Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.
[4] Khan played with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and worked as a visiting professor at the University of New Mexico.
[9] Khan was made an honorary citizen of Houston, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, in 1997, and of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2007.
[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.
His bride was Bharatanatyam dancer Subhalakshmi Barooah, hailing from Assam in north-eastern India.