kumar Banerjee since the age of 7. His guru Pandit Deb Kumar Banerjee a legendary Harmonium player, enriched Gaya Gharana with his “Gayaki” (Vocal nuances) style of playing and made solo harmonium playing appealing more than ever. His ancestor & dadaguru Sangeetacharya Montu Banerjee is a legendary figure in the history of harmonium playing. He is currently learning from Pandit Shyamal Chatterjee, the legendary sitar maestro of Senia-Maihar gharana & senior most disciple of Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar.

He had rigorous sessions of “Talim”(learning) as well as “Reyaaz”(practice) every day under the strict guidance of his grandfather. Prior to this, in order to enhance his rhythm sense, he learnt Tabla from legends like Ustad Sabir Khan, Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Sri Bickram Ghosh. He has also taken vocal training from Pandit Kumar Prasad Mukherjee. Since childhood he had the privilege of meeting musical maestros like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty and many more, and got their blessings.

He had the honor to be very close to Padmabhushan Sri Manna Dey since my childhood.