Pandit Jagdish Prasad was a Calcutta-based Hindustani classical

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 vocalist of the Patiala Gharana

Patiala Gharana

The Patiala gharana is one of the most prominent gharanas of vocal Hindustani classical music. It was initially sponsored by the Maharaja of Patiala, Punjab, which was famous for ghazal, thumri, and khyal.-History:...

. He received his initial training from his father Badri Prasad, who was the court musician of the former principality

Principality

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 of Raigarh

Raigarh

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, situated in the modern state of Chattisgarh. Later he became a student of the Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Under the tutelage of both, he enriched his repertoire in both classical and semi-classical music and can sing khayal and thumri with equal command.

He has performed in all the major conferences held all over the country and has also toured abroad in countries like US, Canada, UK and several parts of Europe.