68 min
Music
Concert and Q&A with Jai Uttal
A kirtan concert paired with audience questions on devotional chant practice.
About the artist
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.
07NOV
Kirtan with Jai Uttal & Friends, Grass Valley
Grass Valley, California, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
08NOV
A 365-Day Journey of Bhakti: The Art and Practice of Kirtan
Online · Online course
See event pageOnline course
Show 17 past gatherings
03NOV
Awaken Your Heart with Sacred Song and Kirtan
Online · Online kirtan
See event pageOnline kirtan
01NOV
Mantra Love & Kirtan with Jai Uttal
Truckee, California, United States · Kirtan concert
See event pageKirtan concert
25OCT
Mantra Love
Seattle, Washington, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
24OCT
The Kirtan Love Experience
Portland, Oregon, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
10OCT
Singing into Surrender
San Rafael, California, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
27SEP
365 Days of Bhakti - Online Kirtan Camp
Online · Online course launch
See event pageOnline course launch
15SEP
Jai Uttal and Family at Prema
Brooklyn, New York, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
13SEP
Bhakti Circle at Yogamaya
New York, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
12SEP
Mantra Love & Lullaby at Souk
New York, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
10SEP
Evening of Kirtan
Montclair, New Jersey, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
08SEP
Remembrance with Charlie Burnham
Brooklyn, New York, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
04SEP
Voices Together Ecstatic Chant
Rhinebeck, New York, United States · Multi-day chant gathering
See event pageMulti-day chant gathering
28AUG
Mantra Love & Lullaby with Manose
Woodacre, California, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
22AUG
The Kirtan Love Experience
Santa Cruz, California, United States · Kirtan
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15AUG
Mantra Love & Kirtan
Truckee, California, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
09AUG
Mantra Love & Kirtan
Nevada City, California, United States · Kirtan
See event pageKirtan
25JUL
Kirtan Camp - Blue Spirit Costa Rica
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica · Retreat
See event pageRetreat
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
11 min
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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