Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.
Khan was born into a classical musical family (the Bangash lineage of the Senia Gharana) and has performed internationally since the 1960s.
[1] Khan received homeschooling and studied music under his father who belongs to Gwalior Gharana.
[1] Hafiz Ali Khan received training from the descendants of Tansen, the magical musician who was one of the 'Nav-ratna' ( nine gems) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
[4] Khan played with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and worked as a visiting professor at the University of New Mexico.
[13] Khan was made an honorary citizen of Houston, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1997, and of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2007.
His bride was Bharatanatyam dancer Subhalakshmi Barooah, hailing from Assam in north-eastern India.