Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Vancouver Canada, Neelamjit is skilled in both North Indian classical and American jazz music. His music is a reflection of his own multifaceted identity, spirituality, and vision for promoting a more equitable and just society through shared experience and collective action.

He has obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies (majoring in saxophone performance) from Capilano University and has also completed a Bachelor of Education degree in Secondary Music Education from the University of British Columbia. He has obtained a Masters in tabla performance and a doctorate degree from the California Institute of the Arts [CalArts].

Neelamjit’s primary instruments are the tabla, saxophone, and bansuri. He has played tabla since the age of 10 and continues to study the instrument under the tutelage of world-renowned maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Neelamjit has performed around the world at prestigious events and festivals in locales such as Somalia, India, South America, Europe, the United States, and Canada. He has been nominated for a GRAMMY award, composed and performed for ‘Jungle Book: Alive with Magic’ which took place at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando as well as for other productions at this park and for Disney parks worldwide. Neelamjit performs and consults for Disney’s animated series ‘Mira: Royal Detective’ on Disney+ as well as has arranged music for the San Francisco Symphony for their ‘Rhythm Sprits’ production featuring Ustad Zakir Hussain and Smt. Kala Ramnath. Neelamjit has performed at the White House, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at many prestigious venues around the world.