credit: Sachyn Mitali
Composer, drummer, dhol player, and thought leader Sunny Jain grew up with a deep cultural connection to his South Asian heritage and also fell in love with jazz music and prog rock. His 5 piece band (drums, vocals, sax, guitar, bass), Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East, encompasses a myriad facets of Jain’s identity and sonically paints the journey of his own family’s immigration story. Their musical inspiration comes from the scores of Bollywood classics, Punjabi folk traditions, jazz improvisation, and rollicking psychedelic styles. After delivering a fiery NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2024 and an electric live KEXP session in 2025, they appeared at the iconic Monterey Jazz Festival, Calgary Jazz Festival, Victoria Jazz Festival, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, National Museum of Asian Art, and the historic Bryant Park in NYC, among others.
“Epic in every sense. One of the leading figures in North America’s burgeoning Asian music scene. A global musical alchemist and cultural agent provocateur.”