ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the history of jazz in India, from the early years to current collaborations, is concerned with collaborators of Indian and Western music, and the third discusses the Asian-British wave. It looks at the early years and impact of jazz in India, the art form that was responsible for all of the fusion and pop genres yet to come. Pandit Ravi Shankar was a revolutionary musician who was open to all types of collaboration, from classical to fusion to pop working with musicians from all over the world. Others followed in a similar mindset, journeying to the West and engaging in musical collaborations that were highly influential and successful. One of the most significant East–West cultural exchanges occurred in the early years of rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, and experimental music of the 1960s. It began with the arrival of Pandit Ravi Shankar on the popular music scene.
