Basanth Muralikrishnan, an aspiring young saxophonist, hails from a family of musicians from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Basanth began his formal Carnatic vocal training at the tender age of three from his mother, Rose Muralikrishnan, a renowned Carnatic vocalist, teacher, composer and director. Simultaneously, he was trained on the veena and keyboard by his father, a veena virtuoso and Guru, N Muralikrishnan NMK. His sister, Dr Amrithavarshini Muralikrishnan, a well-known singer, songwriter, composer and keyboardist, was his all-time mentor and inspiration in both Carnatic and western training.
Basanth began his formal western classical and jazz training in saxophone under the tutelage of a great saxophone maestro, Marco J Zaragoza from Los Angeles, and shifted his focus to saxophone from then onwards. He started utilising his western and Carnatic training to fine tune his talents into Carnatic, jazz and western genres in saxophone.
Basanth, a three-time gold award winner for his saxophone playing in the USA, has performed in several prestigious venues around the world.