Ken Zuckerman, Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed as one of the finest sarod virtuosos performing today, has also been called one of the worlds most eclectic masters of improvisation. He completed thirty-seven years of training under the rigorous discipline of Indias legendary sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, up to the maestros passing in June 2009. He also performed with Maestro Khan in numerous concerts in Europe, India, and the United States.

In addition to performing classical Indian music with some of Indias finest tabla virtuosos (Swapan Chaudhuri, Zakir Hussain and Anindo Chatterjee), Ken has been at the vanguard of numerous cultural crossover projects. These include the Grammy nominated CD Diaspora Sefardi (Hesperion XXI), Modal Tapestry I & II, (Zuckermans compositions for an ensemble of 14 musicians from diverse traditions), and Meeting Two Worlds of Modal Music with the medieval singer, Dominique Vellard. The new CD of this unique collaboration, Indian Ragas & Medieval Song, was recently named a Top of the World CD by Songlines Magazine.