About Jamrok Tabla

Welcome to Jamrok Tabla, the online home of Randall Jamrok. This site is dedicated to sharing my passion for tabla, a drum from Northern India, and my creative contributions with the global tabla community. Inspired by my Guruji, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, I aim to explore the rich traditions of tabla while pursuing my creativity and improvisations in South Asian Classical music. Here, you’ll find my original compositions, performances, and interpretations of traditional pieces. Follow my Instagram for daily/weekly content: Instagram Account

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Randall Jamrok Bio

Randall Jamrok is an up-and-coming tabla player deeply rooted in the Chicago South Asian classical music scene. He began his tabla journey in 1999 in New York, studying under Pandit Samir Chatterjee of the Farrukhabad Gharana, whose guidance has been instrumental in developing Randall’s tonality and clarity on the instrument.

Randall has performed extensively throughout the city of Chicago. 

He has played and performed with:
Bhargavi Thakur’s Satrangi group (Bhargavi Thakur Vocal, Sonny Patel Bansuri, Devika Dhir Kathak Dance, Colin Mascarenhas Odissi Dance), University of Chicago’s South Asian Music Ensemble (SAME), Lab School String Orchestra, Hamnavai, International Vocal Ensemble at Indiana University Bloomington directed by Mary Goetze, Jai Sovani (vocal), Rev. Father M.P. George (Director of the Shruti School of Liturgical Music in Kottayam, Kerala, India), Pramantha Tagore (sarod), Tomal Hossain (vocal), Sonny Patel (bansuri), Qais Yar (rubab), Shruti Sarod (sarod), Aloke DasGupta (sitar), Daisy Paradis (sitar), Bhargavi Thakur (vocal), Shruti Kannan (vocal), Rajeswari McKern (vocal), Nalin Moolji (harmonium), Akash Joshi (keyboard/harmonium), Rohen Bose (tabla), Harsha Bharathi (Mridangan), Ravishankar Subramanyan (Mridangan), including recitals curated by his Guruji with the late Pandit Ramesh Mishra (sarangi) & Steve Gorn (bansuri).
He has performed solo recitals at Kalapriya, SACMS (South Asian Music Society of Chicago), Chhandayan, as well as numerous weddings.

Venues Randall has performed at include: South Asia Institute, Athenaeum Theatre, Chhandayan Center for Indian Music New York City, Logan Center Chicago, Naperville Halal Fest, HTGC (Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago), The Field Museum Chicago, Kalapriya Chicago, Mandala Makers Festival, Morton Arboretum Destination Asia Festival, Mandel Hall at University of Chicago, Rockefeller Chapel at University of Chicago, Solidarity Studios, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago’s Home of Harmony, I Love Sai Carpentersville IL, Shree Ganesh Temple of Chicago, Drake Hotel, Soho House Chicago, Mar Thoma Sleeha Syro Malabar Cathedral Auditorium Bellwood IL, The National Indo American Museum (NIAM), Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center,  Indo American Arts Center, Chicago Women’s Park & Garden, and Northwestern University.

Beyond tabla, Randall is an accomplished jazz drum set player, having toured internationally, including in China. He holds a Master of Music Education degree from Indiana University and has completed studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Randall is also certified in Permaculture design and has served as the General Secretary-Treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World. He is a dedicated public school music teacher in Chicago, where he lives with his wife and son. Randall is available for concerts, educational workshops, and beginner tabla lessons.