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K. U. Jayachandra Rao
(Mridangam)
Jayachandra Rao, a Masters degree holder , hails from a family of musicians, his father Prof. K. Raghavendra Rao is an accomplished flautist and his mother K. R. Prema Rao is a violinist.Jayachandra started learning Mridangum at the age of 5 under Vidwan Trichur E.P.Narayan Pisharady and later recieved advanced training under the tutelage of Palakkad T.R.Rajamani- son of Palakkad T.S.Mani Iyer.He has learnt flute from his father and is working towards achieving a higher melodic virtuosity. Wife Kanchana.S.Shriranjani is a well known classical singer. Jayachandra has accompanied stalwarts from the field of Carnatic Music and has won accolades from them. Jaychandra has accompanied, to mention a few, Vidwan T.K.Govind Rao, Dr. N Ramani, Bombay sisters, Rajkumar Barathi, Kadri Gopalnath, Maharajapuram Ramachandran, R.K.Srikanthan, The crown Prince of Trivandrum, Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma and Sangita Vidushi Miss. Jun Obi (Japan). He has provided percussion support to a magnum opus dance event - India Dance - Wales in Great Britain. Jayachandra is known for his "Gayaki Style" of playing, his anticipation of the Manodharma (free style) of the main artist, clarity and sound stroke playing style. Jayachandra's virtuosity has found praise with all the senior musicians whom he accompanies. He performs regularly for dance, jazz music, fusion music, film recordings, commercial music and experimental art endeavors. Jayachandra is also a music consultant and arranger. Inspired by the Gurukula system of imparting knowledge, Jayachandra is training many young artists in mridangam. His profound theory knowledge and practical experience makes him a sought after teacher. He has students from around the globe. He frequently travels abroad to propagate the excellence and virtuosity of Indian culture and music.
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh...(Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 27/12/2024 |
 Dr. B. Vijaya Gopal...(Flute - Carnatic) Mylai M. Karthikeyan-Nadaswaram K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam G. Chandrasekar Sharma-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 01/01/2024 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Sri Ramanujar Millenium Hall (above | 31/12/2023 |
 Akkarai sisters...(Vocal - Carnatic) H. M. Smitha -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli G | 30/12/2023 |
 Heramb & Hemanth...(Flute - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Vazhappally R. Krishnakumar-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 28/12/2023 |
 Kumaresh and Jayanthi Kumaresh...(Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing Pramath Kiran -Moorsing | Raja Annamalai Mandram | 26/12/2023 |
 Ganesh & Kumaresh...(Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 25/12/2023 |
| Kumaresh and Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 23/12/2023 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 21/12/2023 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 20/12/2023 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 20/12/2023 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam | Tag Auditorium (Ramakrishna Mission | 30/12/2022 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Trivandrum N. Sampath -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 28/12/2022 |
| Ganesh & Kumaresh... (Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Asian College of Journalisam | 24/12/2022 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 22/12/2022 |
| Ganesh & Kumaresh... (Violin) Taufiq Qureshi-Fusion Keith Peters-Guitar - W Anantha R. Krishnan-Mridangam K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing V. Selvaganesh-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 20/11/2022 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | kalakendra.com | 28/12/2021 |
 R. Kumaresh ...(Violin) Pravin Godkhindi-Flute - Ca K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Aditya-Tabla | kalakendra.com | 25/12/2021 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 22/12/2021 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Webcast - www.youtube.com/parivadin | 02/01/2021 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Ganesh Prasad B. U-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam G. Guruprasanna-Kanjira | YT Margazhi- Virtual - For Details | 26/12/2020 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Webcast-Music Academy Chennai | 25/12/2020 |
 K. S. Vishnudev ...(Vocal - Carnatic) Hemalatha. R-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam S. SunilKumar-Kanjira | webcast- charsur.In.Live | 19/12/2020 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 30/12/2019 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Vazhappally R. Krishnakumar-Ghatam | Sri Ramanujar Millenium Hall (above | 27/12/2019 |
 K. U. Jayachandra Rao(Mridangam) | Webcast-Music Academy Chennai | 05/11/2019 |
 Kanchana Ranjani sisters...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam M. Gururaj-Moorsing | Arkay Convention Center | 17/10/2019 |
| Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) V. V. Ravi -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Sasthri Hall (Srinivasa Sastri Hall | 05/04/2019 |
 T. M. Krishna...(Vocal - Carnatic) Akkarai Subbalakshmi-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam S. Venkataramanan -Kanjira | Sri Rama Mandiram Kalyana Mandapam( | 03/01/2019 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Ganesh Prasad B. U-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | Mylapore Fine Arts Club Hall - TAG | 30/12/2018 |
 Shashank. Subramanyam...(Flute - Carnatic) Jayateerth Mevundi-Vocal - Hi K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Gururaj Hedge-Tabla | YGP Auditorium | 25/12/2018 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Charulatha Ramanujam-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Vazhappally R. Krishnakumar-Ghatam | RamaRao Kala Mantap (Near Vidhyoday | 24/12/2018 |
 Nisha P. Rajagopalan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Vaikom Padma Krishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Phanindra Bhaskara-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 19/12/2018 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) R. Kumaresh -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing | Vani Mahal - Sri P.Obul Reddy Hall | 16/12/2018 |
| Kanchana Ranjani sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | Arkay Convention Center | 06/12/2018 |
 Kruthi Bhat...(Vocal - Carnatic) Bhaskar H. N-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam N. Rajaraman -Ghatam | Ragasudha Hall | 02/12/2018 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishnaswamy-Ghatam | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 27/10/2018 |
 Sriranjani Santhanagopalan...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam S. SunilKumar-Kanjira | Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashram | 10/01/2018 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing | Ragasudha Hall | 02/01/2018 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Moorsing | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 30/12/2017 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Trivandrum N. Sampath -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam G. Guruprasanna-Kanjira | RamaRao Kala Mantap (Near Vidhyoday | 25/12/2017 |
| Shashank. Subramanyam... (Flute - Carnatic) Ganesh Prasad B. U-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam N. Guruprasad-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 24/12/2017 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam G. Guruprasanna-Kanjira | P.K.Mahal | 23/12/2017 |
| Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh... (Veena) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Pramath Kiran -Tabla Pramath Kiran -Tabla | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 22/10/2017 |
| T. M. Krishna... (Vocal - Carnatic) Akkarai Subbalakshmi-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam N. Guruprasad-Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 24/09/2017 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Vittal Rangan-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam B. Shree Sundarkumar-Kanjira | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 02/01/2017 |
| Shashank. Subramanyam... (Flute - Carnatic) Bhaskar H. N-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Bangalore N. Amrit-Kanjira | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 25/12/2016 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Vocal - Carnatic) Ganesh Prasad B. U-Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam Dr. S. Karthick-Ghatam | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 23/12/2016 |
 Hemmige S. Prashanth...(Vocal - Carnatic) T. K. Ramajujacharilu -Violin K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam | Smt. Sivagami Pethachi Auditorium | 22/12/2016 |
| Akkarai sisters... (Violin) K. U. Jayachandra Rao-Mridangam U. N. Giridhar Udupa -Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 29/11/2016 |