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'''John Mayer''' (28 October 1930 – 9 March 2004) was an | '''John Mayer''' (28 October 1930 – 9 March 2004) was an Indian composer known primarily for his fusions of [[jazz]] with Indian music in the British-based group Indo-Jazz Fusions with the Jamaican-born saxophonist [[Joe Harriott]]. | ||
[[File:John Henry Mayer.jpg|thumb|Gravestone in [[St Pancras and Islington Cemetery]]]] | [[File:John Henry Mayer.jpg|thumb|Gravestone in [[St Pancras and Islington Cemetery]]]] | ||
Mayer was born in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]], to an [[Anglo-Indian]] father and Tamil mother. After studying with [[Phillipe Sandre]] in Calcutta and [[Melhi Mehta]] in Bombay, he won a scholarship to London's [[Royal Academy of Music]] in 1952, where he studied composition with [[Matyas Seiber]], as well as comparative music and religion in eastern and western cultures. | Mayer was born in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Bengal]], [[British Raj|British India]], to an [[Anglo-Indian]] father and Tamil mother. After studying with [[Phillipe Sandre]] in Calcutta and [[Melhi Mehta]] in Bombay, he won a scholarship to London's [[Royal Academy of Music]] in 1952, where he studied composition with [[Matyas Seiber]], as well as comparative music and religion in eastern and western cultures. | ||