The Shonai Collective

Shonai

Shonai is a modern jazz pianist, composer, and educator based in Delhi and the founding member of The Shonai Collective. 

Following a brief period of studying Western classical music, he turned to jazz. Shonai is a rated artist of All India Radio, and his jazz piano recitals are often broadcast. While traditional jazz being his main influence, his music also incorporates elements of other genres, including modern classical music, R&B, soul, funk, and blues. 

In addition to performing in and around India, he has given numerous performances in renowned venues and festivals throughout Europe and Asia. Shonai performs as a member of two jazz ensembles and also works as a music educator.

Divij Kapoor 

He is a Delhi based musician born in a family of music lovers. Divij has learnt music from renowned musicians like Brennon Denfer, Hitesh Madan and Obed Zeme. He has given the highest level of rockschool examinations, scored a distinction in all the rockschool examinations and became an "All India Topper".

Shantanu Sudarshan

Shantanu Sudarshan has been working as an active session musician for both stage and studio scenarios since 2017. Proficient in many styles of music, he has had the opportunity to work with/for LIFEFORM, Bollyjazz, Saby Singh, Senor Elephante, Syncopation, The Copycats, RollsRoy's, Angad Katari, Abhilasha Sinha, Rie Ona, Nathalie Ramirez Tovar, Jose Neil Gomes, Bowjob, Nik And Nat, The Lyric Ensemble of Delhi, Kamakshi Khanna, IOISH, Gaurav Chintamani/The Dirt Machine, Shadow and Light, The Rahul Misra Enquiry Commission, Ujwal Nagar, Grain and the Shri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication.