About Bansara Josh Geisler

Josh Geisler is a New York based multi-instrumentalist who plays the Bansuri (North Indian bamboo) and Native American flutes, guitar, keyboards, percussion, and electronics. His syncretic approach to composition and improvisation is at the same time innovative and grounded in traditional training.

Josh was the bandleader of Cirque du Soleil’s “TOTEM”, with whom he toured for 9 years, performing 2650 shows in 45 cities around the world. A veteran performer, he has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, Fuji TV Japan, and countless stages and festivals around the world, with over 4500 concerts in the course of his career.

Josh is the author of “The Chromatic Bansuri: a cross-cultural guide to learning the North Indian Bamboo Flute”, where he teaches his innovative virtuosic techniques. He is also an accomplished flute maker that has innovated the design and construction of the bansuri, dramatically expanding its expressive range and capabilities.

His pedigree also includes extensive studies in India with Bansuri legend Pandit Raghunath Seth and Sarod Maestro Pandit Vikash Maharaj, years of freelance gigs with a wide variety of artists, including Pop legend Paul Simon, as well as a degree in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music.