Jyoti Prakas resides in the entertainment capital of the world, Los Angeles, and began his musical career at childhood from his father, Sri Nagendranath, and later with Pandit Brojen Biswas and Sri Sumantra Guha. As his passion and experience in playing tabla progressed, he came under the tutelage of Pandit Abhijit Banerjee, one of the most renowned tabla players in India today. He did MA in Tabla.
Jyoti Prakas has performed extensively in India and United States, and in the presence of Sitar maestro - Pt. Ravi Shankar . He has also accompanied various internationally acclaimed musicians like, Vidushi Girija Devi, Pt. Jasraj, Ustaad Saheed Parvez(sitar), Purnima Chowdhury,Pt. Keshav Ginde on flute, Pt. .K.Sidhar on Sarode, ,Pt Karthik Sheshadri(sitar), Pt. Tarun Bhattachrya(santoor), Kathak Dancer Pt. Chitresh Das, Tap Dancer Jason Samuel Smith, just to name a few. He has also played Tabla in the prestigious “EMMY AWARD 2005.”
Jyoti Prakas has been teaching since 2004 in Greater Los Angeles , Irvine , Sandiego, Riverside and Anaheim
