Our instructors are dedicated to upholding their musical traditions and preserving their art by teaching all students who are willing to learn. They are eager to share their knowledge and talent for the development of their students' musical life.

Our Founder, Maestro Ali Akbar Khan:

	Swapan Chaudhuri Director of Percussion Swapanda has been teaching tabla at the AACM since 1981 bio		Alam Khan Sarode Son of Ali Akbar Khan, began studying with his father in 1989 bio
	Bruce Hamm Sarode Began studying with Khansahib in 1974 bio		Peter Van Gelder Sitar Began studying with Khansahib in 1965 bio
	Tim Witter Tabla Began studying with Swapanda in 1984 bio		Brad Van Cleave Tabla Began studying with Swapanda in 1981 bio
	Wallace Harvey Vocal Began studying with Khansahib in 1993 bio		Nikhil Pandya Tabla Began studying with Swapanda in 1990 bio
	Arjun Verma Sitar Began studying with Khansahib in 2001 bio		Jim Santi Owen Tabla Began studying with Swapanda in 1991 bio
	Esther Adams Tabla Began studying with Swapanda in 2003 bio		Tamarind Free Jones Vocal Began studying with Khansahib in 1993 bio
	Manik Khan Sarode Son of Ali Akbar Khan, began studying with his father in 1998 bio

Guest Instructors:
The finest musicians of North Indian classical music are regularly invited to teach our students at AACM. In previous years, guest instructors have included Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit V.G. Jog , Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Alla Rakha, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Pandit G.S. Sachdev, Pandit Chitresh Das, Ustad Bahadur Khan, Ustad Aashish Khan, Ustad Dhyanesh Khan, Pandit Rajeev Taranath, Pandit Indranil Bhattacharya, Srimati Laxmi Shankar, Srimati Lalita Ghosh, Srimati Sanjukta Ghosh, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Satyadev Pawar, and many others.