Raja Ram

Born 1941 in Melbourne. Raja Ram left Australia in the 50s to begin the hippie trail. He returned to study flute at the Melbourne conservatory, and then went to New York in 1965 to study jazz and improvisation. In the late 60s in London's Notting Hill Gate he formed Quintessence, a jazz-fusion Indian rock band that went on great success with 5 albums and over 400 live performances. However in the early 70s due to personal reasons, he retired to become an envelope salesman. In the early 80s wi...