Milind Date is one of the most versatile musicians from India. He is known for his immaculate Bansuri – Bamboo Flute playing and composing. Milind is a senior performing disciple of world famous Bansuri virtuoso – Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. With more than 3000 performances to his credit, Milind has vast experience of performing on various stages and for varied size of audience ranging from 20-30 to 30,000 / 50,000 !!. His concerts are energy packed and the crowd involvement is surely exciting!!
Milind has studied not only Indian classical and folk music. He has studied and featured in different styles of music from all over the world. Indian Classical Music, Indian Folk Music, Devotional Music, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Fusion-World Music, and Free Music are the common types in which he is seen performing and recording. An accomplished, versatile composer and arranger, Milind has experimented with several music and dance forms in as showcased in his band Fusion Ensemble.
This experimental trait has led him to incorporate various dance forms and instruments and perform with several musicians from around the world. Milind has composed music for several short films and documentaries too. One of these documentaries was on The Dalai Lama and other one on Dr. Shardchandra Dicksheet the well-known Plastic Surgeon. These films were shown in many, many film festivals all over the world.