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J Parthasarathy is a well-known Tabla artiste in the field of classical music and dance as well as light music. He is a disciple of Sri V B  Madhusudana Rao. He is also a Mridangam player and a diploma holder from Tamilnadu Government Music College, Chennai. A graded artiste of Tabla and Dholak in All India Radio, Chennai, he has an experience of over 13 years in this field. 

      

He has accompanied great musicians such as Unnikrishnan, Allam Durga Prasad (Gottuvadyam), M R Vijaya, Kunnakkudi Bala, and so on. He has also played Tabla in the cassettes and CDs of eminent musicians and music directors like Nadabrahmam Kalaimamani Kunnakkudi Sri R Vaidyanathan, Chitravina Sri N Ravikiran, Sri L Vaidyanathan, Sri C R Shankar (Shankar Ganesh), Sri T R Pappa, and Sri Reji George. He has also provided accompaniment for dance recitals led by senior gurus such as Kalaimamani Smt. Krishnakumari Narendran, Kalaimamani Smt. K J Sarasa, Kalaimamani Smt. Saraswati Sundaresan, Kalaimamani Smt. Ranganayaki Jayaraman, Smt. Usha Vasanthkumar, Smt & Sri Muralidharan, Smt. Uma Anand, Dr. Ambika Kameshwar and so on. 

His memorable foreign tours include Dubai (1993, '94, '98 and 2000), Abu Dhabi (1995 and 1999) and USA and Canada (1997). He is also a recipient of several awards and encomiums from dignitaries such as Justice Sri K S Bhaktavatsalam, Director Sri K Shankar, the noted music and dance critic Sri Subbudu and Dr. M Balamuralikrishna. 

He is also an expert in giving special effects for grand group productions in dance. His active participation in dance productions such as “Sakti Chakram” of Abhinaya Natyalaya, “Yadumahi Nindray” by Swarnamalya Ganesh, “Vande Mataram” of Kala Kendra, and "Lakshmi Prabhavam", the operatic ballet by Chitravina N Ravikiran and Smt. Rhadha speak volumes of his experience in the music world.

     

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