Carnatic violinist Arun Ramamurthy returns to Yerba Buena Gardens Festival with his New York trio featuring Bay Area drummer Sameer Gupta and electric bassist Damon Banks. Steeped in South Indian classical forms, the combo is known for its thrilling improvisational flights fusing the spirit of raga music and jazz. The Carnatic canon is remixed in this organic and seamless integration of styles as the group expands on traditional forms in explosive, improvisational flights of fancy. By staying true to raga sensibilities, the modes which form the melodic foundation for Indian classical composition, but finding the full sonic identity of a jazz trio, Ramamurthy’s ensemble discovers new common ground and moments of organic conversation between two traditions, both based on a balance of rigor and freedom.