The two-month-old restaurant, Hitchens, was started with the idea of keeping the conversation alive with soft, transcendent music, and a dedicated space for live performances. The weekend performance will mark the return of New York-based vocalist, Priya Darshani who was raised in Mumbai. “I’m excited to be back in the city and to be performing at such an intimate venue,” she says. Her first solo album, Periphery, was nominated for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020. Darshani confirms that this performance will showcase a few tracks from the album and it will be performed as a duo with Max ZT on the hammered dulcimer. “I think the hammered dulcimer has beautiful dynamics and feels like an orchestra in itself,” adds Darshani.

Max ZT’s performance on the hammered dulcimer