John Ball

Department of Music

Teaching Associate in Performance

Musican in Residence specialising in North Indian Music

Director, UoS Indian Music Ensemble

World music
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j.ball@sheffield.ac.uk

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John Ball
Department of Music
215
Jessop Building
Leavygreave Road
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S3 7RD
Profile

I am currently working with the University of ºù«Ӱҵ as World Music Performer in Residence. I specialise in North Indian Classical Music, teaching and performing on tabla and santoor. I also bring to the department a huge amount of experience as a composer and performer in world music ensembles, collaborating with Western Classical, West African, Jazz, Folk and Pop Musicians.

I regularly perform on tabla and santoor with several music and dance projects including Rafiki Jazz, a ºù«Ӱҵ based 10-piece world music collective. Mishra, a ºù«Ӱҵ based Indo-Folk music quartet made up of ex UoS music graduates, Balbir Singh Dance Company and Pandit Pratap Pawar (Kathak dance).

I have worked with a diverse range of artists including Sarathy Korwar, Juldeh Camara (BBC World Music Award Winner), Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley. I completed my Masters in Music Performance at University of York in 2000.

Research interests

My research is focussed on the adaptation of 'Indian music' skills and aesthetics on 'Western' and/or non-Indian instruments with an interest in exploring improvisation skills through Indian music rhythmic and melodic concepts. I work with individuals or ensembles exploring composition, fusion/crossover, mix of musical genres.