Music
Concert and Q&A with Jai Uttal
A kirtan concert paired with audience questions on devotional chant practice.
About the teacher
Jai Uttal
Jai Uttal studied with Bengali devotional musicians during extended travels in India and went on to build a career fusing traditional kirtan chanting with blues, funk and world-music influences, earning a Grammy nomination along the way. His teaching happens largely through music itself: call-and-response chant as a devotional practice rather than through formal instruction.
His 'Kirtan Love Experience' world tour continues through 2026, including an online Kirtan Camp from January to April, a Kirtan Camp at Blue Spirit in Costa Rica from 25 July to 1 August, dates in Switzerland, and an Ecstatic Chant weekend at Omega Institute in September.
“It's been my deep joy to sing for you, and with you, all these years, creating spaces where everyone can open their hearts and discover the innate beauty their own voices.”Jai Uttal
Upcoming events
Meet Jai Uttal in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
Music
Jai Uttal live at Shakti Fest 2013 "Govinda Gopala" Full Song
A live kirtan performance from Shakti Fest, capturing Uttal's devotional chant style.
Path
The wider context.
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Love as the direct path
Bhakti
The path of loving devotion: surrender, chanting and remembrance as ways to dissolve the sense of separation from the divine.
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