Peter van Gelder

Peter Van Gelder is a sitarist and musician who played saxophone and bass in The Great Society.[1]

Peter Van Gelder
Van Gelder in 2019
Background information
Birth namePeter Van Gelder
Born (1940-03-19) 19 March 1940
Genres
Occupation(s)musician, educator
Instrumentssitar, tenor saxophone, bass guitar
Years active2005–present
Associated actsThe Great Society
Websitehttps://petervangelder.com/

Van Gelder moved to San Francisco after college and learned bass to play in The Great Society; he played saxophone on White Rabbit.[2] He became interested in Indian music after working at a San Francisco radio station and took a summer class at University of California Berkeley with Ali Akbar Khan where he learned to play sitar.[2] Deciding to continue his studies with Khan in Kolkata, he lived in India for three years and became a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan.[2][3] While in India, he met other musicians with whom he formed the band The Saddhu Brand when he returned to California.[4]

He is an instructor at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.[1][5][6]

Early life

Van Gelder grew up in a household where his parents listened to Western classical music.[2] He played clarinet and trumpet as a child.[2]

References
  1. "Peter van Gelder Master of the Sitar". Sonoma County Library. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  2. "East Indian Classical Music In Concert". The Taos News. March 30, 2005. p. 66. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Entertainment: Saturday". Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 21, 1992. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. Gaeddert, Beth (June 25, 1970). "Girl-voices combine with peacful indian harmonies". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael California. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Billboard". Ukiah Daily Journal. November 15, 1996. p. A9. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. "Faculty - Ali Akbar College of Music". Ali Akbar College of Music. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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