An innovative percussionist and master of the double-sided Indian drum the dhol, Sunny Jain combines his Punjabi roots with his love of post-bop jazz, fusion, psychedelic rock, and funk. Following his initial emergence in New York in the early 2000s, Jain earned critical acclaim as the leader of the genre-bending brass and drum outfit Red Baraat. He has also worked as a sideman with artists like Norah Jones, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Donny McCaslin, and more. He brings all of his varied influences to bear leading his Sunny Jain Collective on solo albums like 2004's Mango Festival, ...